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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  730 
 Before  the 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 XCEL  ENERGY  INC. 
 Licensee  of  Various  Land  Mobile  and  Microwave 
 Stations 


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 Acct.  No.  200132080024 
 File  No.  EB-  00-  IH-  0397 


 MEMORANDUM  OPINION  AND  ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  23,  2001  Released:  March  26,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  By  this  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  we  adopt  the  attached  Consent  Decree  entered 
 into  between  the  Enforcement  Bureau  and  Xcel  Energy  Inc.  (“  Xcel”).  We  find  that  the  Consent  Decree 
 provides  for  an  appropriate  resolution  of  the  Bureau’s  investigation  into  Xcel’s  compliance  with  Section 
 310(  d)  and  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  1  and  conclude  that  adoption  of  the  Consent 
 Decree  is  in  the  public  interest. 


 2.  Among  other  things,  the  Consent  Decree  contemplates  that  Xcel  will  implement  a  program 
 to  ensure  its  future  compliance  with  the  Act  and  the  Commission’s  rules  and  policies.  In  addition,  the 
 Consent  Decree  contemplates  that  Xcel  will  make  a  voluntary  contribution  to  the  United  States  Treasury  in 
 the  amount  of  $20,000.00.  2 


 3.  We  have  reviewed  the  Consent  Decree  and  evaluated  the  circumstances  underlying  the 
 investigation.  We  believe  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  adopting  the  Consent  Decree  and 
 terminating  the  investigatory  proceeding. 


 4.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  Sections  4(  i)  and  4(  j)  of  the 
 Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  3  and  Section  0.111  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  4  the  Consent 
 Decree  attached  hereto  IS  ADOPTED. 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §  310(  d). 
 2  Payment  may  be  made  by  mailing  a  check  or  similar  instrument,  payable  to  the  order  of  the  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  to  the  Forfeiture  Collection  Section,  Finance  Branch,  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  P.  O.  Box  73482,  Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  The  payment  must  note  the  Acct.  No.  referenced 
 above. 


 3  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  4(  i)  and  4(  j). 


 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.111 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  that  the  above-  captioned  investigatory  proceeding  IS 
 TERMINATED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon 
 Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 
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