*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 24863.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 354 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) Accessory Connection Inc. ) File No.: EB- 02- TP- 249 c/ o Jon Hannan, Jr. ) NAL/ Acct. No. 200232700019 1205 Dewar Court ) FRN 0007- 3078- 12 Palm Bay, Florida 32905 ) FORFEITURE ORDER Adopted: February 4, 2003 Released: February 6, 2003 By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau: 1. In this Forfeiture Order (“ Order”), we issue a monetary forfeiture in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($ 20,000) to Accessory Connection Inc. (“ Accessory”) for willful and repeated violation of Sections 301 and 302( b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (“ Act”). 1 The noted violations involve Accessory’s operation of radio transmission equipment without the required Commission authorization and use of a radio frequency device that failed to comply with Commission regulations. 2. On August 5, 2002, the District Director of the Commission’s Tampa, Florida, Field Office (“ Tampa Office”) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (“ NAL”) in the amount of $20,000 to Accessory. 2 Accessory has not filed a response to the NAL. Based on the information before us, we affirm the forfeiture. 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 (” Rules”), 4 Accessory Connection Inc. IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of $20,000 for willfully violating Sections 301 and 302( b) of the Act. 4. Payment of the forfeiture shall be made in the manner provided for in Section 1. 80 of the Rules 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. 5 Payment shall 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. 200232700019, and FRN 0007- 3078- 12. 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. 6 1 47 U. S. C. §§ 301 and 302a( b). 2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/ Acct. No. 200232700019 (Enf. Bur., Tampa Office, released August 5, 2002). 3 47 U. S. C. § 503( b). 4 47 C. F. R. §§ 0. 111, 0.311, 1.80( f)( 4). 5 47 U. S. C. § 504( a). 6 See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1914. 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 354 2 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT a copy of this Order shall be sent by first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, to Accessory Connection Inc., c/ o Jon Hannan, Jr., 1205 Dewar Court, Palm Bay, Florida 32905. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION David H. Solomon Chief, Enforcement Bureau 2