388624 Pre-Approval Guidance (PAG)

Publication Number: 388624	Rule Parts:	Publication Date: 07/01/2024
Keyword: Pre-Approval Guidance (PAG)

First Category:	Administrative Procedure
Second Category:	TCB Procedures [Administrative Procedure]

Question: What devices require FCC guidance prior to a TCB issuing a grant of equipment authorization, and what are the procedures to obtain this guidance?

Answer: The attached documents provide guidance on the Pre-Approval Guidance (PAG) procedures (Section 2.964), formerly known as the Permit But Ask (PBA) procedure.

388624 D01 Pre-Approval Guidance Procedure v13 provides the Pre-Approval Guidance procedures.

388624 D02 Pre-Approval Guidance List v18r06 provides a list of the RF devices that are subject to the Pre-Approval Guidance procedure and attachment.

388624 D03 Scheduled Feedback Date for MPAGs v01. This document describes how TCBs can request an FCC-scheduled feedback date for the review of certain Multiple PAG (MPAG)1 applications.

Notification on the transition period for the 388624 D01 Pre-Approval Guidance Procedure v13.

Only for the D01 document a transition period ending on August 2, 2024, is applicable.

Accordingly, until August 2, 2024, the new format discussed in Section 3.3 of "388624 D01 Pre-Approval Guidance v13" is not required, although it is highly recommended to facilitate FCC processing.

The new format will be required after August 2, 2024, and non-conforming PAG inquiries will not be processed until they show compliance with the required format.

It's important to note that the D02 document ("388624 D02 Pre-Approval Guidance List v18r06") does not have a transition period. It becomes effective immediately upon publicly posting this KDB publication. Any unapproved PAG submitted before this posting is treated as a PAG.

Attachment List:

388624 D01 Pre-Approval Guidance Procedure v13
388624 D02 Pre-Approval Guidance List v18r06
388624 D03 Scheduled Feedback Date for MPAGs v01

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