RE: Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B
FCC Rules, Part 2.909, defines the responsible party §2.909 Responsible party. - The following parties are responsible for the compliance of radio frequency equipment with the applicable standards: (a) In the case of equipment which requires the issuance by the Commission of a grant of equipment authorization, he party to whom that grant of authorization is issued (the grantee). If the radio frequency equipment is modified by any party other than the grantee and that party is not working under the authorization of the grantee pursuant to §2.929(b), the party performing the modification is responsible for compliance of the product with the applicable administrative and technical provisions in this chapter. (b) In the case of equipment subject to authorization under the verification procedure, the manufacturer or, in the case of imported equipment, the importer. If subsequent to manufacture and importation, the radio frequency equipment is modified by any party not working under the authority of the responsible party, the party performing the modification becomes the new responsible party. (c) In the case of equipment subject to authorization under the Declaration of Conformity procedure: (1) The manufacturer or, if the equipment is assembled from individual component parts and the resulting system is subject to authorization under a Declaration of Conformity, the assembler. (2) If the equipment, by itself, is subject to a Declaration of Conformity and that equipment is imported, the importer. (3) Retailers or original equipment manufacturers may enter into an agreement with the responsible party designated in paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section to assume the responsibilities to ensure compliance of equipment and become the new responsible party. (4) If the radio frequency equipment is modified by any party not working under the authority of the responsible party, the party performing the modifications, if located within the U.S., or the importer, if the equipment is imported subsequent to the modifications, becomes the new responsible party. (d) If, because of modifications performed subsequent to authorization, a new party becomes responsible for ensuring that a product complies with the technical standards and the new party does not obtain a new equipment authorization, the equipment shall be labelled, following the specifications in §2.925(d), with the following: This product has been modified by [insert name, address and telephone number of the party performing the modifications]. Could be you, if the company assigns you the responsibility and authority to sign for them. Ghery Pettit From: Grasso, Charles [mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:11 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B Hi all, The FCC requires the name and address for the responsible party. (akin to the EU signatory for the DoC) . Who would that be?? Best Regards Charles Grasso Senior Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Email: charles.gra...@echostar.com; mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com; Email Alternate: chasgra...@ieee.org
RE: Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B
Thanks to all that replied. One comment: I looked at a manual from a similar product and in their manual ONLY the Manf name and address is listed. They did NOT include a person or a title. I guess that was the thrust of my question. I am trying to understand the details of the requirement. Is a persons name and title required? Best Regards Charles Grasso Senior Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Email: charles.gra...@echostar.com; mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com; Email Alternate: chasgra...@ieee.org From: Pettit, Ghery [mailto:ghery.pet...@intel.com] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 2:14 PM To: Grasso, Charles; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B FCC Rules, Part 2.909, defines the responsible party §2.909 Responsible party. - The following parties are responsible for the compliance of radio frequency equipment with the applicable standards: (a) In the case of equipment which requires the issuance by the Commission of a grant of equipment authorization, he party to whom that grant of authorization is issued (the grantee). If the radio frequency equipment is modified by any party other than the grantee and that party is not working under the authorization of the grantee pursuant to §2.929(b), the party performing the modification is responsible for compliance of the product with the applicable administrative and technical provisions in this chapter. (b) In the case of equipment subject to authorization under the verification procedure, the manufacturer or, in the case of imported equipment, the importer. If subsequent to manufacture and importation, the radio frequency equipment is modified by any party not working under the authority of the responsible party, the party performing the modification becomes the new responsible party. (c) In the case of equipment subject to authorization under the Declaration of Conformity procedure: (1) The manufacturer or, if the equipment is assembled from individual component parts and the resulting system is subject to authorization under a Declaration of Conformity, the assembler. (2) If the equipment, by itself, is subject to a Declaration of Conformity and that equipment is imported, the importer. (3) Retailers or original equipment manufacturers may enter into an agreement with the responsible party designated in paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section to assume the responsibilities to ensure compliance of equipment and become the new responsible party. (4) If the radio frequency equipment is modified by any party not working under the authority of the responsible party, the party performing the modifications, if located within the U.S., or the importer, if the equipment is imported subsequent to the modifications, becomes the new responsible party. (d) If, because of modifications performed subsequent to authorization, a new party becomes responsible for ensuring that a product complies with the technical standards and the new party does not obtain a new equipment authorization, the equipment shall be labelled, following the specifications in §2.925(d), with the following: This product has been modified by [insert name, address and telephone number of the party performing the modifications]. Could be you, if the company assigns you the responsibility and authority to sign for them. Ghery Pettit From: Grasso, Charles [mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:11 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B Hi all, The FCC requires the name and address for the responsible party. (akin to the EU signatory for the DoC) . Who would that be?? Best Regards Charles Grasso Senior Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Email: charles.gra...@echostar.com; mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com; Email Alternate: chasgra...@ieee.org
Re: Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B
Charles, The FCC requires the responsible party for compliance to be located in the US. Thus the responsible party will be: * Responsible for every unit that is marketed. * The manufacturer, if they are located in the US. * An importer who brings the units into the US. * An assembler in the US who assembles units from component parts. * Anybody who modifies the units from their original configuration, who is not under the authority of one of the above. * A retailer or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) who agrees to take over this responsibility from the manufacturer/importer. The responsible party must maintain all records concerning compliance, and must provide test samples or test data to the FCC upon request. See * http://www.necmitsubishi.com/css/Techlibrary/FCC.htm * http://www.hallikainen.com/cgi-bin/section.pl?section=68.3 * http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/filing/ead/doc.html John Barnes KS4GL, PE, NCE, ESDC Eng, SM IEEE dBi Corporation http://www.dbicorporation.com/ This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ 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: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
Re: Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B
Charles: When I was doing compliance for an employer, I always used my name, as Director of Regulatory Compliance. That way, any FCC correspondence would come to me instead of being lost on the desk of some executive who was clueless as to what the correspondence meant. Regards, Jacob Z. Schanker, P.E. Consulting Engineer 65 Crandon Way Rochester, NY 14618 Tel: 585 442 3909 Fax: 585 442 2182 j.schan...@ieee.org - Original Message - From: Grasso, Charles mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:11 PM Subject: Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B Hi all, The FCC requires the name and address for the responsible party. (akin to the EU signatory for the DoC) . Who would that be?? Best Regards Charles Grasso Senior Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Email: charles.gra...@echostar.com; mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com; Email Alternate: chasgra...@ieee.org
Q. on responsible party for FCC CLass B
Hi all, The FCC requires the name and address for the responsible party. (akin to the EU signatory for the DoC) . Who would that be?? Best Regards Charles Grasso Senior Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications Corp. Tel: 303-706-5467 Fax: 303-799-6222 Cell: 303-204-2974 Email: charles.gra...@echostar.com; mailto:charles.gra...@echostar.com; Email Alternate: chasgra...@ieee.org
