G/TBT/N/USA/1893  
11 July 2022  
(22-5306) 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) [1923]  
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):  Next 
generation broadcast television transition; Transmission apparatus for radio -broadcasting 
or television, whet her or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or 
reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders. 
(HS code(s): 8525); Audio, video and audiovisual engineering (ICS code(s): 33.160); 
Television and rad io broadcasting (ICS code(s): 33.170)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Authorizing 
Permissive Use of the "Next Generation'' Broadcast Television Standard; (13 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rul e - In this document, the Commission seeks 
comment on the state of the Next Generation Television ("Next Gen TV" or "ATSC 3.0") 
transition and on the scheduled sunsets of two rules adopted in the First Next Gen TV 
Report and Order. First, the Commission re views and seeks comment on the progress of 
Next Gen TV broadcasters' voluntary, market -driven deployment of ATSC 3.0 service and 
the current state of the ATSC 3.0 marketplace, including whether holders of essential 
patents for the ATSC 3.0 standards are li censing such patents on reasonable and non -
discriminatory (RAND) terms. Second, the Commission seeks comment on the scheduled 
2023 sunset of the rule requiring that a Next Gen TV station's ATSC 1.0 simulcast primary 
video programming stream be "substantial ly similar" to its 3.0 primary programming 
stream. Third, the Commission seeks comment on the scheduled 2023 sunset of the 
requirement that a Next Gen TV station comply with the ATSC A/322 standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urge nt problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Harmonization  G/TBT/N/USA/1893  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 40464, 7 July 2022; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 73 and 74:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-07/html/2022 -14470.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-07/pdf/2022 -14470.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number 16 -142; FCC 22 -47. The Docket Folder 
is available on the FCC's website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -
results?t=quick&fccdaNo=22 -47&dockets=16 -142 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 8 August 2022; reply comments are due on or 
before 6 September 2022. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit 
comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 8 August 
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:  8 August 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_4601_00_e.pdf