Are Responsible Parties acting only as Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) required to (directly) maintain a US Service Center?
While a Responsible Party is not required to directly control or maintain a US Service Center, identification of a Service Center for the Product is required. Question: Are parties filing with ACTA to revise/update previously registered products required to submit all items currently specified by ACTA; e.g., Indemnification & Liability Statement, and a Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity or TCB Certificate? Answer: Parties modifying and/or expanding the registration ‘umbrella’ of previously approved products shall declare (via the SDoC method) or have a TCB certify that the products comply with the relevant Part 68 rules and/or ACTA-adopted technical criteria. Parties utilizing the SDoC method must provide the SDoC with the modified and/or additional products, in accordance with the FCC R&O.