G/TBT/N/USA/1771/Rev.1  
9 March 2023  
(23-1748) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Equipment 
authorization processes; Product and company certification. Conformity assessment (ICS 
code(s): 03.120.2 0); Radiocommunications (ICS code(s): 33.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Protecting 
Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the 
Equipment Authorization Program and the Competiti ve Bidding Program; (11 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule (further notice of proposed rulemaking) - In this 
document, the Commission seeks further comment on potential additional revisions to the 
rules and procedures associated  with prohibiting the authorization of "covered" equipment 
in the Commission's equipment authorization program. The Commission also invites 
additional comment on proposed rule revisions to the Commission's competitive bidding 
program.  
7. Objective and ra tionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection   
8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 14312, 8 March 2023; Title 47 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-08/html/2023 -04608.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-08/pdf/2023 -04608.pdf  
Published in the Federal Register at the above URLs is a summary of the Commission's 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Further Notice or FNPRM), identified by EA D ocket G/TBT/N/USA/1771/Rev.1  
 
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  No. 21 -233, Docket No. 21 -232, FCC 22 -84, adopted 11 November 2022, and released 
25 November 2022. The full text of the Further Notice is available by downloading the 
text from the Commission's website at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc -bans-
authorizations -devices -pose-national -security -threat . The Docket Folder is available on 
the FCC's website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&dockets=21 -
233 and provides access to associated documents as well as c omments received (if any). 
Documents are also accessible from the FCC's Electronic Document Management System 
(EDOCS)  by searching the Docket Number. Comments are due on or before 4pm Eastern 
Time 7 April 2023; reply comments are due on or before 8 May 2023.  
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 7 Apri l 2023. Comments received by the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the 
regulator and will also be submitted to the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)  
if rece ived within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  7 April 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_1815_00_e.pdf