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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  458 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Dr.  John  G.  Pierre  )  File  No.  EB-  00-  NY-  003  Brooklyn,  NY  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  20013238-  0001 
 ) 
 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  February  16,  2001  Released:  February  20,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 


 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  ten  thousand  dollars  ($  10,000)  against  Dr.  John  G.  Pierre  (“  Dr.  Pierre”)  for  willful  violation  of  Section  301  of 
 the  Communications  Act  of  1934  (“  Act”)  1  ,  as  amended.  The  noted  violation  involves  Dr.  Pierre’s 
 operation  of  a  radio  transmitter  without  a  license. 


 2.  On  November  15,  2000,  the  District  Director  of  the  New  York  Field  Office  released  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  eleven  thousand  dollars  ($  11,  000)  to  Dr.  Pierre. 
 Dr.  Pierre  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.  However,  ten  thousand  dollars  ($  10,  000)  is  the  base 
 amount  for  this  violation.  2  Therefore,  we  are  reducing  the  forfeiture  amount  to  ten  thousand  dollars 
 ($  10,000)  on  our  own  motion. 


 3.  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,  4  Dr.  John  G.  Pierre  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A 
 MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $10,000  for  willful  violation  of  the  provisions  of  Section  301  of  the  Act. 


 4.  Payment  of  the  forfeiture  shall  be  made  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Section  1.80  of  the  Commission’s  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  20013238-  0001. 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §  301. 
 2  See  47  U.  S.  C.  1.80. 
 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,  Credit  and  Debt 
 Management  Center,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  7 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  THAT  this  notice  shall  be  sent,  by  certified  mail,  return 
 receipt  requested,  to  Dr.  John  G.  Pierre,  2247  Church  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  New  York  11226. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 7  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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