[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21663-21667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8205]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 27 and 90

[WT Docket No. 96-86; FCC 05-09]


Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements 
for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Communication 
Requirements Through the Year 2010

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document the Commission takes certain actions intended 
to conform certain technical rules governing the 764-776 MHz and 794-
806 MHz public safety bands (700 MHz Public Safety Band) to industry 
consensus standards.

DATES: Effective May 27, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical Information: Brian Marenco, 
[email protected], Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-0680, or TTY 
(202) 418-7233. Legal Information: Roberto Mussenden, Esq., 
[email protected], Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (202) 418-0680, or TYY 
(202) 418-7233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is summary of the Federal 
Communications Commission's Sixth Report and Order, FCC 05-9, adopted 
January 5, 2005 and released on January 7, 2005. The full text of this 
document is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20554. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy 
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room 
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at 
http://www.fc.gov. Alternative formats are available to persons with 
disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426 or TTY (202) 
418-7365 or at [email protected].
    1. In the Sixth Report and Order, the Commission takes the 
following actions:
     Changes the terminology used in Sections 90.543 and 27.53 
of the Commission's rules from Adjacent Channel Coupled Power (ACCP) to 
Adjacent Channel Power (ACP); and
     Adopts recommended changes to the ACP limits in Sec.  
90.543 and 27.53 of the Commission's rules.

I. Procedural Matters

A. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis

    2. The order does not contain any new or modified information 
collection.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    3. A Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has been prepared with 
respect to the Sixth Report and Order and is set forth below.

C. Report to Congress

    4. The Commission will send a copy of this Sixth Report and Order 
in a report to be sent to Congress and the General Accounting Office 
pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).

D. Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    5. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), a Final 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) was incorporated in the Fifth 
Report and Order in WT Docket 96-86. The Commission sought written 
public comment on the proposals in the Fifth Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking.

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E. Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification

    6. The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that an agency 
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice-and-comment 
rulemaking proceedings, unless the agency certifies that ``the rule 
will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.'' The RFA generally defines 
``small entity'' as having the same meaning as the terms ``small 
business,'' ``small governmental jurisdiction.'' In addition, the term 
``small business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small business 
concern'' under the Small Business Act. A ``small business concern'' is 
one which: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant 
in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria 
established by the Small Business Administration (SBA).
    7. In this Sixth Report and Order, we:
     Revise values in the emission limit tables set forth at 47 
CFR 90.543 to ensure technological feasibility;
     Delete the column entitled ``Maximum ACCP (dbm)'' from the 
table governing ACCP requirements for mobile transmitter set forth at 
47 CFR 90.543 because these values are inconsistent with the 
Commission's decision not to require mobile transmitters to utilize 
Automatic Power Control;
     Change the terminology ``Adjacent Channel Coupled Power'' 
to ``adjacent Channel Power'' in our Rules to align our rules with 
industry standards.
    8. These changes, which are intended to ensure that the 
Commission's rules reflect the latest technical and industry standards, 
and to correct typographical or ministerial errors in the Commission's 
Rules, are exclusively of an administrative nature. The changes will 
not have a significant economic impact on small entities because they 
are technologically neutral and will affect all entities equally.
    9. The Commission therefore certifies, pursuant to the RFA, that 
the rule changes contained proposals in this Sixth Report and Order 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities.
    10. The Commission will send a copy of the Final Analysis including 
a copy of this Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to the Chief 
Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. This certification will also be 
published in the Federal Register.

II. Ordering Clauses

    11. Pursuant to Sections 4(i), 303(f), 332, 337 and 405 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 303(f), 332, 
337 and 405 this Sixth Report and Order is hereby adopted.
    12. It is further ordered that the amendments of the Commission's 
Rules as set forth in Rule Changes are adopted May 27, 2005.
    13. It is further ordered, that the Commission's Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, shall send a 
copy of this Sixth Report and Order including the Final Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 
Business Administration.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 27 and 90

    Communications.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.

Rule Changes

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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, 47 CFR parts 27 and 90 are 
amended as follows:

PART 27--MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

0
1. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, and 
337 unless otherwise noted.

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2. Paragraphs (d)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of Sec.  27.53 are revised to 
read as follows:


Sec.  27.53  Emission limitations.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) The adjacent channel power (ACP) requirements for transmitters 
designed for various channel sizes are shown in the following tables. 
Mobile station requirements apply to handheld, car mounted and control 
station units. The tables specify a value for the ACP as a function of 
the displacement from the channel center frequency and measurement 
bandwidth. In the following tables, ``(s)'' indicates a swept 
measurement may be used.

