G/TBT/N/USA/1968  
2 March 2023  
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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) [1999]  
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):  Public 
safety communications; Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Radiocommunications 
(ICS code(s): 33.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Improving Public 
Safety Communications in the 4.9 GHz Band; (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - In this document, the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC) seeks comment on the details of implementing a new leasing model 
for the 4.9 GHz (4940 -4990 MHz) band to achieve its goals of allowing robust locally 
controlled public safety operations while ensuring consistent, nationwide rules that 
promote overall spect ral efficiency, foster innovation, and drive down equipment costs. 
This is a summary of Commission's Ninth Further Notice in WP Docket No. 07 -100; FCC 
23-3, adopted and released on 18 January 2023.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgen t problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/USA/1968  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 12637, 28 February 2023; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 90:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-28/html/2023 -02611.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-28/pdf/2023 -02611.pdf  
Improving Public Safety Communications in the 4.9 GHz Band, Final Rule published 28 
February 2023:  
https://www.govinfo .gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-28/html/2023 -02597.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-28/pdf/2023 -02597.pdf  
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -23-3A1.pdf . 
The proposed and final rules are identified by Docket Number 07 -100. The Docket Folder 
is available on the FCC's website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -
results?t=quick&doc kets=07 -100 and provides access to associated documents as well 
as comments received (if any). Documents are also accessible from the FCC's Electronic 
Document Management System (EDOCS)  by searching the Docket Numb er. Comments 
are due on or before 4pm Eastern Time  30 March 2023; reply comments are due on or 
before 1 May 2 023. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments 
to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 30 March 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 received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 March 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 March 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  30 March 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The full text of this document is available for public inspection online at 
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -23-3A1.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_1 409_00_e.pdf