G/TBT/N/USA/1940  
8 November  2022 
(22-8358) 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) [1970]  
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):  Non-
geostationary orbit (NGSO) fixed -satellite service; Aircraft and space vehicles in general 
(ICS code(s): 49.02 0); Space systems and operations (ICS code(s): 49.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Enable Non -
Geostationary Orbit Fixed -Satellite Service (Space -to-Earth) Operations in the 17.3 -17.8 
GHz Band; (4 page(s), in English ) 
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - In this document, the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC) seeks comment through a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted on 
3 August 2022, on amending its rules to enable non -geostationary (NGSO) fixed -satellite 
service (FSS) (space -to-Earth) operations in the 17.3 -17.8 GHz frequency band, and on 
what technical rules would be necessary and appropriate to prevent harmful interference 
between NGSO FSS operations and other authorized operations in the band.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 64750, 26 October 2022; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 2 and 25:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-10-26/html/2022 -22814.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-10-26/pdf/2022 -22814.pdf  
The full text of the Proposed Rule is available at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -
results?t=quick&fccdaNo=22 -273. This proposed rule is identified by IB Docket No. 22 -
273. The Docket Folder is available on the FCC's website at 
https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&dockets=22 -273 and provides 
access to primary documents as well as comments received (if any). Documents are also G/TBT/N/USA/1940  
 
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  accessible from the FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS)  by 
searching the IB Docket Number. Comments are due on or before 27 December 2022; 
reply comments are due on or before 24 January 2022. WTO Members and their 
stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT  Enquiry Point  by or before 
4pm Eastern Time  on 27 December 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's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)  if received within 
the comment period.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1698  - 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  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  27 December 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_7517_00_e.pdf