              6.25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
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6.25                                              6.25              -40
12.5                                              6.25              -60
18.75                                             6.25              -60
25.00                                             6.25              -65
37.50                                            25.00              -65
62.50                                            25.00              -65
87.50                                            25.00              -65
150.00                                          100.00              -65
250.00                                          100.00              -65
350.00                                          100.00              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                               30(s)              -75
12 MHz to paired receive band                    30(s)              -75
In the paired receive band                       30(s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


              12.5 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.375                                             6.25              -40
15.625                                            6.25              -60
21.875                                            6.25              -60
37.50                                            25.00              -60
62.50                                            25.00              -65
87.50                                            25.00              -65
150.00                                             100              -65
250.00                                             100              -65
350.00                                             100              -65
>400 to 12 MHz                                   30(s)              -75
12 MHz to paired receive band                    30(s)              -75
In the paired receive band                       30(s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


               25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
15.625                                            6.25              -40
21.875                                            6.25              -60
37.50                                               25              -60
62.50                                               25              -65
87.50                                               25              -65
150.00                                             100              -65
250.00                                             100              -65
350.00                                             100              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                               30(s)              -75

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12 MHz to paired receive band                    30(s)              -75
In the paired receive band                       30(s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


               150 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)        relative (dBc)
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100                                                 50              -40
200                                                 50              -50
300                                                 50              -50
400                                                 50              -50
600-1000                                         30(s)              -60
1000 to receive band                             30(s)              -70
In the receive band                              30(s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


               6.25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6.25                                              6.25              -40
12.50                                             6.25              -60
18.75                                             6.25              -60
25.00                                             6.25              -65
37.50                                               25              -65
62.50                                               25              -65
87.50                                               25              -65
150.00                                             100              -65
250.00                                             100              -65
350.00                                             100              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                               30(s)              -80
12 MHz to paired receive band                    30(s)              -80
In the paired receive band                       30(s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


               12.5 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.375                                             6.25              -40
15.625                                            6.25              -60
21.875                                            6.25              -60
37.5                                                25              -60
62.5                                                25              -65
87.5                                                25              -65
150                                                100              -65
250                                                100              -65
350.00                                             100              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                               30(s)              -80
12 MHz to paired receive band                    30(s)              -80
In the paired receive band                       30(s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
15.625                                            6.25              -40
21.875                                            6.25              -60
37.5                                                25              -60
62.5                                                25              -65
87.5                                                25              -65
150                                                100              -65
250                                                100              -65
350                                             100.00              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                               30(s)              -80
12 MHz to paired receive band                    30(s)              -80
In the paired receive band                       30(s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                150 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Measurement
   Offset from center       bandwidth           Maximum ACP  (dBc)
    frequency  (kHz)          (kHz)
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100                                  50   -40
200                                  50   -50
300                                  50   -55
400                                  50   -60
600-1000                          30(s)   -65
1000 to receive band              30(s)   -75 (continues at -6dB/oct
In the receive band               30(s)   -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (2) ACP measurement procedure. The following procedures are to be 
followed for making ACP transmitter measurements. For time division 
multiple access (TDMA) systems, the measurements are to be made under 
TDMA operation only during time slots when the transmitter is on. All 
measurements must be made at the input to the transmitter's antenna. 
Measurement bandwidth used below implies an instrument that measures 
the power in many narrow bandwidths (e.g., 300 Hz) and integrates these 
powers across a larger band to determine power in the measurement 
bandwidth.
    (i) Setting reference level. Using a spectrum analyzer capable of 
ACP measurements, set the measurement bandwidth to the channel size. 
For example, for a 6.25 kHz transmitter, set the measurement bandwidth 
to 6.25 kHz; for a 150 kHz transmitter, set the measurement bandwidth 
to 150 kHz. Set the frequency offset of the measurement bandwidth to 
zero and adjust the center frequency of the spectrum analyzer to give 
the power level in the measurement bandwidth. Record this power level 
in dBm as the ``reference power level''.
    (ii) Non-swept power measurement. Using a spectrum analyzer capable 
of ACP measurements, set the measurement bandwidth as shown in the 
tables above. Measure the ACP in dBm. These measurements should be made 
at maximum power. Calculate the coupled power by subtracting the 
measurements made in this step from the reference power measured in the 
previous step. The absolute ACP values must be less than the values 
given in the table for each condition above.
    (iii) Swept power measurement. Set a spectrum analyzer to 30 kHz 
resolution bandwidth, 1 MHz video bandwidth and sample mode detection. 
Sweep  MHz from the carrier frequency. Set the reference 
level to the RMS value of the transmitter power and note the absolute 
power. The response at frequencies greater than 600 kHz must be less 
than the values in the tables above.
    (3) Out-of-band emission limit. On any frequency outside of the 
frequency ranges covered by the ACP tables in this section, the power 
of any emission must be reduced below the unmodulated

