G/TBT/N/USA/1851  
14 April 2022  
(22-3078) 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) [1880]  
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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ],3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other[X] : The FCC updates 47 CFR 73.207(b) and 74.1235(d) to comport with the 
relevant international treaties. This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order 
(R&O), MB Docket No. 21 -263, FCC 22 -13, adopted on 16 February 2022, and released 
on 17 February 2022. T he full text of the Report & Order is available electronically via the 
FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) website at www.fcc.gov/edocs 
or via the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) website at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. 
The Commission pub lished the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) at 86 FR 43145 6 
August 2021.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Broadcast 
radio; Radiocommunicat ions (ICS code(s): 33.060); Audio, video and audiovisual 
engineering (ICS code(s): 33.160); Television and radio broadcasting (ICS code(s): 
33.170)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Broadcast Radio 
Technical Rules; (6 pag e(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Final rule - The Federal Communication Commission 
(Commission or FCC) amends the rules applicable to broadcast radio stations to better 
reflect current requirements and eliminate redundant, outdated, or conflic ting technical 
provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving 
and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/USA/1851  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 15339, 18 March 2022; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 73 and 74:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-18/html/2022 -05684. htm 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-18/pdf/2022 -05684.pdf  
Filings and Proceedings for this FCC action are accessible from the FCC's Electronic 
Comment Filin g System (ECFS) at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search -
filings/results?q=(proceedings.name:(%2221 -263%22))  
Updating Broadcast Radio Technical Rule s, Proposed rule published 6 August 2021:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-06/html/2021 -15684.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-06/pdf/2021 -15684.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  16 February 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  18 April 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  None 
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_2851_00_e.pdf