FCC 15.101 Revised as of October 1, 2006
Goto Year:2005 |
2007
Sec. 15.101 Equipment authorization of unintentional radiators.
(a) Except as otherwise exempted in Sec. Sec. 15.23, 15.103, and 15.113,
unintentional radiators shall be authorized prior to the initiation of
marketing, as follows:
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Type of device Equipment authoriz
ation required
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TV broadcast receiver................... Verification.
FM broadcast receiver................... Verification.
CB receiver............................. Declaration of Conformity or Certific
ation.
Superregenerative receiver.............. Declaration of Conformity or Certific
ation.
Scanning receiver....................... Certification.
Radar detector.......................... Certification.
All other receivers subject to part 15.. Declaration of Conformity or Certific
ation.
TV interface device..................... Declaration of Conformity or Certific
ation.
Cable system terminal device............ Declaration of Conformity.
Stand-alone cable input selector switch. Verification.
Class B personal computers and Declaration of Conformity or Certific
ation.\1\
peripherals.
CPU boards and internal power supplies Declaration of Conformity or Certific
ation.\1\
used with Class B personal computers.
Class B personal computers assembled Declaration of Conformity.
using authorized CPU boards or power
supplies.
Class B external switching power Verification.
supplies.
Other Class B digital devices & Verification.
peripherals.
Class A digital devices, peripherals Verification.
& external switching power supplies.
Access Broadband over Power Line (Access Certification.
BPL).
All other devices....................... Verification.
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(b) Only those receivers that operate (tune) within the frequency range of
30–960 MHz, CB receivers and radar detectors are subject to the
authorizations shown in paragraph (a) of this section. However, receivers
indicated as being subject to Declaration of Conformity that are contained
within a transceiver, the transmitter portion of which is subject to
certification, shall be authorized under the verification procedure.
Receivers operating above 960 MHz or below 30 MHz, except for radar
detectors and CB receivers, are exempt from complying with the technical
provisions of this part but are subject to Sec. 15.5.
(c) Personal computers shall be authorized in accordance with one of the
following methods:
(1) The specific combination of CPU board, power supply and enclosure is
tested together and authorized under a Declaration of Conformity or a grant
of certification;
(2) The personal computer is authorized under a Declaration of Conformity or
a grant of certification, and the CPU board or power supply in that computer
is replaced with a CPU board or power supply that has been separately
authorized under a Declaration of Conformity or a grant of certification; or
(3) The CPU board and power supply used in the assembly of a personal
computer have been separately authorized under a Declaration of Conformity
or a grant of certification; and
(4) Personal computers assembled using either of the methods specified in
paragraphs (c)(2) or (c)(3) of this section must, by themselves, also be
authorized under a Declaration of Conformity if they are marketed. However,
additional testing is not required for this Declaration of Conformity,
provided the procedures in Sec. 15.102(b) are followed.
(d) Peripheral devices, as defined in Sec. 15.3(r), shall be authorized under a
Declaration of Conformity, or a grant of certification, or verified, as
appropriate, prior to marketing. Regardless of the provisions of paragraphs
(a) or (c) of this section, if a CPU board, power supply, or peripheral
device will always be marketed with a specific personal computer, it is not
necessary to obtain a separate authorization for that product provided the
specific combination of personal computer, peripheral device, CPU board and
power supply has been authorized under a Declaration of Conformity or a
grant of certification as a personal computer.
(1) No authorization is required for a peripheral device or a subassembly
that is sold to an equipment manufacturer for further fabrication; that
manufacturer is responsible for obtaining the necessary authorization prior
to further marketing to a vendor or to a user.
(2) Power supplies and CPU boards that have not been separately authorized
and are designed for use with personal computers may be imported and
marketed only to a personal computer equipment manufacturer that has
indicated, in writing, to the seller or importer that they will obtain a
Declaration of Conformity or a grant of certification for the personal
computer employing these components.
(e) Subassemblies to digital devices are not subject to the technical
standards in this part unless they are marketed as part of a system in which
case the resulting system must comply with the applicable regulations.
Subassemblies include:
(1) Devices that are enclosed solely within the enclosure housing the
digital device, except for: power supplies used in personal computers;
devices included under the definition of a peripheral device in Sec. 15.3(r);
and personal computer CPU boards, as defined in Sec. 15.3(bb);
(2) CPU boards, as defined in Sec. 15.3(bb), other than those used in personal
computers, that are marketed without an enclosure or power supply; and
(3) Switching power supplies that are separately marketed and are solely for
use internal to a device other than a personal computer.
(f) The procedures for obtaining a grant of certification or notification
and for verification and a Declaration of Conformity are contained in
subpart J of part 2 of this chapter.
[ 54 FR 17714 , Apr. 25, 1989, as amended at 61 FR 31050 , June 19, 1996; 63 FR 36602 , July 7, 1998; 64 FR 4997 , Feb. 2, 1999; 67 FR 48993 , July 29, 2002;
70 FR 1373 , Jan. 7, 2005]
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