PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information: 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 10-277 February 22, 2010 EFFECTIVE DATES OF RULES RELATING TO WIRELESS MICROPHONES AND OTHER LOW POWER AUXILIARY STATIONS WT Docket Nos. 08-166 and 08-167; ET Docket No. 10-24 (OMB Control Number 3060-1135) This Public Notice announces the effective dates of certain rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in the Wireless Microphone Report and Order1 following approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The effective dates are as follows: 700 MHz Band Clearing Notification Procedures: FEBRUARY 17, 2010 – Section 74.802(e)(2) of the Commission’s rules, which creates procedures under which public safety and commercial licensees may provide notice to low power auxiliary stations, including wireless microphone users, of their intention to initiate wireless operations in the 700 MHz Band (698-806 MHz), became effective February 17, 2010. Consumer Disclosure Requirements: FEBRUARY 28, 2010 – The consumer disclosure requirements in Sections 15.216 and 74.851(i), applicable to anyone selling, leasing, or offering for sale or lease low power auxiliary stations that operate in the core TV bands (channels 2-51, excluding channel 37), will become effective on February 28, 2010.2 1 Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, and the Digital Television Transition; Amendment of Parts 15, 74 and 90 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, WT Docket Nos. 08-166, 08-167, ET Docket No. 10-24, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 10-16 (rel. January 15, 2010)(Wireless Microphone Report and Order); 75 Fed. Reg. 3622 (Jan. 22, 2010). 2 The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission adopted the specific text that must be used in the consumer disclosure. See Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, and the Digital Television Transition; Amendment of Parts 15, 74 and 90 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, WT Docket Nos. 08-166, 08-167, ET Docket No. 10-24, Order, DA 10-92 (rel. January 15, 2010)(Consumer Disclosure Order); 75 Fed. Reg. 3639 (Jan. 22, 2010). 2 Labeling Requirement for 700 MHz Band Devices that are Destined for Non-U.S. Markets: APRIL 15, 2010 – The labeling requirement in Section 74.851(h) will become effective on April 15, 2010. This rule requires any person who manufacturers, sells, leases, or offers for sale or lease low power auxiliary stations, including wireless microphones, that are destined for non-U.S. markets and that are capable of operating in the 700 MHz Band, to include labeling that makes clear that the devices cannot be operated in the United States. On January 22, 2010, the Commission requested emergency approval for this information collection from OMB.3 On February 17, 2010, the Commission received OMB approval pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.4 The OMB control number for this collection is 3060-1135. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). For further information, please contact Bill Stafford, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-0563, e-mail Bill.Stafford@fcc.gov or Hugh L. Van Tuyl, Office of Engineering and Technology, (202) 418-7506, e-mail Hugh.VanTuyl@fcc.gov. -FCC- 3 See Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Comments Requested, 75 Fed Reg. 3731 (January 22, 2010). 4 The Commission will also publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval of the information collection.