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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  3199 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 )  In  the  Matter  of  )  File  No.:  EB-  04-  OR-  094 
 )  Jason  Konarz  )  NAL/  Acct.  No.:  200432620004 
 Licensee  of  WQMA(  AM)  )  Marks,  Mississippi  )  FRN:  0005015425 
 ) 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  October  5,  2004  Released:  October  8,  2004 
 By  the  Assistant  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  twenty  thousand  dollars  ($  20,000)  to  Jason  Konarz  (“  Konarz”),  licensee  of  radio  station  WQMA(  AM),  Marks, 
 Mississippi,  for  willful  and  repeated  violation  of  Sections  11.35(  a),  73.1745(  a),  and  73.3526(  c)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  1  The  noted  violations  involve  Konarz’s  failure  to  install  and  maintain 
 operational  Emergency  Alert  System  (“  EAS”)  equipment,  failure  to  operate  consistent  with  authorized  power  levels  and  discontinue  operating  at  night,  and  failure  to  make  available  for  inspection  all  of  the 
 required  materials  in  the  station’s  public  inspection  file. 
 2.  On  July  21,  2004,  the  District  Director  of  the  Commission’s  New  Orleans  Field  Office  (“  New  Orleans  Office”)  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of 
 $20,000  to  Konarz.  2  Konarz  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  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (“  Act”),  3  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the 
 Commission’s  Rules,  4  Jason  Konarz  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $20,000  for  willfully  and  repeatedly  violating  Sections  11.35(  a),  73.1745(  a),  and  73.3526(  c)  of  the 
 Rules. 
 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  by  check  or  money  order  may  be  mailed  to  Forfeiture  Collection  Section,  Finance  Branch, 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  11.  35(  a),  73.  1745(  a),  73.3526(  c). 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200432620004  (Enf.  Bur.,  New  Orleans  Office,  released 
 July  21,  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). 
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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  3199 
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 Federal  Communications  Commission,  P.  O.  Box  73482,  Chicago,  Illinois  60673-  7482.  Payment  by  overnight  mail  may  be  sent  to  Bank  One/  LB  73482,  525  West  Monroe,  8th  Floor  Mailroom,  Chicago,  IL 
 60661.  Payment  by  wire  transfer  may  be  made  to  ABA  Number  071000013,  receiving  bank  Bank  One,  and  account  number  1165259.  The  payment  should  note  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200432620004,  and  FRN 
 0005015425.  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.  6 


 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  Jason  Konarz,  Route  2,  Box  290A,  Marks,  Mississippi 
 38646. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 George  R.  Dillon  Assistant  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau 


 6  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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