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Appendix B: GPR Emissions, Interference and Regulations
B3
Subpart F_Ultra-Wideband Operation Sec.
15.525 Coordination requirements.
(a) UWB imaging systems require coordination through the FCC before the equipment
may be used. The operator shall comply with any constraints on equipment usage resulting from
this coordination.
(b) The users of UWB imaging devices shall supply operational areas to the FCC Office of
Engineering and Technology, which shall coordinate this information with the Federal
Government through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The
information provided by the UWB operator shall include the name, address and other pertinent
contact information of the user, the desired geographical area(s) of operation, and the FCC ID
number and other nomenclature of the UWB device. If the imaging device is intended to be
used for mobile applications, the geographical area(s) of operation may be the state(s) or
county(ies) in which the equipment will be operated. The operator of an imaging system used
for fixed operation shall supply a specific geographical location or the address at which the
equipment will be operated. This material shall be submitted to:
Frequency Coordination Branch, OET
Federal Communications Commission
445 12
th
Street, SW, Washington, D.C.
20554
Attn: UWB Coordination
( M
anufacturer’s note
: The form given on the following page is a suggested format for
performing the coordination.)
(c) The manufacturers, or their authorized sales agents, must inform purchasers and
users of their systems of the requirement to undertake detailed coordination of operational
areas with the FCC prior to the equipment being operated.
(d) Users of authorized, coordinated UWB systems may transfer them to other qualified
users and to different locations upon coordination of change of ownership or location to the FCC
and coordination with existing authorized operations.
(e) The FCC/NTIA coordination report shall identify those geographical areas within which
the operation of an imaging system requires additional coordination or within which the
operation of an imaging system is prohibited. If additional coordination is required for operation
within specific geographical areas, a local coordination contact will be provided. Except for
operation within these designated areas, once the information requested on the UWB imaging
system is submitted to the FCC no additional coordination with the FCC is required provided the
reported areas of operation do not change. If the area of operation changes, updated
information shall be submitted to the FCC following the procedure in paragraph (b) of this
section.
(f) The coordination of routine UWB operations shall not take longer than 15 business
days from the receipt of the coordination request by NTIA. Special temporary operations may be
handled with an expedited turn-around time when circumstances warrant. The operation of
UWB systems in emergency situations involving the safety of life or property may occur without
coordination provided a notification procedure, similar to that contained in Sec. 2.405(a) through
(e) of this chapter, is followed by the UWB equipment user.[67 FR 34856, May 16, 2002, as
amended at 68 FR 19751, Apr. 22, 2003]