Sec. 27.51  Equipment authorization.

    (a) Each transmitter utilized for operation under this part and each 
transmitter marketed, as set forth in Sec. 2.803 of this chapter, must 
be of a type that has been authorized by the Commission under its type 
acceptance procedure.
    (b) The Commission periodically publishes a list of type accepted 
equipment, entitled ``Radio Equipment List, Equipment Accepted for 
Licensing.'' Copies of this list are available for public reference at 
the Commission's offices in Washington, DC, at each of its field 
offices, and may be ordered from its copy contractor.
    (c) Any manufacturer of radio transmitting equipment to be used in 
these services may request equipment authorization following the 
procedures set forth in subpart J of part 2 of this chapter. Equipment 
authorization for an individual transmitter may be requested by an 
applicant for a station authorization by following the procedures set 
forth in part 2 of this chapter. Such equipment if approved or accepted 
will not normally be included in the Commission's Radio Equipment List

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but will be individually enumerated on the station authorization.