§ 24.51   Equipment authorization.

   (a)  Each  transmitter utilized for operation under this part and each
   transmitter marketed, as set forth in § 2.803 of this chapter, must be of a
   type that has been authorized by the Commission under its certification
   procedure for use under this part.

   (b) 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.

   (c) Applicants for certification of transmitters that operate in these
   services must determine that the equipment complies with IEEE C95.1-1991,
   “IEEE Standards for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio
   Frequency  Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz” as measured using
   methods  specified  in  IEEE C95.3-1991, “Recommended Practice for the
   Measurement  of  Potentially  Hazardous  Electromagnetic Fields—RF and
   Microwave.”  The  applicant  for certification is required to submit a
   statement affirming that the equipment complies with these standards as
   measured by an approved method and to maintain a record showing the basis
   for the statement of compliance with IEEE C.95.1-1991.

   [ 58 FR 59183 , Nov. 8, 1993. Redesignated at  59 FR 18499 , Apr. 19, 1994, as
   amended at  63 FR 36604 , July 7, 1998]

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