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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   In the Matter of )

   )

   West Mifflin Area Middle School ) File No. EB-09-PA-0063

   Licensee of Radio Station WPTN581 )

   West Mifflin, Pennsylvania ) NOV No. V200932400023

   )

                              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 Rules 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. S: 47 C.F.R. S: 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, 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:

   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 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

   Gene J. Stanbro

   District Director

   Philadelphia District Office

   Northeast Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 C.F.R. S: 1.89.

   47 U.S.C. S: 308(b).

   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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