G/TBT/N/USA/1727/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
18 August 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  18 August 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Expanding Flexible Use of the 12.2 -12.7 GHz Band; Expanding Use of the 12.7 -13.25 GHz 
Band for Mobile Broadband or Other Expanded Use  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[X] Other:  
Denial of further extension of comment period; published 17 August 2023 in 88 Federal 
Register (FR) 55961:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-17/html/2023 -17579.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-17/pdf/2023 -17579.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_11891_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denies the request 
of the Satellite  Industry Association (SIA), together with Eutelsat S.A., Hispasat, S.A, Intelsat 
License LLC, Ovzon LLC, SES Americom, Inc., Space Exploration Technologies Corp., and WorldVu 
Satellites Limited (collectively the Joint Requestors) for a further extension o f the comment and 
reply comment deadlines for the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) and Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) that were published as proposed rules in the Federal Register.  
 
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/1727/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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  DATES: A request for extension of the FNPRM and NPRM com ment and reply comment deadlines, 
filed on 4 August 2023, was denied on 8 August 2023. The deadlines for filing comments and reply 
comments (in response to the FNPRM and NPRM) continues to be 9 August 2023, and 8 September 
2023, respectively, as published at 88 FR 43502  (10 July 2023) and 88 FR 43938  (10 July 2023).  
This denial of a further extension of comment period, the proposed rule, and the final order (notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1727/Add.3 ) are identified by WT Docket Number 20 -443, FCC 23 -36. The Docket 
Folder is available on the FCC's website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -
results?t=quick&dockets=20 -443 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 WT Docket Number. Comments were due on or before 9 August 
2023; reply  comments are due on or before 8 September 2023. WTO Members and their 
stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern 
Time on 8 September 2023. Comments received by the USA TB T 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.  
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