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(2) The original label and

identification on each piece of

equipment remain unchanged;

(3) Each responsible party’s

instructions to ensure compliance

(including, if necessary, the use of

shielded cables or other accessories or

modifications) are followed when the

system is assembled;

(4) If the system is marketed, the

resulting equipment combination is

authorized under a Declaration of

Conformity pursuant to § 15.101(c)(4)

and a compliance information

statement, as described in § 2.1077(b), is

supplied with the system. Marketed

systems shall also comply with the

labelling requirements in § 15.19 and

must be supplied with the information

required under §§ 15.21, 15.27 and

15.105; and

(5) The assembler of a personal

computer system may be required to test

the system and/or make necessary

modifications if a system is found to

cause harmful interference or to be

noncompliant with the appropriate

standards in the configuration in which

it is marketed (see §§ 2.909, 15.1,

15.27(d) and 15.101(e)).

[FR Doc. 96–14319 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Parts 22, 90, and 101

[WT Docket No. 95–70; FCC 96–223]

Routine Use of Signal Boosters

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission has released

a Report and Order that permits

expanded use of signal boosters by

licensees without separate authorization

from the Commission. The rule

amendment is necessary to enable

licensees to use signal boosters without

obtaining a waiver of the rules. The

effect of this action is to reduce the

workload burden on both the applicant

and the Commission.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 19, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eugene Thomson, Private Wireless

Division, Wireless Telecommunications

Bureau, (202) 418–0680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, WT Docket No. 95–70, FCC

96–223, adopted May 16, 1996, and

released June 5, 1996. The full text of

this Report and Order is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center, Room 246, 1919 M Street N.W.,

Washington, D.C. The complete text

may be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor, ITS, Inc.,

2100 M St. N.W., Washington, D.C.

20037, telephone (202) 857–3800.

SUMMARY OF REPORT AND ORDER: The

Commission adopted a Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, 60 FR 33782,

June 29, 1995, proposing to expand the

use of signal boosters under Parts 22

and 90 and allow signal booster use

under Part 94 (now Part 101) for

multiple address systems (MAS)

operations. This Report and Order

permits licensees to use signal boosters

on Part 22 paging frequencies at 931–

932 MHz and the VHF one-way public

paging channels, on Part 90 private land

mobile frequencies above 150 MHz, and

on Part 101 MAS frequencies at 928–960

MHz. It establishes a 5 watt effective

radiated power limit, and allows

licensees to use signal boosters to

provide fill-in signal coverage without a

separate authorization. This rule

amendment allows licensees to improve

radio system efficiency at less cost and

without imposing an additional

licensing burden on either the licensee

or the Commission.

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 22

Communications equipment, Radio.

47 CFR Part 90

Communications equipment, Radio.

47 CFR Part 101

Communications equipment, Radio.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

Final Rules

Parts 22, 90, and 101 of Chapter I of

Title 47 of the Code of Federal

Regulations are amended as follows:

PART 22—PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES

1. The authority citation for Part 22

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, unless

otherwise noted.

2. Section 22.99 is amended by

adding the definition for ‘‘Signal

booster’’ in alphabetical order to read as

follows:

§ 22.99 Definitions.

* * * * *

Signal booster. A stationary device

that automatically reradiates signals

from base transmitters without channel

translation, for the purpose of

improving the reliability of existing

service by increasing the signal strength

in dead spots.

* * * * *

3. Section 22.377 is amended by

revising the first sentence of the

introductory text to read as follows:

§ 22.377 Type-acceptance of transmitters.

Except as provided in paragraph (b) of

this section, transmitters used in the

Public Mobile Services, including those

used with signal boosters, in-building

radiation systems and cellular repeaters,

must be type-accepted for use in the

radio services regulated under this part.

* * *

* * * * *

4. A new § 22.527 is added to read as

follows:

§ 22.527 Signal boosters.

