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(B) DEVICES NOT COVERED UNDER

Section 73.1630—Same as paragraph

(f)(1)(i)(B) of this section.

(2) Complainant Outside the

Blanketing Contour.

(i) Complaint Received Within First

Year of Operation—Paragraph (c) of this

section.

(A) DEVICES COVERED UNDER

Section 73.1630—Licensee/permittee is

not financially responsible for resolving

interference complaints. However, the

licensee/permittee is expected to

cooperate with complainants by

providing technical assistance in

determining the cause of the problem

and providing advice on corrective

measures.

(B) DEVICES NOT COVERED UNDER

Section 73.1630—Same as paragraph

(f)(1)(i)(B) of this section.

(ii) Complaint Received After First

Year of Operation—Paragraph (e) of this

section.

(A) DEVICES COVERED UNDER

Section 73.1630—Same as paragraph

(f)(1)(i)(B) of this section.

(B) DEVICES NOT COVERED UNDER

Section 73.1630—Same as paragraph

(f)(1)(i)(B) of this section.

Appendix to § 73.1630—Covered and

Non-Covered Devices

I. Devices Covered Under 47 CFR § 73.1630

Receivers, Tuners, and RF Amplifiers

—Radio (stationary or portable)

—TV (stationary or portable)

—Satellite TV

—VCR

—Cable TV head-end

—Fixed radio sites for cellular systems,

private radio services, SMR and PCS

systems.

II. Devices Not Covered Under 47 CFR

§ 73.1630

—Malfunctioning or mistuned receivers

—Improperly installed antenna systems

—Antenna booster amplifiers

—Mobile receivers and non-RF devices

such as:

—Mobile receivers (i.e. Walkman or

Watchman)

—Car radios

—Musical instrument amplifiers

—All Telephones (including hard-wired,

cordless, mobile or pocket cellular or

PCS)

—Answering machines

—Digital or Analog tape recorders

—CD players

—Phonographs

—Computers

III. Definitions

Mobile Receivers—Devices that do not

remain in one fixed location. These devices

are excluded due to their inherently transient

nature.

Portable Receivers—Capable of being

carried, whether operating by electric cord or

batteries.

Note: Not all portable receivers are

operated in the mobile mode.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Elimination of Nonstatutory

Certifications

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Agenda for public meeting.

SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice

dated May 14, 1996 (61 FR 24263), the

Administrator for Federal Procurement

Policy and the Federal Acquisition

Regulatory Council announced a public

meeting to discuss implementation of

Section 4301(b) for the National Defense

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

(Public Law 104). The notice stated that

there would be an interactive meeting

between the Federal Acquisition

Regulatory Council, other Government

representatives (from the procurement,

legal and Inspector General

communities), and industry. The

purpose of this notice is to provide a

sample of the types of issues/questions

that will be posed for discussion and to

solicit additional questions/issues from

the public. Suggestions thus far include:

1. What are the requirements of

Section 4301(b) of the National Defense

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

(Public Law 104–106)?

2. What role do certifications required

in the FAR play in the Federal

procurement process? Is this role one

that should be preserved or

discontinued? Why?

3. What are the positive aspects of

FAR certification requirements? What

concerns or issues, if any, do they create

for Government? What concerns or

issues, if any, do they create for offerors/

contractors?

4. What are the negative aspects of

FAR certification requirements? What

concerns or issues, if any, do they create

for Government? What concerns or

issues, if any, do they create for offerors/

contractors?

5. Do FAR requirements for prime

Government contractors to include

certification requirements in their

subcontract provide benefits for

Government or for offerors/contractors?

Do such requirements create concerns or

issues for Government or offerors/

contractors?

6. Identify any existing FAR

certification requirements that are

especially burdensome to offerors/

contractors. Describe the nature of the

burden, and indicate whether or not any

benefit derived from the requirement

outweighs the burden.

7. In implementing the requirements

of Section 4301, what criteria should be

used to determine whether or not a

particular certification, other than those

mandated by statute, should be retained

or deleted?

8. Do the FAR certification

requirements affect whether or not

commercial firms, or commercial

divisions of firms, are interested in

selling supplies or services to the

Government? Why or why not?

9. If the FAR certification

requirements do provide a benefit to the

Federal procurement process that is

worth preserving, is there an alternative

means by which the same benefit can be

provided?

10. Do certifications promote socially

useful efforts by companies to assure

that they are in compliance with the

law? How useful are these certifications

in ensuring the integrity of the

procurement process?

11. How should we view the

suggestion that certifications make it

easier to prosecute cases against those

the Government suspects of criminal

wrongdoing? Do certifications make it

‘‘too easy’’ for the Government to win,

or does it allow the Government to

overcome the proof of burden that

would otherwise be almost impossible

to meet?

DATES: The public meeting will be

conducted at the address shown below

from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern

daylight time, on June 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the White House Conference Center,

Truman Room, 726 Jackson Place, NW,

Washington, DC 20503. Suggestions for

other questions/issues should be sent

prior to the meeting to Mike Mutty,

Defense Acquisition Regulations

Council, PDUSD (A&T) DP(DAR), IMD

3D129, 3062 Defense Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301–3062, or by FAX

to (703) 602–0350.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Mike Mutty, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council, at (703) 602–0131,

FAX (703) 602–0350.

Dated: May 21, 1996.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

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