Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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ConocoPhillips Communications Inc. )              File No. EB-FIELDWR-12-00003202
Antenna Structure Registrant )
ASR # 1280143 ) NOV No. V201232800041
Lysite, WY )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released:  July 18, 2012
By the District Director, Denver District 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 ConocoPhillips Communications Inc. (ConocoPhillips), registrant of antenna 
structure # 1280143 in Lysite, WY. 
2. On June, 8, 2012, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau’s Denver District Office inspected 
antenna structure # 1280143 located 0.7 miles East of Lysite, WY on Badwater Road and observed the 
following violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. § 17.4(g): “Except as described in paragraph (h) of this section, the 
Antenna Structure Registration Number must be displayed in a conspicuous 
place so that it is readily visible near the base of the antenna structure. 
Materials used to display the Antenna Structure Registration Number must 
be weather-resistant and of sufficient size to be easily seen at the base of the 
antenna structure.”  The agent observed that the Antenna Structure 
Registration Number was not displayed at the time of the inspection on June 
8, 2012.
b. 47 C.F.R. § 17.57: “The owner of an antenna structure for which an Antenna 
Structure Registration Number has been obtained must notify the 
Commission within 24 hours of completion of construction (FCC Form 854–
R) and/or dismantlement (FCC Form 854). The owner must also immediately 
notify the Commission using FCC Form 854 upon any change in structure 
height or change in ownership information.”  During the inspection, the agent 
observed that construction of antenna structure # 1280143 had been 
completed, however, the FCC’s antenna structure registration database 
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
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showed the structure’s status as “granted.”  Since the tower has been built, 
the status must be changed to “constructed.”
3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 
1.89 of the Commission’s Rules, ConocoPhillips 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 by a principal or officer of ConocoPhillips.  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
Denver District Office
215 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 303
Lakewood, CO 80226
4. This Notice shall be sent to ConocoPhillips Communications Inc. 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
Nikki P. Shears
District Director
Denver District Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
2 47 U.S.C. § 403.
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.