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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  2971 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Joe  E.  Ramsey  and  John  Ramsey  )  File  No.  EB-  02-  DL-  681  d.  b.  a.  Ramsey  &  Ramsey  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200332500004 
 Owner  of  an  Unregistered  Antenna  Structure  )  FRN  0008-  0976-  10  Idabel,  Oklahoma  ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  September  13,  2004  Released:  September  15,  2004 
 By  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 I.  INTRODUCTION 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  three  dollars  ($  3,000)  to  Joe  E.  Ramsey  and  John  Ramsey  d.  b.  a.  Ramsey  &  Ramsey  (“  Ramsey”),  owner  of  an 


 unregistered  antenna  structure,  Idabel,  Oklahoma,  for  willful  and  repeated  violation  of  the  registration  requirements  of  Section  17.  4(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1 


 II.  BACKGROUND 
 2.  On  November  4,  2002,  the  Commission’s  Dallas,  Texas  Field  Office  (“  Dallas  Office”)  inspected  Ramsey’s  antenna  structure,  searched  the  Commission’s  databases,  and  determined  that  the 


 structure  was  not  registered.  2  The  Dallas  Office  notified  Ramsey  that  its  structure  was  not  registered,  and  after  Ramsey  still  failed  to  register  the  antenna  structure,  it  issued  Ramsey  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability 
 for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  on  February  18,  2003.  3  The  NAL  found  that  Ramsey  willfully  and  repeatedly  violated  the  registration  requirements  of  Section  17.4(  a)  of  the  Rules  and  proposed  a  $3,000  forfeiture. 


 3.  In  its  response,  4  Ramsey  did  not  dispute  that  the  NAL’s  findings.  Ramsey  nevertheless  sought  cancellation  or  reduction  of  the  proposed  forfeiture  based  upon  its  good  faith  efforts  to  comply 
 with  the  subject  registration  requirements,  after  the  Dallas  Office  notified  Ramsey  of  the  lack  of  registration. 


 III.  DISCUSSION 
 4.  The  forfeiture  amount  proposed  in  this  case  was  assessed  in  accordance  with  Section 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  17.  4(  a). 
 2  Because  Ramsey’s  antenna  structure  exceeds  200  feet  and  is  subject  to  Federal  Aviation  Administration 
 notification,  the  Rules  require  that  the  structure  be  registered  with  the  Commission.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  17.  4(  a);  see  also  47  C.  F.  R.  §  17.  7(  a). 


 3  Joe  E.  Ramsey  and  John  Ramsey  d.  b.  a.  Ramsey  &  Ramsey,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200332500004  (Enf.  Bur.,  Dallas 
 Office,  released  February  18,  2003). 
 4  See  Notice  of  Appeal,  Petition  Seeking  Reduction  or  Cancellation  of  Proposed  Forfeiture  (filed  March  11,  2003). 
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 Bank  One,  and  account  number  1165259.  Requests  for  full  payment  under  an  installment  plan  should  be  sent  to:  Chief,  Revenue  and  Receivables  Group,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  14 


 8.  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  a  copy  of  this  Order  shall  be  sent  by  First  Class  and  Certified  Mail  Return  Receipt  Requested  to  Joe  E.  Ramsey  and  John  Ramsey  d.  b.  a.  Ramsey  and  Ramsey, 
 Rt.  3,  Box  116,  Idabel,  Oklahoma  74745. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 David  H.  Solomon  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 14  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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