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47 CFR Part 2
[FCC 12–60]
Grantee Codes for Certified
Radiofrequency Equipment
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This document modifies the
rules to remove the restriction that
grantee codes must consist of only three
characters. This action will permit the
Commission to issue longer grantee
codes, thus greatly increasing the
supply of available codes and ensuring
that it will continue to have new ones
to assign to parties that wish to certify
new equipment.
DATES: Effective August 24, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hugh Van Tuyl, Office of Engineering
and Technology, (202) 418–7506, email:
hugh.vantuyl@fcc.gov, TTY (202) 418–
2989.
SUMMARY:
This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order,
FCC 12–60, adopted June 13, 2012 and
released June 13, 2012. The full text of
this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Center (Room CY–A257), 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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complete text of this document also may
be purchased from the Commission’s
copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing,
Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–
B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full
text may also be downloaded at:
www.fcc.gov.
Summary of the Order
1. The Commission operates an
equipment authorization program for
radiofrequency (RF) devices under part
2 of its rules. This program is one of the
primary means that the Commission
uses to ensure that the multitude of RF
devices used in the United States
operates effectively without causing
harmful interference and otherwise
complies with the rules. RF devices that
are subject to the ‘‘certification’’
procedure of the equipment
authorization program must be labeled
with an FCC identifier (‘‘FCC ID’’) that
is unique to the device. This FCC ID
includes a Commission-issued code
identifying the grantee of the
certification (‘‘grantee code’’). By this
action, the Commission modifies
§§ 2.925 and 2.926 of the rules to
remove the restriction that grantee codes
must consist of only three characters.
This action will permit the Commission
to issue longer grantee codes, thus
greatly increasing the supply of
available codes and ensuring that it will
continue to have new ones to assign to
parties that wish to certify new
equipment.
2. Authorized equipment must be
labeled to show that it complies with
the rules prior to being imported into or
marketed within the United States. The
label for a device subject to certification
must include an FCC ID that conforms
to a format defined in the rules. The
FCC ID consists of two parts: a threecharacter alphanumeric grantee code
assigned by the Commission to the party
that applies for equipment
authorization, and a one- to 14character product code selected by the
applicant. Once a party obtains a
grantee code from the Commission, the
party may use the same grantee code,
but must use a different product code,
each time it applies for a new
equipment certification from the
Commission or a TCB. The Commission
adopted a three-character format for
grantee codes in 1979 and codified that
format in the rules.
3. Due to the large number of grantee
codes that have already been assigned to
manufacturers and other parties
responsible for equipment compliance,
the Office of Engineering and
Technology anticipates that the
Commission may run out of unassigned
grantee codes in the near future. If that
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were to occur, parties that did not
already have a grantee code would not
be able to apply for certification of RF
equipment. The Commission therefore
finds it necessary to modify the rules to
increase the supply of grantee codes to
accommodate all parties that wish to
obtain a grantee code and apply for
equipment certification in the future.
4. Specifically, the Commission is
eliminating the requirement in
§ 2.926(c) that grantee codes must
consist of three alphanumeric
characters, and it is replacing it with a
requirement that grantee codes will
consist of alphanumeric or other
characters in a format specified by the
Commission’s Office of Engineering and
Technology. The Commission is not
codifying a particular grantee code
format in the rules in order to allow the
Office of Engineering and Technology
the flexibility to modify the format in
the future if necessitated by changing
technology or other factors. The
Commission also eliminated the text in
§ 2.925(a)(1) that shows an example of a
three character grantee code.
5. While three characters was an
adequate code length for grantee codes
when the rules were originally adopted
and for many years thereafter, the
Commission finds that it is now
necessary to permit longer codes to
allow for a significantly greater number
of possible combinations. In particular,
the Commission notes that the Office of
Engineering and Technology is planning
to issue new five-character grantee
codes in the format described in
Appendix B of the Order. Using this
code length and format, the Commission
calculates that there will be
approximately 8 million additional
grantee codes. The Commission
currently assigns approximately 1000
grantee codes per year, so even if the
rate of assignment increases
substantially in the future, the supply of
five-character codes will last for many
years. Parties that have been assigned
three-character grantee codes may
continue to use those codes indefinitely
for future applications and for
equipment that is already approved. The
five-character codes will be assigned
only to future applicants for grantee
codes once the new rules are effective.