Licensees may install and operate

signal boosters on channels listed in

§ 22.531 only in accordance with the

provisions of § 22.165 governing

additional transmitters for existing

systems. Licensees must not allow any

signal booster that they operate to cause

interference to the service or operation

of any other authorized stations or

systems.

5. Section 22.535 is amended by

revising the introductory text and by

adding a new paragraph (f) to read as

follows:

§ 22.535 Effective radiated power limits.

The effective radiated power (ERP) of

transmitters operating on the channels

listed in § 22.531 must not exceed the

limits in this section.

* * * * *

(f) Signal boosters. The effective

radiated power of signal boosters must

not exceed 5 watts ERP under any

normal operating condition.

6. Section 22.537 is amended by

adding a new paragraph (h) to read as

follows:

§ 22.537 Technical channel assignment

criteria.

* * * * *

(h) Signal boosters on 931 MHz

channels. For the purpose of

compliance with § 22.165 and

notwithstanding paragraphs (e) and (f)

of this section, signal boosters operating

on the 931 MHz channels with an

antenna HAAT not exceeding 30 meters

(98 feet) are deemed to have as a service

contour a circle with a radius of 1.0

kilometer (0.6 mile) and as an

interfering contour a circle with a radius

of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
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PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE

RADIO SERVICES

7. The authority citation for Part 90

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sections 4, 303, and 332, 48

Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended: 47 U.S.C.154,

303, and 332, unless otherwise noted.

8. Section 90.7 is amended by revising

the definition for ‘‘signal booster’’ to

read as follows:

§ 90.7 Definitions.

* * * * *

Signal booster. A device at a fixed

location which automatically receives,

amplifies, and retransmits on a one-way

or two-way basis, the signals received

from base, fixed, mobile, and portable

stations, with no change in frequency or

authorized bandwidth. A signal booster

may be either narrowband (Class A), in

which case the booster amplifies only

those discrete frequencies intended to

be retransmitted, or broadband (Class

B), in which case all signals within the

passband of the signal booster filter are

amplified.

* * * * *

9. Section 90.75(c)(25) is amended by

revising the introductory paragraph and

paragraphs (c)(25) (i) through (iii),

removing paragraphs (c)(25) (iv), (v),

(vi), and (vii), and redesignating

paragraph (c)(25)(viii) as (c)(25)(iv), to

read as follows:

§ 90.75 Business Radio Service.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(25) This frequency is available for

assignment as follows:

(i) To persons furnishing commercial

air transportation service or, pursuant to

§ 90.179, to an entity furnishing radio

communications service to persons so

engaged, for stations located on or near

the airports listed in paragraph

(c)(25)(iv) of this section. Stations will

be authorized on a primary basis and

may be used only in connection with

the servicing and supplying of aircraft.

(ii) To stations in the Business Radio

Service for secondary use at locations 80

km (50 mi) or more from the coordinates

of the listed airports at a maximum ERP

of 300 watts.

(iii) To stations in the Business Radio

Service for secondary use at locations 16

km (10 mi) or more from the coordinates

of the listed airports at a maximum

transmitter output power of 2 watts. Use

of the frequency is restricted to the

confines of an industrial complex or

manufacturing yard area. Stations

licensed prior to April 17, 1986 may

continue to operate with facilities

authorized as of that date.

* * * * *

10. A new § 90.219 is added to

subpart I to read as follows:

§ 90.219 Use of signal boosters.

Licensees authorized to operate radio

systems in the frequency bands above

150 MHz may employ signal boosters at

fixed locations in accordance with the

following criteria:

(a) The amplified signal is

retransmitted only on the exact

frequency(ies) of the originating base,

fixed, mobile, or portable station(s). The

booster will fill in only weak signal

areas and cannot extend the system’s

normal signal coverage area.

(b) Class A narrowband signal

boosters must be equipped with

automatic gain control circuitry which

will limit the total effective radiated

power (ERP) of the unit to a maximum

of 5 watts under all conditions. Class B

broadband signal boosters are limited to

5 watts ERP for each authorized

frequency that the booster is designed to

amplify.

