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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  1747 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Northeast  Passage  Corporation  )  File  No.  EB-  00-  PA-  362  512  U.  S.  Highway  9  ) 
 Forked  River,  New  Jersey  08731  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132400003  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  July  20,  2001  Released:  July  23,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 


 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  seven  thousand  dollars  ($  7,000)  against  Northeast  Passage  Corporation  (“  NEPC”)  for  willful  violation  of  Sections 
 17.4(  a)  and  1.89(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted  violations  involve  NEPC’s  failure  to 
 register  its  antenna  structure  and  failure  to  respond  to  Commission  correspondence. 


 2.  On  March  22,  2001,  the  Commission’s  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  Office  released  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  seven  thousand  dollars  ($  7,000)  to  NEPC.  2 
 NEPC  has  not  filed  a  response  to  the  NAL.  Based  on  the  information  before  us,  we  affirm  the  assessment  of 
 a  monetary  forfeiture  in  this  matter. 


 3.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  THAT,  pursuant  to  Section  503(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  ("  Act")  3  ,  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the 
 Rules,  4  Northeast  Passage  Corporation  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount 
 of  $7,000  for  willful  violation  of  Sections  17.  4(  a)  and  1.89(  b)  of  the  Rules. 


 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section  1.80  of  the  Rules  5  within  30  days  of  the  release  of  this  Order.  If  the  forfeiture  is  not  paid  within  the  period  specified, 
 the  case  may  be  referred  to  the  Department  of  Justice  for  collection  pursuant  to  Section  504(  a)  of  the 
 Act.  6  Payment  may  be  made  by  mailing  a  check  or  similar  instrument,  payable  to  the  order  of  the 
 “Federal  Communications  Commission,”  to  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  P.  O.  Box  73482, 
 Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  The  payment  should  reference  NAL/  Acct.  number  200132400003. 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  17.4(  a)  and  1.89(  b). 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200132400003  (Enf.  Bur.,  Philadelphia  Office, 
 released  March  22,  2001). 


 3  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.111,  0.311,  1.80(  f)(  4). 
 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.80. 
 6  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
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 Requests  for  full  payment  under  an  installment  plan  should  be  sent  to:  Chief,  Revenue  and  Receivables 
 Operations  Group,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  7 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  THAT  this  Order  shall  be  sent,  by  regular  mail  and  certified 
 mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  Northeast  Passage  Corporation,  512  U.  S.  Highway  9,  Forked  River,  New 
 Jersey  08731. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 7  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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