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carrier power (P) by at least 43 + 10 log (P) dB.
    (4) Authorized bandwidth. Provided that the ACP requirements of 
this section are met, applicants may request any authorized bandwidth 
that does not exceed the channel size.
* * * * *

PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES

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3. The authority citation for part 90 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 302(c)(7) of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 
303(g), 303(r), 332(c)(7).


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4. Section 90.543 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  90.543  Emission limitations.

    Transmitters designed to operate in 764 776 MHz and 794 806 MHz 
frequency bands must meet the emission limitations in this section.
    (a) The adjacent channel power (ACP) requirements for transmitters 
designed for various channel sizes are shown in the following tables. 
Mobile station requirements apply to handheld, car mounted and control 
station units. The tables specify a value for the ACP as a function of 
the displacement from the channel center frequency and measurement 
bandwidth. In the following tables, ``(s)'' indicates a swept 
measurement may be used.

              6.25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement      Maximum ACP
  Offset from center  frequency (kHz)   bandwidth (kHz)   relative (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6.25                                              6.25              -40
12.5                                              6.25              -60
18.75                                             6.25              -60
25.00                                             6.25              -65
37.50                                            25.00              -65
62.50                                            25.00              -65
87.50                                            25.00              -65
150.00                                          100.00              -65
250.00                                          100.00              -65
350.00                                          100.00              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                              30 (s)              -75
12 MHz to paired receive band                   30 (s)              -75
In the paired receive band                      30 (s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


              12.5 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement      Maximum ACP
  Offset from center  frequency (kHz)   bandwidth (kHz)   relative (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.375                                             6.25              -40
15.625                                            6.25              -60
21.875                                            6.25              -60
37.50                                            25.00              -60
62.50                                            25.00              -65
87.50                                            25.00              -65
150.00                                             100              -65
250.00                                             100              -65
350.00                                             100              -65
>400 to 12 MHz                                  30 (s)              -75
12 MHz to paired receive band                   30 (s)              -75
In the paired receive band                      30 (s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


               25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)       relative  (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
15.625                                            6.25              -40
21.875                                            6.25              -60
37.50                                               25              -60
62.50                                               25              -65
87.50                                               25              -65
150.00                                             100              -65
250.00                                             100              -65
350.00                                             100              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                              30 (s)              -75
12 MHz to paired receive band                   30 (s)              -75
In the paired receive band                      30 (s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


               150 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100                                                 50              -40
200                                                 50              -50
300                                                 50              -50
400                                                 50              -50
600-1000                                        30 (s)              -60
1000 to receive band                            30 (s)              -70
In the receive band                             30 (s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


               6.25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6.25                                              6.25              -40
12.50                                             6.25              -60
18.75                                             6.25              -60
25.00                                             6.25              -65
37.50                                               25              -65
62.50                                               25              -65
87.50                                               25              -65
150.00                                             100              -65
250.00                                             100              -65
350.00                                             100              -65
>400 to 12 MHz                                  30 (s)              -80
12 MHz to paired receive band                   30 (s)              -80
In the paired receive band                      30 (s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


