G/TBT/N/USA/1698/Add.1  
 
30 November  2022 
(22-8912) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  29 November 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Federal Communications Commission Rules To Enable GSO Fixed -Satellite Service (Space -to-
Earth) Operations in the 17.3 -17.8 GHz Band, To Modernize Certain Rules Applicable to 17/24 GHz 
BSS Space Stations, and To Establish Off -Axis Uplink Power Limits for Extended Ka -Band FSS 
Operations  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 25 November 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 27 December 2022; The amendments are 
effective 27 December 2022, except for the amendments to Sec. Sec. 25.114 
(amendatory instruction 5), 25.115 (amendatory instruction 6), 25.117 (amendatory 
instruction 7), 25.140 (amendatory instruction 8), 25.203 (amendatory instruction 10), 
and 25.264 (amendatory ins truction 18), which are delayed. The Commission will publish 
a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for those amendments.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-25/html/2022 -23674.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-25/pdf /2022 -23674.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_8156_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Amendment to Enable GSO Fixed -Satellite Service (Space -to-Earth) Operations 
in the 17.3 -17.8 GHz Band, To Modernize Certain Rules Applicable to 17/24 GHz BSS Space Stations, 
and To Establish Off -Axis Uplink Power Limits for Extended Ka -Band FSS Operations  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1698/Add.1  
 
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  AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopts amendments 
to its rules to enable geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) space stations in the fixed -satellite service 
(FSS) to operate downlinks (space -to-Earth) in the 17.3 -17.8 GHz frequency band, subject to certain 
limitations, and adopts related technical updates t o its rules governing the FSS and the Broadcasting -
Satellite Service to prevent harmful interference.  
DATES: The amendments are effective 27 December 2022, except for the amendments to Sec. Sec. 
25.114 (amendatory instruction 5), 25.115 (amendatory instruc tion 6), 25.117 (amendatory 
instruction 7), 25.140 (amendatory instruction 8), 25.203 (amendatory instruction 10), and 25.264 
(amendatory instruction 18), which are delayed. The Commission will publish a document in the 
Federal Register announcing the effe ctive date for those amendments.  
This final rule and the proposed rule are identified by IB Docket No. 20 -330. The Docket Folder is 
available on the FCC website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&dockets=20 -
330 and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received (if any). Documents 
are also accessible from the FCC's Electronic Document Manag ement System (EDOCS)  by searching 
the IB Docket Number.  
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