G/TBT/N/USA/1844  
18 March 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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 (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [1873]  
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 different 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Equipment 
authorization; Quality (ICS 03.120), Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS 
19.020), Electrical and electronic testin g (ICS 19.080), Electronic components in general 
(ICS 31.020), Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Updating 
References to Standards Related to the Commission's Equipment Authorization Progra m 
(11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - In this document, the Federal Communications 
Commission  (Commission) proposes targeted updates to its rules to incorporate new  and 
updated standards that are integral to the testing of equipment and  accreditation of 
laboratories that test RF devices.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 15180, 17 March 2022; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 2, 15, 68, and 73:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/conten t/pkg/FR -2022-03-17/html/2022 -05190.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-17/pdf/2022 -05190.pdf  
The full text of the Proposed Rule is available at  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc -
proposes -updates -standards -used-equipment -authorization . This proposed rule is 
identified by IB Docket No. 21 -363. The Docket  Folder is available on the FCC's website 
at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&dockets=21 -363 and provides 
access to primary documents as well as comments  received (if any).   Documents are also 
accessible from  the FCC's  Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS)  by 
searching the IB Docket Number.  Comments are due on or before 18 April 2022; reply 
comm ents are due on or before 16 May 2022.   WTO Members and  their stakeholders are G/TBT/N/USA/1844  
 
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  asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before  4pm Eastern 
Time on 18 April 2022. 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 received within the 
comment period.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1483  - FCC Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) Seeks  Comment 
on Modifying the Equipment Authorization Rules  To Reflect the Updated Versions of the 
Currently Referenced ANSI C63.4 and ISO/IEC 17025 Standards; Proposed Rule identified 
by Docket No. 19 -48. 
G/TBT/N/USA/1020 and subsequent addenda  - Equipment Authorization and Electronic 
Labeling for Wireless Devices  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  18 April 2022; Reply comments are due on or before 16 May 
2022. Written comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection 
requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management a nd Budget (OMB), 
and other interested parties on or before 16 May 2022.  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_2361_00_e.pdf