Jim, The details and logistics of the FCC continuing compliance program and the next step in de-regulation process can be viewed or downloaded at:
http://www.conformity-update.com/fcc-part68-010112.doc Regards, Bandele Jetstream Communications, Inc. badep...@jetstream.com >-----Original Message----- >From: Jim Hulbert [mailto:hulbe...@pb.com] >Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 5:52 AM >To: j...@aol.com >Cc: ctho...@patton.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org >Subject: Re: FCC Part 68 Continuing Compliance > > > > >Under the latest Part 68 Rules, I believe you no longer submit >an application to >the FCC for Part 68 registration. This initial registration >process is now >handled in the private sector by Technical Conformance Bodies, >or TCB's, that >have been approved for that purpose. The manufacturer can do >his own six month >continuing compliance testing. > >The next revision of the Part 68 Rules further de-regulates >the approval process >and allows for a manufacturer's self-certification, provided >the manufacturer >tests his product to the appropriate technical standards -- >similar to the >present verification process for Part 15. The details and >logistics of this >next step in the de-regulation process are not yet worked out. > >Jim Hulbert > > > > > > >j...@aol.com on 01/18/2001 03:56:52 PM > >Please respond to j...@aol.com > >To: ctho...@patton.com, emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org >cc: (bcc: Jim Hulbert/MSD/US/PBI) > >Subject: Re: FCC Part 68 Continuing Compliance > > > >In a message dated 1/17/01, Courtland Thomas write: > >> I have a question concerning coninuing compliance for Part >68. I believe >> that we are required to submit units for testing every six >months. If the >> FCC audits and finds that the test reports aren't up to >date, then there can >> be problems. This testing costs around $1500.00 for our ITE >products. This >> becomes a very expensive process. Is there anything that can >be done to >> eliminate this cost. I would like to test the units in house >and log the >> results and use that info as my continuing compliance data. >Any thoughts on >> this? >> > > >Hi Courtland: > >To the best of my knowledge, there is no reason why you can't do the >continuing compliance testing yourself. In fact, you can even >do the initial >testing yourself if you are equipped to do so. For the >initial testing you >would have to submit a written report to the FCC, but there is >no filing >requirement for continuing compliance. You simply have to >keep the test data >on file. If you have a lot of different products in production, the >economics favor in-house testing. > >A few years ago one of my clients who had about 30 different >products decided >to do their continuing compliance testing in-house. They >figured the savings >of at least $60,000 per year would easily justify the cost of the test >equipment and a part time technician. They purchased the FCC >Part 68 test >equipment from Compliance Design, but never actually used it. >I guess they >just got too busy with other priorities to set up the in-house >capability. > >Recently they told me they would like to unload the equipment, >so if you are >interested I will put you in touch with them. I wouldn't necessarily >recommend the Compliance Design equipment for a new purchase, >but if the >price is right on the used equipment, it might be an attractive option. > > > >Joe Randolph >Telecom Design Consultant >Randolph Telecom, Inc. >781-721-2848 >http://www.randolph-telecom.com > > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org
