Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
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In the Matter of )
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Lawrence Baker ) File No. EB-09-SF-0071
Aircraft Owner )
Aptos, California )
) NOV No.  V200932960007
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released: September 28, 2009
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 Lawrence Baker, operator of an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), ID No. 
ADCC40D2C0002F1, in Aptos, California.
2. On September 17, 2009, in response to a complaint from the Air Force Rescue 
Coordination Center (AFRCC), agents of the Enforcement Bureau’s San Francisco Office located an 
activated ELT operating on 406.025 MHz and 121.5 MHz in an aircraft under construction in the garage, 
at Baker’s residence in Aptos, California and observed the following violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. § 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.”  At the time of the inspection, the agents found 
the ELT in an activated mode in an aircraft under construction. There was 
no actual emergency situation.
b. 47 C.F.R. § 87.199(f):  “To enhance protection of life and property, it is 
mandatory that each 406.0-406.1 MHz ELT must be registered with NOAA 
before installation and that information be kept up-to-date.”  At the time of 
inspection, Baker acknowledged that the ELT was not registered.  AFRCC 
also indicated that the ELT with Serial No. 13488 is not registered with 
NOAA.
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
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3. Pursuant to Section 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and Section 
1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Lawrence Baker 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 Lawrence Baker.  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 by Certified Mail/Return Receipt requested and regular mail, to 
Lawrence Baker, at his 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
  
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.