§ 15.101   Equipment authorization of unintentional radiators.

   (a)  Except  as  otherwise  exempted  in  § § 15.23, 15.103, and 15.113,
   unintentional radiators shall be authorized prior to the initiation of
   marketing, as follows:
   Type of device Equipment authorization required
   TV broadcast receiver Verification.
   FM broadcast receiver Verification.
   CB receiver Declaration of Conformity or Certification.
   Superregenerative receiver Declaration of Conformity or Certification.
   Scanning receiver Certification.
   Radar detector Certification.
   All  other  receivers  subject to part 15 Declaration of Conformity or
   Certification.
   TV interface device Declaration of Conformity or Certification.
   Cable system terminal device Declaration of Conformity.
   Stand-alone cable input selector switch Verification.
   Class B personal computers and peripherals Declaration of Conformity or
   Certification.^1
   CPU boards and internal power supplies used with Class B personal computers
   Declaration of Conformity or Certification.^1
   Class B personal computers assembled using authorized CPU boards or power
   supplies Declaration of Conformity.
   Class B external switching power supplies Verification.
   Other Class B digital devices & peripherals Verification.
   Class A digital devices, peripherals & external switching power supplies
   Verification.
   Access Broadband over Power Line (Access BPL) Certification.
   All other devices Verification.

   (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 § 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 § 15.102(b) are followed.

   (d) Peripheral devices, as defined in § 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 § 15.3(r);
   and personal computer CPU boards, as defined in § 15.3(bb);

   (2) CPU boards, as defined in § 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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