Federal Communications Commission Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Falcon Cable Systems Company II LP ) File No. EB-11-SF-0232 Community Unit ID: CA0295 ) South Lake Tahoe, California ) NOV No. V201132960034 ) NOTICE OF VIOLATION Released: September 30, 2011 By the District Director, San Francisco Office, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau: 1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the Commission’s Rules,1 to Falcon Cable Systems Company II LP (“Falcon”), operator of a cable system in South Lake Tahoe, California. 2. On September 1, 2011, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau’s San Francisco Office inspected Falcon’s cable system located in South Lake Tahoe, California and observed the following violation: 47 C.F.R. § 76.605(a)(12): “As an exception to the general provision requiring measurements to be made at subscriber terminals, and without regard to the type of signals carried by the cable television system, signal leakage from a cable television system shall be measured in accordance with the procedures outlined in §76.609(h) and shall be limited as follows: Over 54 MHz up to and including 216 MHz - 20 micro-volts per meter, measured at 3 meters.” At the time of the inspection, the agent measured signal leakage in excess of 20 ?V/m on the frequency of 133.2625 MHz at: 1) 1444 Matheson Dr. 81 µV/m 3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Falcon must submit a written statement concerning this matter within 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 1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89. 2 47 U.S.C. § 403. Federal Communications Commission 2 by a principal or officer of Falcon. 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: Federal Communications Commission San Francisco Office 5653 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 105 Pleasanton, CA 94588-8543 4. This Notice shall be sent to Falcon 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 Thomas N. Van Stavern District Director San Francisco District Office Western Region Enforcement Bureau 3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3). 4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.