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Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [2127]

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

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Frequency allocations to address the use of spectrum by manned and unmanned spacecraft during space missions; Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060), Mobile services (ICS 33.070), Emission (ICS 33.100.10), Aircraft and space vehicles in general (ICS 49.020), On-board equipment and instruments (ICS 49.090)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Allocation of Spectrum for Non-Federal Space Launch Operations; (11 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: Proposed rule - In this document the Commission proposes to adopt three footnotes to the Table of Frequency Allocations to address the use of spectrum by manned and unmanned spacecraft during space missions. The Commission also seeks further comment on whether to include new spectrum allocations in specific bands for communications with cargo and crew capsules and payload communications with the International Space Station (ISS) and other crewed space stations. In addition, the Commission seeks further comment on expanding the use of the 2360-2395 MHz band, both in the context of additional uses to the band as well as expanding use in the band beyond the three frequencies currently designated for telemetry and telecommand operations of launch vehicles.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Cost saving and productivity enhancement

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Relevant documents:

89 Federal Register (FR) 6488, 1 February 2024; Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-01/html/2024-01995.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-01/pdf/2024-01995.pdf

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-23-76A1.pdf

This proposed rule is identified by ET Docket No. 13-115 and RM-11341; FCC 23-76. Comments are due on or before 4 March 2024; reply comments are due on or before 1 April 2024. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 1 April 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 Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) if received within the comment period.

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 1 April 2024

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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_00971_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_00971_01_e.pdf