               12.5 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.375                                             6.25              -40
15.625                                            6.25              -60
21.875                                            6.25              -60
37.5                                                25              -60
62.5                                                25              -65
87.5                                                25              -65
150                                                100              -65
250                                                100              -65
350.00                                             100              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                              30 (s)              -80
12 MHz to paired receive band                   30 (s)              -80
In the paired receive band                      30 (s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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                25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Measurement
 Offset from center  frequency  (kHz)      bandwidth       Maximum ACP
                                             (kHz)            (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
15.625                                            6.25              -40
21.875                                            6.25              -60
37.5                                                25              -60
62.5                                                25              -65
87.5                                                25              -65
150                                                100              -65
250                                                100              -65
350                                             100.00              -65
>400 kHz to 12 MHz                              30 (s)              -80
12 MHz to paired receive band                   30 (s)              -80
In the paired receive band                      30 (s)             -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                150 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Measurement
  Offset from  center       bandwidth           Maximum ACP  (dBc)
    frequency  (kHz)          (kHz)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100                                  50   -40
200                                  50   -50
300                                  50   -55
400                                  50   -60
600-1000                         30 (s)   -65
1000 to receive band             30 (s)   -75 (continues at 6dB/oct)
In the receive band              30 (s)   -100
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) ACP measurement procedure. The following are the procedures for 
making the transmitter ACP measurements. For all measurements modulate 
the transmitter as it would be modulated in normal operating 
conditions. For time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, the 
measurements are to be made under TDMA operation only during time slots 
when the transmitter is active. All measurements are made at the 
transmitter's output port. If a transmitter has an integral antenna, a 
suitable power coupling device shall be used to couple the RF signal to 
the measurement instrument. The coupling device shall substantially 
maintain the proper transmitter load impedance. The ACP measurements 
may be made with a spectrum analyzer capable of making direct ACP 
measurements. ``Measurement bandwidth'', as used for non-swept 
measurements, implies an instrument that measures the power in many 
narrow bandwidths equal to the nominal resolution bandwidth and 
integrates these powers to determine the total power in the specified 
measurement bandwidth.
    (1) Setting reference level. Set transmitter to maximum output 
power. Using a spectrum analyzer capable of ACP measurements, set the 
measurement bandwidth to the channel size. For example, for a 6.25 kHz 
transmitter, set the measurement bandwidth to 6.25 kHz; for a 150 kHz 
transmitter, set the measurement bandwidth to 150 kHz. Set the 
frequency offset of the measurement bandwidth to zero and adjust the 
center frequency of the instrument to the assigned center frequency to 
measure the average power level of the transmitter. Record this power 
level in dBm as the ``reference power level''.
    (2) Non-swept power measurement. Using a spectrum analyzer capable 
of ACP measurements, set the mesurement bandwidth and frequency offset 
from the assigned center frequency as shown in the tables in Sec.  
90.543 (a) above. Any value of resolution bandwidth may be used as long 
as it does not exceed 2 percent of the specified measurement bandwidth. 
Measure the power level in dBm. These measurements should be made at 
maximum power. Calculate ACP by substracting the reference power level 
measured in (b)(1) from the measurements made in this step. The 
absolute value of the calculated ACP must be greater than or equal to 
the absolute value of the ACP given in the table for each condition 
above.
    (3) Swept power measurement. Set a spectrum analyzer to 30 kHz 
resolution bandwidth, 1 MHz video bandwidth and average, sample, or RMS 
detection. Set the reference level of the spectrum analyzer to the RMS 
value of the transmitter power. Sweep above and below the carrier 
frequency to the limits defined in the tables. Calculate ACP by 
substracting the reference power level measured in (b)(1) from the 
measurements made in this step. The absolute value of the calculated 
ACP must be greater than or equal to the absolute value of the ACP 
given in the table for each condition above.
    (c) Out-of-band emission limit. On any frequency outside of the 
frequency ranges covered by the ACP tables in this section, the power 
of any emission must be reduced below the mean output power (P) by at 
least 43 + 10log (P) dB measured in a 100 kHz bandwidth for frequencies 
less than 1 GHz, and in a 1 MHz bandwidth for frequencies greater than 
1 GHz.
    (d) Authorized bandwidth. Provided that the ACP requirements of 
this section are met, applicants may request any authorized bandwidth 
that does not exceed the channel size.
    (e) For operations in the 764 to 776 MHz and 794 to 806 MHz bands, 
all emissions including harmonics in the band 1559-1610 MHz shall be 
limited to -70 dBW/MHz equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) 
for wideband signals, and -80 dBW EIRP for discrete emissions of less 
than 700 Hz bandwidth. For the purpose of equipment authorization, a 
transmitter shall be tested with an antenna that is representative of 
the type that will be used with the equipment in normal operation.
    (f) When an emission outside of the authorized bandwidth causes 
harmful interference, the Commission may, at its discretion, require 
greater attenuation than specified in this section.

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