(c) Class A narrowband boosters must

meet the out-of-band emission limits of

§ 90.209 for each narrowband channel

that the booster is designed to amplify.

Class B broadband signal boosters must

meet the emission limits of § 90.209 for

frequencies outside of the booster’s

design passband.

(d) Class B broadband signal boosters

are permitted to be used only in

confined or indoor areas such as

buildings, tunnels, underground areas,

etc., or in remote areas, i.e., areas where

there is little or no risk of interference

to other users.

(e) The licensee is given authority to

operate signal boosters without separate

authorization from the Commission.

Type-accepted equipment must be

employed and the licensee must ensure

that all applicable rule requirements are

met.

(f) Licensees employing either Class A

narrowband or Class B broadband signal

boosters as defined in § 90.7 are

responsible for correcting any harmful

interference that the equipment may

cause to other systems. Normal cochannel transmissions will not be

considered as harmful interference.

Licensees will be required to resolve

interference problems pursuant to

§ 90.173(b).

PART 101—FIXED MICROWAVE

SERVICES

11. The authority citation for Part 101

continues to read as follows:

Authority: ′47 U.S.C. 154, 303, unless

otherwise noted.

12. Section 101.3 is amended by

adding the definition for ‘‘signal

booster’’ in alphabetical order to read as

follows:

§ 101.3 Definitions.

* * * * *

Signal booster. A device at a fixed

location which automatically receives,

amplifies, and retransmits on a one-way

or two-way basis, the signals received

from base, fixed, mobile, and portable

stations, with no change in frequency or

authorized bandwidth. A signal booster

may be either narrowband (Class A), in

which case the booster amplifies only

those discrete frequencies intended to

be retransmitted, or broadband (Class

B), in which case all signals within the

passband of the signal booster filter are

amplified.

* * * * *

13. Section 101.151 is added to

Subpart C to read as follows:

§ 101.151 Use of signal boosters.

Private operational-fixed licensees

authorized to operate multiple address

systems in the 928–929/952–960 MHz

and 932–932.5/941–941.5 MHz bands

may employ signal boosters at fixed

locations in accordance with the

following criteria:

(a) The amplified signal is

retransmitted only on the exact

frequency(ies) of the originating base,

fixed, mobile, or portable station(s). The

booster will fill in only weak signal

areas and cannot extend the system’s

normal signal coverage area.

(b) Class A narrowband signal

boosters must be equipped with

automatic gain control circuitry which

will limit the total effective radiated

power (ERP) of the unit to a maximum

of 5 watts under all conditions. Class B

broadband signal boosters are limited to

5 watts ERP for each authorized

frequency that the booster is designed to

amplify.

(c) Class A narrowband boosters must

meet the out-of-band emission limits of

§ 101.111 for each narrowband channel

that the booster is designed to amplify.

Class B broadband signal boosters must

meet the emission limits of § 101.111 for

frequencies outside of the booster’s

design passband.

(d) Class B broadband signal boosters

are permitted to be used only in

confined or indoor areas such as

buildings, tunnels, underground areas,

etc., or remote areas, i.e., areas where

there is little or no risk of interference

to other users.

(e) The licensee is given authority to

operate signal boosters without separate

authorization from the Commission.

Type-accepted equipment must be

employed and the licensee must ensure
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that all applicable rule requirements are

met.

(f) Licensees employing either Class A

narrowband or Class B broadband signal

boosters as defined in § 101.3 are

responsible for correcting any harmful

interference that the equipment may

cause to other systems.

[FR Doc. 96–15266 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

48 CFR Parts 1452

RIN 1090–AA56

Department of the Interior Acquisition

Regulation; Solicitation Provisions and

Contract Clauses

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In the interests of

streamlining processes and improving

relationships with contractors, the

Department of the Interior (DOI) is

issuing this final rule which amends 48

CFR Chapter 14 by revising and

updating the Department of the Interior

Acquisition Regulation (DIAR).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 19, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Mary L. McGarvey at (202) 208–

3158, Department of the Interior, Office

of Acquisition and Property

Management, 1849 C. Street N.W.

