FCC Waives Import Declaration Requirements

The FCC published a notice in Thursday's Federal Register on the agency's plans to waive, effective Dec. 7, its Form 740 certification requirements for RF devices imported between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2016 (see 1510190056). The temporary waiver allows time for the FCC to consider its proposal to eliminate importer declaration requirements entirely (see 1507210072), without imposing new burdens once the use of Customs and Border Protection's automated commercial environment filing system becomes mandatory for FCC-regulated imports is required, the FCC said.