G/TBT/N/USA/2096  
2 February 2024  
(24-0831) Page: 1/2 
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) [2127]  
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 indicate d 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 [  ], 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):  Frequency 
allocations to address the use of spectrum by manned and unmanned spacecra ft during 
space missions; Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060), Mobile services (ICS 33.070), 
Emission (ICS 33.100.10), Aircraft and space vehicles in general (ICS 49.020), On -board 
equipment and instruments (ICS 49.090)  
5. Title, number of pages and language (s) of the notified document:  Allocation of 
Spectrum for Non -Federal Space Launch Operations; (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - In this document the Commission proposes to 
adopt three footnotes to the Table of Frequency A llocations to address the use of spectrum 
by manned and unmanned spacecraft during space missions. The Commission also seeks 
further comment on whether to include new spectrum allocations in specific bands for 
communications with cargo and crew capsules an d payload communications with the 
International Space Station (ISS) and other crewed space stations. In addition, the 
Commission seeks further comment on expanding the use of the 2360 -2395 MHz band, 
both in the context of additional uses to the band as wel l as expanding use in the band 
beyond the three frequencies currently designated for telemetry and telecommand 
operations of launch vehicles.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Cost saving and productivity 
enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 6488, 1 February 2024; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 2 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-01/html/2024 -01995.htm  G/TBT/N/USA/2096  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-01/pdf/2024 -01995.pdf  
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -23-76A1.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by ET Docket No. 13 -115 and RM-11341 ; FCC 23 -76. 
Comments are due on or before 4 March 2024; reply comments are due on or before  1 
April 2024. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 1 April 2024. Comments 
received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and t heir stakeholders will be 
shared with FCC and will also be submitted to the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System 
(ECFS)  if received 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:  1 April 2024  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_00971_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_00971_01_e.pdf