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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  05-  1599 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Samuel  E.  Dacres  Stone  Mountain,  Georgia 
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 File  Number  EB-  04-  AT-  127  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200532480001 
 FRN:  0012556692 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  6,  2005  Released:  June  8,  2005 
 By  the  Regional  Director,  South  Central  Region,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  ten  thousand  dollars  ($  10,000)  to  Samuel  E.  Dacres  for  willful  and  repeated  violation  of  Section  301  of  the 
 Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (“  Act”).  1  The  noted  violation  involves  Mr.  Dacres’  operation  of  an  FM  radio  transmitter  without  a  license. 


 2.  On  February  25,  2005,  the  District  Director  of  the  Commission’s  Atlanta  Field  Office  (“  Atlanta  Office”)  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  $10,000  to 
 Mr.  Dacres.  2  Mr.  Dacres  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  Samuel  E.  Dacres  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $10,000  for  willfully  and  repeatedly  operating  an  FM  radio  transmitter  without  a  license  in 
 violation  of  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  of  the  forfeiture  must  be  made  by  check  or  similar  instrument,  payable  to  the  order  of  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission.  The  payment  must  include  the  NAL/  Acct.  No.  and  FRN  No.  referenced  above.  Payment  by  check  or  money  order  may  be  mailed  to  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  P.  O.  Box  358340,  Pittsburgh,  PA  15251-  8340.  Payment  by  overnight  mail  may  be  sent 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §  301. 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200532480001  (Enf.  Bur.,  Atlanta  Office,  released 
 February  25,  2005). 


 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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 to  Mellon  Bank  /LB  358340,  500  Ross  Street,  Room  1540670,  Pittsburgh,  PA  15251.  Payment  by  wire  transfer  may  be  made  to  ABA  Number  043000261,  receiving  bank  Mellon  Bank,  and  account 
 number  911-  6106.  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  Samuel  E.  Dacres  at  his  address  of  record. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Dennis  P.  Carlton  Regional  Director,  South  Central  Region 
 Enforcement  Bureau 


 6  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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