G/TBT/N/USA/1865  
20 May 2022  
(22-3891) 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) [1896]  
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):  
Interoperable video conferencing service; Mobile services (ICS code(s): 33.070); Audio, 
video and audiovisual engi neering (ICS code(s): 33.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Interoperable 
Video Conferencing Service; (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - In this document, the Consumer and 
Governmental  Affairs Bureau (CGB or Bureau) of the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks to refresh the record on proposed rules to enable 
people with disabilities to access and use interoperable video conferencing services by 
requesting further comment on the kinds of services encompassed by the term 
"interoperable video conferencing service," a type of advanced communications service.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive p ractices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 30442, 19 May 2022; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 14:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-19/html/2022 -10784.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-19/pdf/2022 -10784.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number 10 -213, FCC DA -22-463. The Docket 
Folder is available on the FCC's website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -
results?t=quick&daNo=22 -463&dockets=10 -213 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 IB Docket 
Number. Comments are due on or before 21 June 2022; reply comments are due on or G/TBT/N/USA/1865  
 
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  before 18 July 2022. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments 
to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pmEastern Time  on 21 June 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 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:  21 June 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_3551_00_e.pdf