G/TBT/N/USA/2117  
30 April 2024  
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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) [2148]  
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):  70/80/90 
GHz bands; Radiocommunications (ICS code(s): 33.060); Satellite (ICS code(s ): 
33.070.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Modernizing and 
Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands; Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; 
(6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule; solicit ation of comment - In this document, the 
Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on the potential 
inclusion of ship -to- aerostat transmissions as part of maritime operations otherwise 
authorized in a Report and Order, and of Fixed Sate llite Service (FSS) earth stations in 
the third -party database registration system used for terrestrial links in certain bands.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Har monization  
8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 33306, 29 April 2024; Title 47  Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 25 and 101: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-29/html/2024 -05391.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-29/pdf/2024 -05391.pd f 
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -24-16A1.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by WT Docket No. 20 -133; FCC 24 -16 and provides acc ess 
to associated documents. The full text of the proposed rule is available from the 
Commission's website at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -24-16A1.pdf . 
Documents are also accessible from the FCC's Electronic Document Management System G/TBT/N/USA/2117  
 
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  (EDOCS)  by searching the Docket Number. Comments are due on or before 4pm Eastern 
Time 29 May 2024 and reply comments are due on or before 4pm Eastern Time  28 June 
2024. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA 
TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 28 June 2024. Comments received 
by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared 
with FCC and will also be submitted to the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)  
if received wi thin the comment period.  
Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands; Report and Order; Final 
Rule published 29 April 2024:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/p kg/FR -2024-04-29/html/2024 -05390.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-29/pdf/2024 -05390.pdf  
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -24-16A1.pdf  
Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands; Proposed Rule published 
6 July 2020:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-07-06/html/2020 -14064.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-07-06/pdf/2020 -14064.pdf  
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -20-76A1.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determi ned 
10. Final date for comments:  28 June 2024  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_02881_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_02881_01_e.pdf