The Commission is not changing the
requirements for the product code
format.
6. The changes adopted in the Order
do not require prior notice and an
opportunity for comment under the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
Section 553(b) of the APA establishes
exceptions to the notice-and-comment
requirement, and one of those
exceptions is for cases in which the
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Commission finds good cause for
concluding that notice and comment are
unnecessary. The rule changes adopted
in the Order are minor in nature in that
the Commission is changing the format
of grantee codes that will be assigned in
the future to prospective applicants for
equipment certification, but is not
changing any other requirements for
equipment certification. Further, these
changes will not have any effect on
parties that have already been assigned
three-character codes because they may
continue to use them indefinitely. Thus,
the Commission concludes that notice
and comment are not necessary before
changing the rules on grantee code
format.
7. The Commission finds that the
benefits of the rule changes are
significant because the changes will
enable it to continue to certify
equipment from new parties, thus
expanding the range of devices available
to consumers. The Commission also
finds that the costs of these rule changes
are insignificant because it is not
appreciably more burdensome for a
party to apply for and use a fivecharacter code than a three-character
code. There will be no additional
burden on parties that already have
three-character codes assigned because
they may continue to use them
indefinitely. Thus, the Commission
concludes that the benefits of the rule
changes are greater than the costs.
8. The Commission is making the rule
changes effective 30 days after date of
publication of this Order in the Federal
Register. The change in grantee code
length necessitates a non-substantive
change in the electronic FCC Form 731
that is used to apply for equipment
certification. This change to the form
does not require prior Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval, but the Commission will
provide OMB with a copy of the revised
form for their records. The Commission
plans to begin assigning grantee codes
with the new format no earlier than 30
days after the revised Form 731 is
available, and it will issue a public
notice announcing the date on which it
will begin issuing five-character grantee
codes.
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Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Analysis
9. This document makes nonsubstantive changes to previously
approved information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public
Law 104–13. It will be submitted to the
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(OMB) for information purposes.
Congressional Review Act
10. The Commission will send a copy
of this Order to Congress and the
Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Ordering Clauses
11. Pursuant to the authority
contained in sections 4(i), 302, 303(e),
303(f), and 307 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
154(i), 302a, 303(e), 303(f), and 307 this
order is hereby adopted.
12. Part 2 of the Commission’s rules
is amended as specified in Appendix A
of the Order, and such rule amendments
shall be effective August 24, 2012.
13. The Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center shall send a copy of
the Order to the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act. See 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 2
§ 2.926
FCC identifier.
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(c) A grantee code may consist of
Arabic numerals, capital letters, or other
characters. The format for this code will
be specified by the Commission’s Office
of Engineering and Technology. A
prospective grantee or its authorized
representative may receive a grantee
code electronically via the Internet at
https://www.fcc.gov/eas. The code may
be obtained at any time prior to
submittal of the application for
equipment authorization. However, the
fee required by § 1.1103 of this chapter
must be submitted and validated within
30 days of the issuance of the grantee
code, or the code will be removed from
the Commission’s records and a new
grantee code will have to be obtained.
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47 CFR Part 20
Communications equipment,
Reporting and recordkeeping.
[WC Docket No. 05–196; GN Docket No.
11–117; PS Docket No. 07–114; FCC 11–
107]
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Wireless E911 Phase II Location
Accuracy Requirements
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 2 to
read as follows:
PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS
AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS;
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 2
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and
336, unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 2.925 is amended by
revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
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§ 2.925
Identification of equipment.
(a) * * *
(1) FCC Identifier consisting of the
two elements in the exact order
specified in § 2.926. The FCC Identifier
shall be preceded by the term FCC ID in
capital letters on a single line, and shall
be of a type size large enough to be
legible without the aid of magnification.
