Audit and Compliance Issues (Oct 2008)

Audit and Compliance IssuesOctober 7-9, 2008TCB Workshop??????Surveillance Testing In adopting rules to streamline the Equipment Authorization Process and establish Telecommunications Bodies the FCC established guidelines for TCBs to conduct surveillance5% of grants must be sampled1% of grants with RF safetyThe Commission will send out letters in October regarding the requirement to submit surveillance report• Reminders are sent after 30 days • After second 30 days Accreditor is notifiedPDF Format onlyApplicant must comply with TCB request for samples • TCB should advise applicants/grantees• It’s a TCB Requirement to Perform Post Grant TestingOctober 7-9, 2008TCB Workshop?????????Surveillance TestingIn order for the Commission to evaluate the TCB surveillance program, we ask that each TCB upload this information to the FCCweb site within 30 days. The information provided should include:1) The date range that the surveillance report covers.2) The number of Certifications performed during the last year.3) The number and percentage of products subjected to surveillance testing and which were subject to RF Exposure requirements.4) The scope, FCCID and Form 731 confirmation number of each product.5) A description of how the 5% (and 1% if applicable) were selected and,6) A compliance/non-compliance summary.Please prepare this information as a PDF file and submit via theweb by selecting the link Submit Surveillance Report ...