G/TBT/N/USA/1861  
16 May 2022  
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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) [1891]  
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):  Receiver 
performance; Mobile services (ICS code(s): 33.070); Audio, video and audiovisual 
engineering (ICS code(s) : 33.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Promoting 
Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Improved Receiver Interference Immunity 
Performance; (24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - This docume nt invites comments from all 
stakeholders in connection with the development of an up -to-date record on the role of 
receivers in spectrum management and how the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission or FCC) might best promote improvements in receiv er interference 
immunity performance that would serve the public interest. The Commission seeks to 
build upon the progress, including technological advances, in recent years that has 
enabled better receiver interference immunity performance, and the Commis sion seeks 
comment on where those efforts and advances have been most successful. The 
Commission also seeks to learn lessons from recent Commission proceedings in which 
receiver performance concerns have been prominent, to better inform the Commission as 
it considers how to ensure valuable and innovative services are able to thrive across the 
frequency range.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Cost  saving and 
productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/USA/1861  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 29248, 13 May 2022; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 15, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 30, 73, 74, 76, 78, 80, 87, 90, 95, 96, and 101:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-13/html/2022 -09938.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-13/pdf/2022 -09938.pdf  
This is a summary of a document from the Office of Engineering & Technology (ET) 
identified by Docket Number 22 -137, FCC 22 -29, released 21 April 2022 (Notice of 
Inquiry). The full text may be downloaded at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc -
launches -proceeding -promoting -receiver -performance -0. The Docket Folder is available 
on the FCC's website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&dockets=22 -
137 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 27 June 
2022; reply comments are due on or before 27 July 2022. WTO Members and their 
stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquir y Point  by or before 
4pm Eastern Time  on 27 June 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point 
from WT O 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:  27 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_3432_00_e.pdf