Radio Experimentation and Market Trials

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 5 [ET Docket Nos. 10-236, 06-155; FCC 15-76] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission proposes to modify the rules for program experimental licenses to permit experimentation for radio frequency (RF)-based medical devices, if the device being tested is designed to comply with all applicable service rules in Part 18, Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment; Part 95, Personal Radio Services Subpart H—Wireless Medical Telemetry Service; or Part 95, Subpart I—Medical Device Radiocommunication Service. This proposal is designed to establish parity between all qualified medical device manufacturers for conducting basic research and clinical trials with RF-based medical devices as to permissible frequencies of operation. DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 30, 2015 and reply comments must be filed on or before October 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ET Docket Nos. 10-236 and 06-155, by any of the following methods: Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://apps.fcc.gov/​ecfs/​ . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432. For detailed instructions for submitting comme…