G/TBT/N/USA/1727  
29 April 2021  
(21-3655) 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) [1755]  
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 indicated  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 [   ], other  [X]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Broadband 
and mobile services, wireless telecommunications; Quality (ICS 03.120), 
Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060), Mobile services (ICS 33.070)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Expanding 
Flexible Use of the 12.2 -12.7 GHz Band (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule, extension of comment and reply comment period 
- In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) extends the 
comment and reply comment period of the Notice of the Proposed Rulemaking of the 
proceeding that was released on 15 January 2021.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nat ure of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements; Harmonization; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 86 Federal Register (FR) 20111, 16 April 2021; Title 47 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 2, 15, 25, 27 and 101:    
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-16/html/2021 -07816.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-16/pdf/2021 -07816.pdf  
• Expanding Flexible Use of the 12.2 -12.7 GHz Band, Proposed Rule published 
8 March 2021:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-03-08/html/2021 -04115.htm  
https:// www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-03-08/pdf/2021 -04115.pdf  
WTO Members and  their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT 
Enquiry Point . Comments received  by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and 
their stakeholders will be  shared with the regulator (FCC) and will also be submitted to 
the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)  if received within the comment period.  G/TBT/N/USA/1727  
 
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  Comments and other information posted for this filing (Docket 20 -443) are accessible 
from the ECFS at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/filin gs?proceedings_name=20 -
443&sort=date_disseminated,DESC .   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  7 May 2021  
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/2021/TBT/USA/21_3093_00_e.pdf