G/TBT/N/USA/2016/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 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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_11890_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.  
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 
 
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/2016/Add.1  
 
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  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 and the NPRM are identified by GN Docket 
Number 22 -352, FCC 23 -36. The Docket Folder is available on the FCC's website at 
https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&dockets=22 -352 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 sea rching 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 TBT 
Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the FCC Electron ic Comment Filing System (ECFS)  if received within the 
comment period.  
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