[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR15.101]
[Page 685-686]
TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
PART 15--RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES--Table of Contents
Subpart B--Unintentional Radiators
Sec. 15.101 Equipment authorization of unintentional radiators.
(a) Except as otherwise exempted in Secs. 15.23, 15.103, and 15.113,
unintentional radiators shall be authorized prior to the initiation of
marketing, as follows:
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Type of device Equipment authorization required
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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.
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 Declaration of Conformity or Certification.\1\
peripherals.
CPU boards and internal power supplies Declaration of Conformity or Certification.\1\
used with Class B personal computers.
Class B personal computers assembled Declaration of Conformity.
using authorized CPU boards or power
supplies.
Class B external switching power Verification.
supplies.
Other Class B digital devices and Verification.
peripherals.
Class A digital devices, peripherals Verification.
and external switching power supplies.
All other devices...................... Verification.
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Note to table: Where the above table indicates more than one category of authorization for a device, the party
responsible for compliance has the option to select the type of authorization.
\1\ Applications for this equipment will no longer be accepted by the Commission once domestic Telecommunication
Certification Bodies are available to certificate the equipment. See Sec. 2.960 of this chapter.
(b) Only those receivers that operate (tune) within the frequency
range of 30-960 MHz and CB receivers 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 CB
receivers, are exempt from complying with the technical provisions of
this part but are subject to Sec. 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
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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 Sec. 15.102(b) are
followed.
(d) Peripheral devices, as defined in Sec. 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 Sec. 15.3(r); and personal computer CPU boards, as defined in
Sec. 15.3(bb);
(2) CPU boards, as defined in Sec. 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]