Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - United States - Frequency allocations for manned and unmanned spacecraft - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 6 August 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States of America.

 

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Title: Allocation of Spectrum for Non-Federal Space Launch Operations; Federal Earth Stations Communicating With Non-Federal Fixed Satellite Service Space Stations; and Federal Space Station Use of the 399.9-400.05 MHz Band

 

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Notified measure published - date: 5 August 2024

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Notified measure enters into force - date: 4 September 2024

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Text of final measure available from[1]:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/final_measure/24_05023_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/final_measure/24_05023_01_e.pdf

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Description: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts a new secondary allocation in the 2025-2110 MHz band for non-Federal space operations, removes the restriction on use of the 2200-2290 MHz secondary non-Federal space operation allocation to four specific sub-channels to make the entire 2200-2290 MHz band available, adds a non-Federal secondary mobile allocation to the 2200- 2290 MHz band, and adopts licensing and technical rules for space launch operations. Additionally, the Commission amends the allocation for the 399.9-400.05 MHz band to permit the deployment of Federal space stations.

Effective 4 September 2024, except for amendatory instructions 10 through 13 (adding Sec. Sec. 26.106, 26.108, 26.202, and 26.301, respectively), which are delayed indefinitely. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date.

Incorporation by reference: The incorporation by reference of certain material listed herein is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 4 September 2024.

89 Federal Register (FR) 63296, Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 0, 1, 2, and 26:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-05/html/2024-16638.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-05/pdf/2024-16638.pdf

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

This final rule and the proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2096 are identified by ET Docket No. 13-115 and RM-11341; FCC 23-76. Documents are also accessible from the FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) by searching the Docket Number. The full text of this final rule is available from the Commission's website at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-23-76A1.pdf. Filings and proceedings are available from the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/results?q=(proceedings.name:(%2213-115%22)).

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