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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  06-  606 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Gibson  Tech  Ed,  Inc.  Orem,  Utah 
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 File  No.  EB-  04-  SE-  123  NAL/  Acct.  No.  200532100013 
 FRN  #  0007050479 


 FORFEITURE  ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  17,  2006  Released:  March  21,  2006 
 By  the  Chief,  Spectrum  Enforcement  Division,  Enforcement  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Forfeiture  Order  (“  Order”),  we  issue  a  monetary  forfeiture  in  the  amount  of  fourteen  thousand  dollars  ($  14,000)  against  Gibson  Tech  Ed,  Inc.  (“  Gibson”)  for  willful  and  repeated 
 violation  of  Section  302(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (“  Act”),  1  and  Section  2.803(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  (“  Rules”).  2  The  noted  violations  involve  Gibson  marketing  of  two 
 models  (R-  FM25B-  WT)  and  (R-  FM100B-  WT)  of  unauthorized  FM  broadcast  transmitters. 
 2.  On  September  1,  2005,  the  Enforcement  Bureau,  Spectrum  Enforcement  Division  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (“  NAL”)  in  the  amount  of  $14,000  to  Gibson.  3  Gibson  has  not 
 filed  a  response  to  the  NAL.  Based  on  the  information  before  us,  we  affirm  this  forfeiture. 
 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  THAT,  pursuant  to  Section  503(  b)  of  the  Act  4  ,  and  Sections  0.111,  0.311  and  1.80(  f)(  4)  of  the  Rules,  5  Gibson  Tech  Ed,  Inc.  IS  LIABLE  FOR  A 
 MONETARY  FORFEITURE  in  the  amount  of  fourteen  thousand  dollars  ($  14,000)  for  willfully  and  repeatedly  violating  Section  302(  b)  of  the  Act  and  Section  2.803(  a)  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.  6  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  to  Mellon  Bank  /LB  358340,  500  Ross  Street,  Room  1540670,  Pittsburgh,  PA  15251.  Payment  by  wire 


 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §  302a(  b). 
 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  2.803(  a). 
 3  Gibson  Tech  Ed,  Inc.,  20  FCC  Rcd  14438  (Enf.  Bur.,  Spectrum  Enforcement  Division,  2005). 
 4  47  U.  S.  C.  §  503(  b). 
 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.111,  0.  311,  1.80(  f)(  4). 
 6  47  U.  S.  C.  §  504(  a). 
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 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  Operations  Group,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554.  7 
 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED  that  a  copy  of  this  Forfeiture  Order  shall  be  sent  by  first  class  mail  and  certified  mail  return  receipt  requested  to  Gibson  Tech  Ed,  Inc.,  1053  S.  1680  W.,  Orem, 
 Utah  84058,  and  to  its  counsel,  Howard  J.  Barr,  Esquire,  Womble,  Carlyle  Sandridge  &  Rice,  1401  I  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20005 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Joseph  P.  Casey  Chief,  Spectrum  Enforcement  Division 
 Enforcement  Bureau 


 7  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1914. 
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