Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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West Mifflin Area Middle School ) File No. EB-09-PA-0063
Licensee of Radio Station WPTN581 )
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania ) NOV No. V200932400023
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 10, 2009
By the District Director, Philadelphia Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation (“Notice”) issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the 
Commission’s Rules1 to West Mifflin Area Middle School, licensee of Land Mobile 
Radio Service Station WPTN581 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.  
2. On August 26, 2009, an agent of the Commission’s Philadelphia Office inspected radio 
station WPTN581 located at the West Mifflin Middle School, 371 Camp Hallow Road, 
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania and observed the following violation:
47 C.F.R. § 47 C.F.R. § 1.903(a): “Stations in the Wireless Radio Services 
must be used and operated only in accordance with the rules applicable to 
their particular service as set forth in this title and with a valid authorization 
granted by the Commission…”  At the time of the inspection, the mobile 
radio transmitters authorized under Land Mobile Radio Service Station 
WPTN581 were found to be operating on the frequencies 467.900 MHz and 
464.5500 MHz, which are not authorized under WPTN581 or any other 
authorization issued to the West Mifflin Area Middle School.  
3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and 
Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, West Mifflin Area Middle School must submit a 
written statement concerning this matter within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice.  
The response must fully explain each violation, must contain a statement of the specific 
action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and should include a 
time line for completion of pending corrective action(s).  The response must be complete 
in itself and signed by an individual authorized to sign on behalf of West Mifflin Area 
Middle School.  All replies and documentation sent in response to this Notice should be 
marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to the following 
address:
  
147 C.F.R. § 1.89.
247 U.S.C. § 308(b).
Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Communications Commission
Philadelphia Office 
One Oxford Valley Building, Suite 404
2300 East Lincoln Highway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047
4. This Notice shall be sent to West Mifflin Area Middle School at its address of record.
5. The Privacy Act of 19743 requires that we advise you that the Commission will use all 
relevant material information before it, including any information disclosed in your reply, 
to determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance.  Any 
false statement made knowingly and willfully in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine 
or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.4
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Gene J. Stanbro
District Director
Philadelphia District Office
Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
3P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
418 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.