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FCC 68.160
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 68.160 Designation of Telecommunication Certification Bodies (TCBs).
(a) The Commission may designate Telecommunication Certification Bodies
(TCBs) to approve equipment as required under this part. Certification of
equipment by a TCB shall be based on an application with all the information
specified in this part. The TCB shall process the application to determine
whether the product meets the Commission's requirements and shall issue a
written grant of equipment authorization. The grant shall identify the TCB
and the source of authority for issuing it.
(b) The Federal Communications Commission shall designate TCBs in the United
States to approve equipment subject to certification under the Commission's
rules. TCBs shall be accredited by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) under its National Voluntary Conformity Assessment
Evaluation (NVCASE) program or other recognized programs based on ISO/IEC
Guide 65, to comply with the Commission's qualification criteria for TCBs.
NIST may, in accordance with its procedures, allow other appropriately
qualified accrediting bodies to accredit TCBs and testing laboratories. TCBs
shall comply with the requirements in Sec. 68.162 of this part.
(c) In accordance with the terms of an effective bilateral or multilateral
mutual recognition agreement or arrangement (MRA) to which the United States
is a party, bodies outside the United States shall be permitted to authorize
equipment in lieu of the Commission. A body in an MRA partner economy may
authorize equipment to U.S. requirements only if that economy permits bodies
in the United States to authorize equipment to its requirements. The
authority designating these telecommunication certification bodies shall
meet the following criteria.
(1) The organization accrediting the prospective telecommunication
certification body shall be capable of meeting the requirements and
conditions of ISO/IEC Guide 61.
(2) The organization assessing the telecommunication certification body
shall appoint a team of qualified experts to perform the assessment covering
all of the elements within the scope of accreditation. For assessment of
telecommunications equipment, the areas of expertise to be used during the
assessment shall include, but not be limited to, electromagnetic
compatibility and telecommunications equipment (wired and wireless).
[ 64 FR 4997 , Feb. 2, 1999]
Goto Section: 68.112 | 68.162
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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