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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  05-  2722 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Maria  L.  Salazar 
 Licensee  of  Station  KTCM  Kingman,  Kansas 
 Facility  ID  #  1137 


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 File  Number:  EB-  05-  KC-  024 
 NAL/  Acct.  No.  200532560003 
 FRN  0009498346 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  October  17,  2005  Released:  October  19,  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  Maria  L.  Salazar,  licensee  of  station  KTCM,  in  Kingman,  Kansas,  for  willful 
 and  repeated  violation  of  Section  11.35(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”)  and  willful  violation  of  Section  73.3526(  e)  of  the  Rules.  1  The  noted  violations  involve  Ms.  Salazar’s  failure  to  maintain 
 operational  emergency  alert  system  (“  EAS”)  equipment  and  failure  to  maintain  a  complete  public  inspection  file. 


 2.  On  August  4,  2005,  the  District  Director  of  the  Commission’s  Kansas  City  Field  Office  (“  Kansas  City  Office”)  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of 
 $10,000  to  Ms.  Salazar.  2  Ms.  Salazar  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,  3  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the 
 Commission’s  Rules,  4  Maria  L.  Salazar  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A  MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  $10,000  for  violation  of  Sections  11.35(  a)  and  73.3526(  e)  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  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. 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  11.  35(  a),  73.  3526(  e). 
 2  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200532560003  (Enf.  Bur.,  Kansas  City  Office,  released 
 August  4,  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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 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 
 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:  Associate  Managing  Director,  Financial  Operations,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  1A625,  Washington,  D.  C. 
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 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  Maria  L.  Salazar  at  her  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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