G/TBT/N/USA/1598/Add.2  
 
21 April 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  21 April 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 2 April 2021  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 3 May 2021  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-04-01/html/2020 -02745.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-04-01/pdf/2020 -02745.pdf  
85 Federal Register (FR) 18131, 1 April 2020; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 1, 2, 1 5, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27, 73, 90, 95, 97, and 101  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-20/html/2021 -07720.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-20/pdf/2021 -07720.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_2904_00_e.pdf  
86 FR 20456, 20 April 2021; Title 47 CFR Parts 1 and 2:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Reassessment 
of FCC Radiofrequency Exposure Limits and Policies  
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date  
SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements associated 
with the Commission's RF Safety Rulemaking Second Report and Or der (Order). This document is 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1598/Add.2  
 
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  consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing the effective date of those rules.  
DATES: The final rule amending Sec. Sec. 1.1307, 2.1091, and 2.1093 (am endatory instructions 2, 
7, and 8), published at 85 FR 18131, 1 April 2020, delayed indefinitely at 85 FR 33578, 2 June 2020, 
are effective 3 May 2021.  
Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Reassessment of FCC 
Radiofrequency Exposure Limits and Policies, Final Rule published 1 April 2020:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-04-01/html/2020 -02745.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-04-01/pdf/2020 -02745.pdf  
G/TBT/N/USA/1606 and subsequent addendum and corrigendum : Human Exposure to 
Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Reassessme nt of FCC Radiofrequency Exposure Limits 
and Policies  
Public comments/filings and other relevant documents concerning this rulemaking are available 
through the  FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (EC FS) at 
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/filings?proceedings_name=19 -
226&sort=date_disseminated,DESC , including:  
FCC Office of Engineering  and Technology Public Notice Announcing 3 May 2021 as the  Effective 
Date for RF Exposure Rule Changes and Beginning of the Two -Year Review Period for Existing Parties 
at https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/0402158391502/DA -21-363A1.pdf  
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