*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 6718.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 330 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Richard I. Rowland ) File No. EB- 00- TP- 377 Longwood, Florida ) NAL Acct. No. 200132700001 FORFEITURE ORDER Adopted: February 7, 2001 Released: February 9, 2001 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. In this Forfeiture Order, we issue a $10,000 forfeiture to Richard I. Rowland, Longwood, Florida for violating Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (“ Act”). 1 In June and September of 2000, Mr. Rowland operated an unlicensed FM radio station from Longwood, Florida. 2. On October 12, 2000, the Field Office District Director issued a $10, 000 Notice of Apparent Liability (“ NAL”) to Mr. Rowland for apparently violating Section 301 of the Act. 2 3. On November 13, 2000, Mr. Rowland submitted a document to the Tampa Field Office. In it, he asserted that the Field Office District Director must first register his “Fiduciary Tax Estimate” and “Fiduciary Tax Return” with the State of Florida before he can attempt to prove any financial liability against Mr. Rowland. We cannot characterize anything in Mr. Rowland’s document as being responsive to the facts alleged in the NAL. Later that month, on November 28, 2000, Mr. Rowland submitted a set of documents to the Tampa Field Office. This time, Mr. Rowland included, among other things, copies of state constitutions, the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, and his birth certificate. Although he did not timely file his second set of documents, our review of the documents revealed nothing responsive to the facts alleged in the NAL. Additionally, nothing in the documents persuades us to reduce the $10,000 forfeiture. 4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT, pursuant to Section 503( b) of the Act, 3 and Sections 0.111, 0.311, and 1.80( f)( 4) of the Commission’s Rules (“ Rules”), 4 Mr. Rowland IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $10,000 for willfully and repeatedly violating Section 301 of the Act. 1 47 U. S. C. § 301. 2 NAL Acct. No. 200132700001 (Enf. Bur., Tampa Field Office, rel. Oct. 12, 2000). 3 47 U. S. C. § 503( b). 4 47 C. F. R. §§ 0. 111, 0.311, 1. 80( f)( 4). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 01- 330 2 5. 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 Forfeiture 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 Federal Communications Commission P. O. Box 73482 Chicago, Illinois 60673- 7482. RE: NAL Acct. No. 200132700001 The payment should note NAL Acct. No. 200132700001 referenced above. Requests for full payment under an installment plan should be sent to: Chief, Credit and Debt Management Center, 445 12th Street, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20554. 7 6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Forfeiture Order shall be sent by Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to Richard I. Rowland at 445 East Marvin Avenue, Longwood, Florida 32750. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION David H. Solomon Chief, Enforcement Bureau 5 47 C. F. R. § 1. 80. 6 47 U. S. C. § 504( a). 7 See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1914. 2