Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
March 24, 2010
DA 10-490
Ronene M. Anda, Captain
County of Los Angeles, Sheriff’s Department
4700 Ramona Blvd.
Monterey Park, CA  91754-2169
Dear Captain Anda:   
This letter grants your request, dated February 24, 2010, on behalf of the Los Angeles County 
Sheriff’s Department (Sheriff’s Department) for a waiver to permit certain Amateur Radio Service 
licensees to transmit communications on behalf of their employer during upcoming government 
emergency drills.  
In your request, you state that the Sheriff’s Department will be conducting emergency 
preparedness drills with two medical centers operated by Providence Little Company of Mary 
(Providence).  The purpose of the exercises is to demonstrate reliable equipment operation and operator 
proficiency as a means of back-up communications between and among hospital facilities, law 
enforcement agencies, and emergency operations centers in the event that normal communications 
channels are unavailable.  An exercise with emphasis on Providence’s Torrance facility will take place on 
April 22, 2010.  An exercise with emphasis on Providence’s San Pedro facility will take place on June 17, 
2010.  In addition, radio checks will be conducted on March 26, May 4, and August 27, 2010.  The drills 
will be held in Los Angeles County, California.
Section 97.113(a)(3) of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 97.113(a)(3), prohibits amateur 
licensees from transmitting communications in which they have a pecuniary interest, including 
communications on behalf of an employer.  You therefore request a waiver of this rule to permit the 
following Amateur licensees who are Providence employees to transmit communications on behalf of 
their employer in connection with the exercises:  JoAnn Bernier, KJ6CSO; William Elliot, KF6KOI; 
Patricia Feeney, KJ6CSL; Bruce Jackson, KJ6CSI; William Kemp, KJ6CSX; Craig Midget, KJ6CSQ; 
Pamela Oroscoe, KJ6CSM; Nicha Panich, KJ6CSJ; Alicia Segovia, KJ6CSP; Gary Sparks, KI6UKX; 
Leticia Vega, KJ6CSR; Judy Webber, KJ6CSK; Devin Hughie, KJ6CSV; Pamela Mitchell, KJ6CSU; 
Christine Barber, KJ6EMT; Dominique Davis, KJ6CST; and Christopher Riccardi, WW6WTF.  
Participants for the Sheriff’s Department will be non-employee volunteers, whose participation does not 
require a waiver.
Section 1.3 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.3, provides that the Commission may 
waive its rules if good cause for waiver is shown.  We conclude that grant of the waiver request is 
appropriate under the circumstances presented.  The public interest in facilitating the March 26, April 22, 
May 4, June 17, and August 27 public safety exercise by permitting the specified amateur licensees to 
participate warrants this limited waiver of Section 97.113(a)(3).  This waiver grant permits transmission 
of communications by the above-listed Amateur licensees on behalf of their employer during the March 
26, April 22, May 4, June 17, and August 27, 2010 exercises.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the waiver request of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s 
Department, dated February 24, 2010, IS GRANTED.
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This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the 
Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Scot Stone
Deputy Chief, Mobility Division
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau