General notices

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General Notices
Notice Description Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Notice 2025-DRS0008 Updated May 4, 2026 Requirements on camera protrusion measurements for specific absorption rate compliance 2025-12-01
Notice 2025-DRS0007 Guidance on test reduction for specific absorption rate (SAR) assessment 2025-10-20
Notice 2025-DRS0006 Consultation closed November 19, 2025 Adoption of standard ETSI EN 301 893 V2.2.1 (2024-11) 2025-09-10
Notice 2025-DRS0005 Publication of RSS-102.SAR.SIM (Issue 1) and RSS-102.SAR.MEAS (Issue 2) 2025-08-15
Notice 2025-DRS0004 Publication of RSS-119, Issue 12, amendment 2 2025-07-28
Notice 2025-DRS0003 Publication of RSS-193, Issue 1 2025-07-11
Notice 2025-DRS0002 Updated June 4, 2025 RSS-HAC (Issue 2) Extension of Entry into Force Publication 2025-06-04
Notice 2025-DRS0001 Guidance on NS Exemption Limits 2025-01-29
Notice 2024-DRS0015 Publication of RSS-222, Issue 4 and DBS-01, Issue 4 2024-11-08
Notice 2024-DRS0014 Consultation closed December 6, 2024 Additional guidance on nerve stimulation compliance assessment using curve-fitting techniques 2024-11-04
Notice 2024-DRS0013 Publication of RSS-248, Issue 3 2024-10-11
Notice 2024-DRS0012 Consultation closed November 29, 2024 Adoption of ANSI C63.2-2023 and ANSI C63.10a-2024 2024-09-20
Notice 2024-DRS0011 Publication of RSS-216, Issue 3 2024-09-03
Notice 2024-DRS0010 Guidance on the scope and application of RSS-135 – Digital Scanner Receivers (Issue 2), and RSS-215 – Analogue Scanner Receivers (Issue 2) 2024-08-08
Notice 2024-DRS0009 Publication of RSS-123, Issue 5 2024-07-26
Notice 2024-DRS0008 Publication of RSS-133, Issue 7 2024-07-24
Notice 2024-DRS0007 Publication of RSS-210, Issue 11 2024-06-25
Notice 2024-DRS0006 Publication of REC-LAB, Issue 8 and REC-CB, Issue 2 2024-06-25
Notice 2024-DRS0005 Updates on internal electric field strength (E-field) assessments using the DASY Module WPT 2024-05-17
Notice 2024-DRS0004 Updated July 30, 2024 Guidance on curve-fitting techniques related to measurements associated with nerve stimulation compliance 2024-05-17
Notice 2024-DRS0003 Publication of RSS-295, Issue 1 2024-05-09
Notice 2024-DRS0002 Publication of RSS-287, Issue 3 2024-04-02
Notice 2024-DRS0001 Publication of ICES-GEN, Issue 2 2024-02-23
Notice 2023-DRS0014 Publication of RSS-102, Issue 6 and its companion documents: RSS-102.SAR.MEAS, Issue 1, RSS-102.NS.MEAS , Issue 1, RSS-102.NS.SIM, Issue 1, RSS-102.IPD.MEAS, Issue 1, RSS-102.IPD.SIM, Issue 1 2023-12-15
Notice 2023-DRS0013 Publication of RSS-252, Issue 2 2023-10-19
Notice 2023-DRS0012 Updated Aug 8, 2024 Publication of RSS-182, Issue 6, amendment 1 2023-09-26
Notice 2023-DRS0011 Adoption of C63.10-2020 and C63.25.1-2018 2023-09-12
Notice 2023-DRS0010 Updated August 22, 2023 Publication of RSS-198, Issue 1 2023-08-09
Notice 2023-DRS0009 Publication of RSS-247, Issue 3 2023-08-03
Notice 2023-DRS0008 Publication of RSS-199, Issue 4 2023-07-20
Notice 2023-DRS0007 Publication of RSS-192, Issue 5 2023-07-05
Notice 2023-DRS0006 Consultation closed September 6, 2023 Adoption of C63.10-2020 and C63.25.1-2018 2023-06-28
Notice 2023-DRS0005 RSS-HAC (Issue 2) Extension of Entry into Force Publication 2023-04-21
Notice 2023-DRS0004 Publication of GL-08, Issue 3 2023-02-24
Notice 2023-DRS0003 Rescinded Aug 2025Guidance on Application-specific phantoms 2023-02-14
Notice 2023-DRS0002 Remote Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) Policy 2023-02-01
Notice 2023-DRS0001 Publication of RSS-132, Issue 4 2023-01-31
Notice 2022-DRS0015 Publication of RSS-248, Issue 2, DBS-06, Issue 1 and CPC-4-1-02, Issue 1 2022-12-20
Notice 2022-DRS0014 Publication of RSS-131, Issue 4 2022-12-16
Notice 2022-DRS0013 Publication of RSS-139, Issue 4 (amendment) 2022-11-14
Notice 2022-DRS0012 Publication of ICES-004, Issue 5 2022-10-28
Notice 2022-DRS0010 Publication of RSS-170, Issue 4 2022-09-29
Notice 2022-DRS0009 Publication of RSS-139, Issue 4 2022-09-29
Notice 2022-DRS0008 Publication of RSS-236, Issue 2 2022-09-21
Notice 2022-CEB0001 Guidance on Radio Standards Specification RSS-195 — Wireless Communication Service (WCS) Equipment Operating in the Bands 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz, Issue 2 2022-09-09
Notice 2022-DRS0007 New Radio Scope Exclusively for RSS-HAC (Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control) 2022-06-22
Notice 2022-DRS0005 Publication of RSS-287, Issue 2 (amd. 2) 2022-05-27
Notice 2022-DRS0004 Publication of RSS-HAC, Issue 2 2022-04-01
Notice 2022-DRS0003 Publication of RSS-119, Issue 12 2022-04-01
Notice 2022-DRS0002 Clarification on the recognition of the computational category associated with the RSS-102 scope for testing laboratories 2022-03-15
Notice 2022-DRS0001 Publication of CS-03 Part VIII,Issue 9 (amd. 6) 2022-02-03
Notice 2021-DRS0012 RSS-248 - Guidance on channel bandwidth measurement for unwanted emission limits 2021-12-10
Notice 2021-DRS0011 Publication of RSS-248, Issue 1 2021-11-19
Notice 2021-DRS0010 Publication of REC-LAB, Issue 7, REC-CB, Issue 1 and DES-LAB, Issue 8 2021-10-21
Notice 2021-DRS0009 Publication of RSS-222, Issue 3 and DBS-01, Issue 3 2021-10-04
Notice 2021-DRS0008 Approval of White Space Database (WSDB) Administrator 2021-08-25
Notice 2021-DRS0007 Publication of DC-01, Issue 7 and CS-03 Part V, Issue 9 (amd. 3) 2021-08-12
Notice 2021-DRS0005 Consultation closed July 14, 2021Introduction of an interim exemption limit for routine localized power density evaluations of transmitters operating in the 6 – 30 GHz frequency range 2021-07-20
Notice 2021-DRS0004 Publication of RSS-182, Issue 6 and RSS-117, Issue 3 (amd. 1) and RSS-287, Issue 2 (amd. 1) 2021-06-04
Notice 2021-CEB0001 Guidance on Radio Standards Specifications RSS-247 2021-04-19
Notice 2021-DRS0003 Approval of White Space Database (WSDB) Administrator 2021-02-05
Notice 2021-DRS0002 Publication of RSP-102, Issue 1 and amendments to RSS-GEN, Issue 5 (amd. 2) and ICES-GEN, Issue 1 (amd. 1) 2021-02-11
Notice 2021-DRS0001 Publication of RSS-102, Issue 5 (amendment 1) 2021-02-02
Notice 2020-DRS0023 Guidance on magnetic field strength radiated emission measurements (9 kHz – 30 MHz) 2020-12-18
Notice 2020-DRS0022

Rescinded Aug 2025Updated October 21, 2021 Guidance for SAR data re-use on depopulated variants from a reference model

2021-10-21
Notice 2020-DRS0021 Publication of RSS-170 ,Issue 3 (amendment 1) 2020-11-05
Notice 2020-DRS0020 Updated April 20, 2021 Applicability of IEC/IEEE 62209-1528 and IEC 62209-3 Standard 2021-04-20
Notice 2020-DRS0019 Rescinded Feb 2023Guidance for RF Exposure Assessments of Portable Devices with Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) Capabilities 2020-10-19
Notice 2020-DRS0018 Publication of ICES-003, Issue 7 2020-10-15
Notice 2020-DRS0017 Clarification on requirements set forth in some Federal Communications Commission (FCC) KDB procedures 2020-09-18
Notice 2020-DRS0016 Publication of Wireless Power Transfer Devices, RSS-216 (Issue 2) amendment 1 2020-09-15
Notice 2020-DRS0015 Publication of ICES-002, Issue 7 2020-09-15
Notice 2020-DRS0014 Updated January 4, 2022Alternate measurement procedure to demonstrate compliance with the Total Radiated Power (TRP) limits 2022-01-04
Notice 2020-DRS0013 Publication of ICES-001, Issue 5 2020-07-23
Notice 2020-DRS0012 Rescinded Aug 2025Clarification on requirements set forth in issue 1 of SPR-002 2020-07-20
Notice 2020-DRS0011 Publication of RSS-125, Issue 3 2020-06-18
Notice 2020-DRS0010 Transition Period of ISO/IEC 17025 Extended 2020-06-17
Notice 2020-DRS0009 Publication of RSS-192, Issue 4 2020-05-15
Notice 2020-DRS0008 Rescinded Jun 2022Updated January 28, 2021 RSS-HAC (Issue 1) Certification Body's Scope Further Extension 2021-01-28
Notice 2020-DRS0007

Rescinded Aug 2025Updated July 20, 2021 Time-Averaged Specific Absorption Rate (TAS) Algorithm

2021-07-20
Notice 2020-DRS0006 Publication of RSS-222, Issue 2 and DBS-01, Issue 2 2020-01-24
Notice 2020-DRS0005 Publication of RSS-191, Issue 3 2020-01-23
Notice 2020-DRS0004 Rescinded June 2022RSS-HAC, Issue 1, Certification Body's Scope Extension 2020-01-10
Notice 2020-DRS0003 Publication of RSS-310, Issue 5 2020-01-09
Notice 2020-DRS0002 Publication of RSS-210, Issue 10 2020-01-09
Notice 2020-DRS0001 Applicability of IEC 62209-3 Standard 2020-01-08
Notice 2016-DRS001 Updated Jul 21, 2020 Applicability of Latest FCC RF Exposure KDB Procedures and Other Procedures 2016-09-20
Notice 2014-DRS1003 Updated Jan 29, 2020 Electronic labelling 2020-01-29