Notes to 447498 D04 Interim General RF Exposure Guidance:
447498 D04 Interim General RF Exposure Guidance is based on
the existing policies and procedures of KDB Publication 447498 D01 v06 with
modifications and updates following from the rules adopted in the Second Report
and Order in ET Docket No. 03-137 (FCC 19-126; paras. 17 to 118 and Appendix A;
34 FCC Rcd 11697-11742 and 11762-11781).
The effective date for the rule changes in ยงยง 1.1307,
2.1091, and 2.1093 per FCC 19-126 is May 3, 2021, as stated in Public Notice DA
21-363 (Apr. 2, 2021). Modifications to various other rules adopted in FCC 19
126 went into effect on June 1, 2020.
Existing equipment authorizations remain valid and do not
require specific modifications further to the FCC 19-126 rule changes.
Certification applications for new and modified equipment must follow the most
recent equipment authorization policies and procedures in effect at the time of
the application.
This document is not related to the rulemaking in ET Docket
No. 19-226 (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) FCC 19-126, paras. 119 to 147
and Appendix B; 34 FCC Rcd 11742-11756 and 11782-11788). Comments on the
proposed rulemaking topics should be filed directly using the FCC Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS; https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/).
Transition Period until July 31, 2022:
Attachment "447498 D04 Interim General RF
Exposure Guidance v01" can be used for equipment authorization and must be
used in its entirety along with any other associated revised KDB RF exposure
procedures and policies (including FCC-TCB conference presentations).
The previous version, "447498 D01 General RF
Exposure Guidance v06," may also be used during the interim period as long
as the 731 Form and the related granted application to the FCC are submitted on
or before July 31, 2022. "447498 D01
General RF Exposure Guidance v06" must be used entirely (i.e., no mixing
of old and new procedures for a certification application(s) filing).
After July 31, 2022, all applications must only use new procedures
which will be published as "D01 447498 General RF Exposure Guidance
v07", and based on "447498 D04 Interim General RF Exposure
Guidance", replacing KDB "447498 General RF Exposure Guidance
v06".
The only exception is cases where a certification
application(s) includes items subject to Pre-Approval Guidance (PAG, KDB
Publication 388624) submitted prior to August 1, 2022. In this case, the TCB can grant the device after the
deadline of July 31,
2022, using "447498 General RF Exposure Guidance v06" after the PAG
is approved.