Attached please find the Public Comments of THE BALANCE GROUP to the May 12, 2022, Quarterly Business Meeting.

These comments concern Human Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation exposure and recent directly related federal court and administrative agency proceedings.

​Overall, the comments provide a brief summary of core issues related to electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation (RF) exposure for placement into the National Council on Disability’s (NCD) record. It is recommended that NCD (i) review these materials and then (ii) schedule a hearing and open the record for comments regarding the establishment of an action plan for protecting people with disabilities who are impacted or may be subject to harmful impact.

Link to article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/science/spacex-satellites-storm.html 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacex’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so, the company said in an online update Tuesday night. SpaceX said a geomagnetic storm last Friday made the atmosphere denser, which increased the drag on the Starlink satellites...


Article link: www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/spacex-satellites-falling-out-of-orbit-after-solar-storm/ar-AATEBbH?ocid=msedgntpp 

The main filing and its three (3) attachments are here.

Article link: ​https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/att-verizon-5g-airlines.html 

Article link: www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-verizon-refuse-faa-request-to-delay-5g-launch-11641146719?mod=djemalertNEWS

Summary (see the attached file for the full petition)

Petitioner AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY (ART), a not-for-profit coalition of more than 150 allied organizations and other petitioners Environmental Health Trust, Consumers for Safe Cell Phones, California Brain Tumor Association, Tahoe Stewards, Manhattan Neighbors for Safer Telecommunications, Sally Jewell Coxe and Robert Strayton hereby respectfully request that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), within 30 days, issue a Declaration with enabling regulations, that an Imminent Hazard to public health currently exists, and to promptly ensure that this Declaration is communicated affirmatively to all public and private entities that are affected by the Imminent Hazard. We submit this Petition in the form required by 21 CFR Section 10.30 pursuant to 21 U.S. 360kk, and Sec. 21 CFR 2.5, for the following reasons:

1. The FDA has not clarified its present official safety policy relating to non-medical devices emitting radiofrequency (RF) radiation.

2. There is widespread public belief and reliance by federal agencies and state governments, physicians, health care providers, fire departments and other critical services, and businesses of all kinds that such FDA health-based standards exist, and that all wireless devices on the market are compliant with those protective standards, when there is no evidence that such a policy has actually been adopted following well established procedures and regulations under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).

3. Public exposure to non-ionizing RF radiation is growing at an exponential rate, causing a significant percentage of the American public, including our most vulnerable citizens— children, elderly and disabled persons, persons with implanted medical devices and pregnant women—to be regularly and continuously exposed to RF emissions. Meanwhile, scientific studies are documenting biological harm at levels far below the current 25-year-old Federal Communications Commission (FCC) exposure guidelines that only protect from the heating of human tissue.

4. Petitioners and millions like them are being seriously harmed, and left with no recourse or means of escape, unless and until the HHS and FDA immediately address and rectify the present climate of regulatory chaos. (See Declarations in Appendices 2 and 3.)

In sum, Petitioners respectfully request that the HHS Secretary: (i) declare an Imminent Hazard pursuant to CFR 21 Part 2 Sec. 2.5 (Imminent Hazard to the Public Health) within 30 days, and (ii) communicate affirmatively to all private and public entities affected by the Imminent Hazard the present uncertainty relating to whether the FDA’s official policy and regulations concerning RF radiation emitted from non-medical devices are APA-compliant.

Link: ​https://tinyurl.com/v63vafz9

LINK: ​What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Read the entire article: The cyberattack of our nightmares: What if hackers target our satellites?

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Status Report: As of December 31, 2020, the Balance Group has met the following goals:

1. Established a process for conducting professional-grade radio-frequency (RF) emissions studies using calibrated instrumentation. This provides us with the ability to measure compliance with the FCC's mandated requirements (Human RF exposure and also in preventing interference into other networks).
2. Built tools available to the public, governments, industry, and the environmental, healthcare, and business communities for assessing radio-frequency (RF) liability protection. 
3. These tools and processes were made available to the Balance Group through a working relationship with Cardinal Communications, and Division of Thought Delivery Systems, Inc.
4. Produced a system for expanding its ongoing outreach to the wireless experts in the scientific, engineering, regulatory, governmental and public interest communities.

The Balance Group files a Notice of Appeal in the Federal Court of Appeals for the Washington DC Circuit concerning the FCC’s ruling to approve a major modification to the world's largest planned satellite network without an environmental impact assessment as required by NEPA, let alone any apparently reasonably sufficient safeguards concerning cybersecurity, insurance and other protections.

Click here to view the full document.

The Balance Group filed an opposition to SpaceX's application for major modifications with the FCC. The SpaceX Major Modification Application raised numerous significant and unstudied environmental issues which require the SpaceX Major Modification Application to be denied or, at a minimum, delayed until the underlying issues are properly addressed.  Other concerns related to cybersecurity and insurance were also addressed.

The Balance Group Opposition also included a:

• Motion for consultation with affected agencies
• Motion for disclosure
• Motion for certification of suitable comprehensive insurance coverage
• Motion for certification of indemnity and motion to suspend or revoke licenses

Click here to view the full document on the FCC website.