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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554


     In the Matter of                         )                           

                                              )                           

     Howie L Hilliker                         )   File No. EB-11-AN-0053  

     Owner of Emergency Locator Transmitter   )                           

     Anchorage, Alaska                        )    NOV No. V201132780004  

                                              )                           

                                              )                           



                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

                                                      Released:  July 5, 2011

   By the Anchorage Resident Agent Office, Western Region, Enforcement
   Bureau:

    1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
       1.89 of the Commission's Rules, to Howie L. Hilliker, owner of
       Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Anchorage, Alaska.

    2. On June 28, 2011, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau's Anchorage
       Office, in response to a complaint, located through signal strength
       and direction finding techniques an active Emergency Locator
       Transmitter (ELT) operating on both 121.5 and 243.0 MHz emanating from
       the owner's residence in Anchorage, Alaska. The Anchorage agent
       observed the following violation:

   47 C.F.R. S: 87.193: "Transmissions by emergency locator transmitters
   (ELTs) are intended to be actuated manually or automatically and operated
   automatically as part of an aircraft or a survival craft station as a
   locating aid for survival purposes." The device apparently activated
   manually, by placing the device in the test mode and left unattended.

    3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
       and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Howie L. Hilliker, 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 Howie L. Hilliker. 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

   Enforcement Bureau

   Anchorage Resident Agent Office

   P.O. Box 221849

   Anchorage, Alaska 99522-1849

    4. This Notice shall be sent to Howie L. Hilliker at his address of
       record.

    5. The Privacy Act of 1974 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.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   David J. Charlton

   Resident Agent

   Anchorage Resident Agent Office

   Western Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.

   47 U.S.C. S: 403.

   P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S: 552a(e)(3).

   18 U.S.C. S: 1001 et seq.

                       Federal Communications Commission

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