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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  1181 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Puerto  Rico  Electric  Power  Authority  )  File  No.  EB-  02-  SJ-  010  ) 
 Owner  of  Antenna  Structure  Located  at:  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200232680003  Atalya  Substation,  Ramal  Road  #411,  Barrio  )  FRN  0001-  7284-  01 
 Atalya,  Ricon,  Puerto  Rico  (18-  18-  43.8  North  )  Latitude  and  067-  10-  56.6  West  Longitude)  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  May  16,  2002  Released:  May  20,  2002 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  three  thousand  dollars  ($  3,000)  to  Puerto  Rico  Electric  Power  Authority  (“  PREPA”)  for  willfully  violating 
 Section  17.4(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted  violation  involves  PREPA’s  failure  to  register  its  antenna  structure  located  at  the  Atalya  Substation,  Ricon,  Puerto  Rico. 


 2.  On  February  20,  2002,  the  Commission’s  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico  Resident  Agent  Office  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  to  PREPA  for  a  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  three 
 thousand  dollars  ($  3,000)  for  the  noted  violation.  2  PREPA  has  not  filed  a  response.  Based  on  the  information  before  us,  we  affirm  the  assessment  of  this  forfeiture. 


 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  Puerto  Rico 
 Electric  Power  Authority,  Inc.,  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  three  thousand  dollars  ($  3,000)  for  willfully  violating  Section  17.4(  a)  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 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  17.4(  a)(  1). 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200232680003  (Enf.  Bur.,  San  Juan  Office, 
 released  February  20,  2002). 
 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. 
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 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  note  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200232680003  and  FRN  0001-  7284-  01.  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  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  be  sent  by  Certified  Mail  Return  Receipt  Requested  to  Puerto  Rico  Electric  Power  Authority,  RD  #,  15.1  San  Roberto  Street,  Rio 
 Piedras,  PR  (PO  Box  364267,  San  Juan,  PR  00936-  4267). 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 6  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
 7  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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