(MS5522 MIB), Washington, D.C. 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under the auspices of the National

Performance Review, a thorough review

of the DIAR was conducted. The review

revealed unnecessary and outdated

regulations, and some excessively

burdensome procedures.

In the interests of streamlining

processes and improving relationships

with contractors, essential portions of

the DIAR are being reinvented, retained

and/or removed in 48 CFR, when

appropriate. The review identified six

Sections to be removed from 48 CFR.

Specifically, 1452.204–70 Release of

Claims; 1452.210–70 Brand Name or

Equal; 1452.224–1 Privacy Act

Notification; 1452.233–1 Service of

Protest; 1452.236–70 Prohibition

Against Use of Lead-based Pain;

1452.237–70 Information Collection. We

changed titles, rewrote language, and

eliminated redundant FAR material

from the Sections and retained them in

the Department of the Interior

Acquisition Regulation.

This final rule is not expected to have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

within the meaning of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. An

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

has, therefore, not been performed.

Required Determinations

The Department believes that public

comment is unnecessary because the

revised material implements standard

Government operating procedures.

Therefore, in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

553(b)(B), the Department finds good

cause to publish this document as a

final rule. This rule was not subject to

Office of Management and Budget

review under Executive Order 12866.

This rule does not contain a collection

of information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq). In accordance with the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601

et seq), the Department determined that

this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities because

minimal requirements are being added

for small businesses and no protections

are being withdrawn. The Department

has determined that this rule does not

constitute a major Federal action having

a significant impact on the human

environment under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The

Department has certified that this rule

meets the applicable standards provided

in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) of Executive

Order 12778.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1452

Government procurement, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: May 1, 1996.

Bonnie R. Cohen,

Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management

and Budget.

Chapter 14 of Title 48 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 1452—[AMENDED]

The authority citation for 48 CFR

parts 1452 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40

U.S.C. 486(c), and 5 U.S.C. 301.

§§ 1452.204–70, 1452.210–70, 1452.224–1,

1452.233–2, 1452.236–70, 1452.237–70

[Removed]

The following Sections are removed

from 48 CFR Chapter 14: Section

1452.204–70 Release of Claims; Section

1452.210–70 Brand Name or Equal;

Section 1452.224–1 Privacy Act

Notification; Section 1452.233–2

Service of Protest; Section 1452.236–70

Prohibition Against Use of Lead-based

Paint; Section 1452.237–70 Information

Collection.

[FR Doc. 96–15327 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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48 CFR Part 1453

RIN 1090–AA57

Department of the Interior Acquisition

Regulation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; removal.

SUMMARY: In the interests of

streamlining processes and improving

relationships with contractors, this final

rule amends the Department of the

Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR)

by removing 48 CFR 1453 in its entirety.

The material being removed deals with

internal procedures that have minimal

effect outside the agency. The sections

that are not obsolete will be retained as

internal procedures in the Departmental

Manual.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 19, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary L. McGarvey at (202) 208–3158,

Department of the Interior, Office of

Acquisition and Property Management,

1849 C Street NW (MS5522 MIB),

Washington, DC 20240. Office of

Acquisition and Property Management,

(202) 208–3158.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We

conducted a thorough review of the

DIAR under the auspices of the National

Performance Review. The review

revealed unnecessary and outdated

regulations, and some excessively

burdensome procedures.

In the interests of streamlining

processes and improving relationships

with contractors, nonessential portions

of the DIAR are being removed from the

CFR. Part 1453 Forms, deals with

primarily internal procedures so

codification is not necessary and it is

therefore eliminated in its entirety from

48 CFR.

Required Determinations

The Department believes that public

comment is unnecessary because the

material being removed is outdated or

deals exclusively with internal

procedures. Therefore, in accordance

with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Department

finds good cause to publish this

document as a final rule. This rule was

not subject to Office of Management and

Budget review under Executive Order

12866. This rule does not contain a