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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  1401 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Rony  Richard  Louis  )  File  No.:  EB-  03-  TP-  441  600  W.  Oak  Ridge  Road,  Bldg.  3  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200432700010 
 Orlando,  Florida  )  FRN  0010339414  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  May  17,  2004  Released:  May  20,  2004 
 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)  to  Mr.  Rony  Richard  Louis  (“  Mr.  Louis”)  for  willful  and  repeated  violation 
 of  Section  301  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (“  Act”).  1  The  noted  violation  involves  Mr.  Louis  operating  a  radio  station  on  the  frequency  of  89.5  MHz  without  Commission  authorization. 


 2.  On  March  3,  2004,  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  $10,000  to 
 Mr.  Louis.  2  Mr.  Louis  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  Mr.  Rony  Richard  Louis  IS 
 LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $10,000  for  willfully  and  repeatedly  violating  Section  301  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.  200432700010  and 
 FRN  0010339414.  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. 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200432700010  (Enf.  Bur.,  Tampa,  Florida 
 Office,  released  March  3,  2004). 
 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. 
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 7.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  be  sent  by  first  class  mail  and  certified  mail  return  receipt  requested,  to  Mr.  Rony  Richard  Louis,  600  W.  Oak  Ridge  Road,  Building 
 3,  Orlando,  Florida  32809. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 
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