WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/USA/7
26 June 2001
(01-3173)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Communications Commission (7)          
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Spectrum Devices
(ICS 33)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Spread Spectrum
Devices (5 pages, in English)          
6. Description of content:   This document proposes to amend the Commission’s rules to
improve spectrum sharing by unlicensed devices operating in the 2.4 GHz band(2400-2483.5 MHz), provide for introduction of new digital transmission technologies, and
eliminate unnecessary regulations for spread spectrum systems.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To facilitate the continued development and deployment of new wireless devices for
businesses and consumers.
8. Relevant documents:   66 Federal Register (FR) 31585, 12 June 2001;  Title 47 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 15.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   27 August 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html