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revising paragraph (c) introductory text
to read as follows:
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ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
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In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection associated with
the Commission’s Wireless E911 Phase
II Location Accuracy Requirements,
Third Report and Order’s 911 service
rules. This notice is consistent with the
Order, which stated that the Order
would become effective 60 days after
publication in the Federal Register,
subject to OMB approval for new
information collection requirements.
DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 20.18
published at 76 FR 59916, September
28, 2011, is effective July 25, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Donovan, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, at (202) 418–2413, or
email: patrick.donovan@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on May 17,
2012, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements relating to the Wireless
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 2
[FCC 12-60]
Grantee Codes for Certified Radiofrequency Equipment
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document modifies the rules to remove the restriction
that grantee codes must consist of only three characters. This action
will permit the Commission to issue longer grantee codes, thus greatly
increasing the supply of available codes and ensuring that it will
continue to have new ones to assign to parties that wish to certify new
equipment.
DATES: Effective August 24, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hugh Van Tuyl, Office of Engineering
and Technology, (202) 418-7506, email: hugh.vantuyl@fcc.gov, TTY (202)
418-2989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order,
FCC 12-60, adopted June 13, 2012 and released June 13, 2012. The full
text of this document is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 445
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this
document also may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402,
Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at:
www.fcc.gov.
Summary of the Order
1. The Commission operates an equipment authorization program for
radiofrequency (RF) devices under part 2 of its rules. This program is
one of the primary means that the Commission uses to ensure that the
multitude of RF devices used in the United States operates effectively
without causing harmful interference and otherwise complies with the
rules. RF devices that are subject to the ``certification'' procedure
of the equipment authorization program must be labeled with an FCC
identifier (``FCC ID'') that is unique to the device. This FCC ID
includes a Commission-issued code identifying the grantee of the
certification (``grantee code''). By this action, the Commission
modifies Sec. Sec. 2.925 and 2.926 of the rules to remove the
restriction that grantee codes must consist of only three characters.
This action will permit the Commission to issue longer grantee codes,
thus greatly increasing the supply of available codes and ensuring that
it will continue to have new ones to assign to parties that wish to
certify new equipment.
2. Authorized equipment must be labeled to show that it complies
with the rules prior to being imported into or marketed within the
United States. The label for a device subject to certification must
include an FCC ID that conforms to a format defined in the rules. The
FCC ID consists of two parts: a three-character alphanumeric grantee
code assigned by the Commission to the party that applies for equipment
authorization, and a one- to 14- character product code selected by the
applicant. Once a party obtains a grantee code from the Commission, the
party may use the same grantee code, but must use a different product
code, each time it applies for a new equipment certification from the
Commission or a TCB. The Commission adopted a three-character format
for grantee codes in 1979 and codified that format in the rules.
3. Due to the large number of grantee codes that have already been
assigned to manufacturers and other parties responsible for equipment
compliance, the Office of Engineering and Technology anticipates that
the Commission may run out of unassigned grantee codes in the near
future. If that were to occur, parties that did not already have a
grantee code would not be able to apply for certification of RF
equipment. The Commission therefore finds it necessary to modify the
rules to increase the supply of grantee codes to accommodate all
parties that wish to obtain a grantee code and apply for equipment
certification in the future.
4. Specifically, the Commission is eliminating the requirement in
Sec. 2.926(c) that grantee codes must consist of three alphanumeric
characters, and it is replacing it with a requirement that grantee
codes will consist of alphanumeric or other characters in a format
specified by the Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology. The
Commission is not codifying a particular grantee code format in the
rules in order to allow the Office of Engineering and Technology the
flexibility to modify the format in the future if necessitated by
changing technology or other factors. The Commission also eliminated
the text in Sec. 2.925(a)(1) that shows an example of a three
character grantee code.
