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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  00-  1950 
 August  24,  2000 


 REMINDER  OF  SEPTEMBER  1,  2000,  DEADLINE  FOR  COMPLIANCE  WITH 
 REGULATIONS  FOR  HUMAN  EXPOSURE  TO  RADIOFREQUENCY  EMISSIONS 


 On  September  1,  2000,  all  existing  transmitting  facilities,  operations  and  devices  regulated  by  the 
 Commission  must  be  in  compliance  with  the  Commission’s  radiofrequency  (RF)  exposure 
 guidelines,  pursuant  to  Section  1.1307(  b)(  1)  through  (b)(  3)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  or  if  not  in 
 compliance,  file  an  Environmental  Assessment  (EA)  as  specified  in  Section  1.1311.  See  47  CFR 
 1.1307(  b)(  5). 


 This  is  the  third  in  a  series  of  Public  Notices  reminding  licensees  and  grantees  of  the  September  1, 
 2000,  RF  compliance  requirement.  For  more  information,  see  Public  Notice,  “Year  2000 
 Deadline  for  Compliance  with  Commission’s  Regulations  Regarding  Human  Exposure  to 
 Radiofrequency  Emissions,”  originally  released  February  25,  2000;  re-  released  as  Public  Notice, 
 DA  00-  912,  April  27,  2000. 


 After  September  1,  2000,  if  any  facility,  operation  or  device  is  found  not  to  be  in  compliance  with 
 the  Commission’s  RF  exposure  guidelines,  and  if  the  required  EA  has  not  been  filed,  the 
 Commission  will  consider  this  to  be  a  violation  of  its  rules,  resulting  in  possible  fines,  forfeiture  or 
 other  actions  deemed  appropriate  by  the  Commission.  Random  spot  checks  for  compliance  with 
 the  Commission’s  RF  exposure  guidelines  will  be  conducted. 


 Consumers  should  be  aware  that  hand-  held  cellular  and  PCS  telephones  that  were  authorized  by 
 the  FCC  after  August  1,  1996,  have  been  evaluated  for  compliance  with  FCC  guidelines. 
 Furthermore,  PCS  devices  subject  to  equipment  authorization  have  been  required  to  comply  with 
 the  RF  guidelines  since  1994.  This  means  that  a  large  number,  if  not  the  majority,  of  cellular  and 
 PCS  telephones  now  in  use  in  the  United  States  have  already  been  evaluated  for  compliance  with 
 the  FCC’s  RF  exposure  limits.  To  the  extent  that  a  wireless  device  received  an  FCC  authorization 
 prior  to  the  August  1,  1996,  effective  date,  and  is  still  being  produced  and  marketed, 
 manufacturers  of  such  devices  will  be  required  to  file  EAs  if  the  device  in  question  is  not  in 
 compliance  with  the  FCC’s  RF  guidelines. 


 Further  information  on  the  Commission’s  RF  exposure  quidelines  and  on  evaluating  compliance 
 with  the  RF  guidelines  may  be  found  at  the  Commission’s  RF  Safety  Web  page: 
 www.  fcc.  gov/  oet/  rfsafety.  In  particular,  the  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology’s  Bulletin  65 
 and  supplements  to  this  bulletin  (all  available  at  the  Web  Site  for  viewing  and  downloading)  offer 
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 detailed  guidance  on  evaluating  compliance.  Requests  for  information  or  copies  of  these 
 documents  can  also  be  directed  to  the  FCC’s  RF  Safety  Program  in  the  Office  of  Engineering  and 
 Technology,  (202)  418-  2464  or  by  e-  mail  to:  rfsafety@  fcc.  gov. 


 For  information  on  specific  filing  procedures  for  EAs,  licensees  and  grantees  should  consult  the 
 following  web  sites  or  contact  the  appropriate  FCC  office  or  bureau: 


   Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau:  www.  fcc.  gov/  wtb  ;  Irene  Griffith:  (202) 
 418-  1315.   
 Mass  Media  Bureau:  www.  fcc.  gov/  mmb  ;  FM  (Brian  Butler):  (202)  418-  2700; 
 AM  (Joseph  Szczesny):  (202)  418-  2700;  TV  (John  Morgan):  (202)  418-  1600.   


 International  Bureau:  www.  fcc.  gov/  ib  ;  (202)  418-  2222.   
 Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology:  www.  fcc.  gov/  oet/  rfsafety  ;  (202)  418-  2464. 
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