August 1, 1996



JOINT SEPARATE STATEMENT OF

                                  COMMI        SSIONERS JAMES H. QUELLO AND RACHELLE B. CHONG

                                  
                                  Re:        In the Matter of Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of
           Radiofrequency Radiation, ET Docket 93-62    

      We support the adoption of new guidelines and methods for evaluating the
environmental effects of radiofrequency (RF) emissions from FCC-regulated transmitters. 
The exposure limits contained in these guidelines are generally based on the most
conservative of the limits contained in the recommendations of the National Council on
Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP), and in guidelines issued by the Institute for
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), and subsequently adopted by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an ANSI standard (ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992). 

     We note that the Commission has used the 1982 ANSI standard for the last twelve
years.  In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission had proposed to adopt the
updated 1992 ANSI standard.  A majority of the commenters supported that proposal.  We
write separately because we would have felt comfortable continuing that precedent by
adopting the most recent 1992 ANSI standard.  We find merit in the open, voluntary, 
industry-driven ANSI standard-setting process.  We support today's decision, however,
because we recognize the importance of adopting guidelines that command the broad support
of federal agencies charged with the protection of the public health.  We clarify that our
decision today does not in any way diminish our support for the ANSI standard-making
process or the latest 1992 ANSI standard.