5. While three characters was an adequate code length for grantee
codes when the rules were originally adopted and for many years
thereafter, the Commission finds that it is now necessary to permit
longer codes to allow for a significantly greater number of possible
combinations. In particular, the Commission notes that the Office of
Engineering and Technology is planning to issue new five-character
grantee codes in the format described in Appendix B of the Order. Using
this code length and format, the Commission calculates that there will
be approximately 8 million additional grantee codes. The Commission
currently assigns approximately 1000 grantee codes per year, so even if
the rate of assignment increases substantially in the future, the
supply of five-character codes will last for many years. Parties that
have been assigned three-character grantee codes may continue to use
those codes indefinitely for future applications and for equipment that
is already approved. The five-character codes will be assigned only to
future applicants for grantee codes once the new rules are effective.
The Commission is not changing the requirements for the product code
format.
6. The changes adopted in the Order do not require prior notice and
an opportunity for comment under the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA). Section 553(b) of the APA establishes exceptions to the notice-
and-comment requirement, and one of those exceptions is for cases in
which the
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Commission finds good cause for concluding that notice and comment are
unnecessary. The rule changes adopted in the Order are minor in nature
in that the Commission is changing the format of grantee codes that
will be assigned in the future to prospective applicants for equipment
certification, but is not changing any other requirements for equipment
certification. Further, these changes will not have any effect on
parties that have already been assigned three-character codes because
they may continue to use them indefinitely. Thus, the Commission
concludes that notice and comment are not necessary before changing the
rules on grantee code format.
7. The Commission finds that the benefits of the rule changes are
significant because the changes will enable it to continue to certify
equipment from new parties, thus expanding the range of devices
available to consumers. The Commission also finds that the costs of
these rule changes are insignificant because it is not appreciably more
burdensome for a party to apply for and use a five-character code than
a three-character code. There will be no additional burden on parties
that already have three-character codes assigned because they may
continue to use them indefinitely. Thus, the Commission concludes that
the benefits of the rule changes are greater than the costs.
8. The Commission is making the rule changes effective 30 days
after date of publication of this Order in the Federal Register. The
change in grantee code length necessitates a non-substantive change in
the electronic FCC Form 731 that is used to apply for equipment
certification. This change to the form does not require prior Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval, but the Commission will provide
OMB with a copy of the revised form for their records. The Commission
plans to begin assigning grantee codes with the new format no earlier
than 30 days after the revised Form 731 is available, and it will issue
a public notice announcing the date on which it will begin issuing
five-character grantee codes.
Procedural Matters
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
9. This document makes non-substantive changes to previously
approved information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. It will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for information purposes.
Congressional Review Act
10. The Commission will send a copy of this Order to Congress and
the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional
Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Ordering Clauses
11. Pursuant to the authority contained in sections 4(i), 302,
303(e), 303(f), and 307 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
47 U.S.C. 154(i), 302a, 303(e), 303(f), and 307 this order is hereby
adopted.
12. Part 2 of the Commission's rules is amended as specified in
Appendix A of the Order, and such rule amendments shall be effective
August 24, 2012.
13. The Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau,
Reference Information Center shall send a copy of the Order to the
Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act. See 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 2
Communications equipment, Reporting and recordkeeping.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 2 to read as follows:
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
0
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise
noted.
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2. Section 2.925 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 2.925 Identification of equipment.
(a) * * *
(1) FCC Identifier consisting of the two elements in the exact
order specified in Sec. 2.926. The FCC Identifier shall be preceded by
the term FCC ID in capital letters on a single line, and shall be of a
type size large enough to be legible without the aid of magnification.
* * * * *
0
3. Section 2.926 is amended by revising paragraph (c) introductory text
to read as follows:
Sec. 2.926 FCC identifier.
* * * * *
(c) A grantee code may consist of Arabic numerals, capital letters,
or other characters. The format for this code will be specified by the
Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology. A prospective
grantee or its authorized representative may receive a grantee code
electronically via the Internet at https://www.fcc.gov/eas. The code may
be obtained at any time prior to submittal of the application for
equipment authorization. However, the fee required by Sec. 1.1103 of
this chapter must be submitted and validated within 30 days of the
issuance of the grantee code, or the code will be removed from the
Commission's records and a new grantee code will have to be obtained.
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