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19 July 2019  
(19-4812) 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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [1533]  
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 [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 applica ble):  Aviation 
safety; Radiocommunications (ICS 33.060), Mobile services (ICS 33.070), On -board 
equipment and instruments (ICS 49.090)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Promoting 
Aviation Safety (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission or FCC) proposes changes to the Aviation Radio Service rules to support the 
deployment of more advanced avionics technology, increase the efficient use of limited 
spectrum resources, and generally improve aviation safety.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 31542, 2 July 2019; Title 47 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Parts 2 and 87:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/conten t/pkg/FR -2019-07-02/html/2019 -12980.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pk g/FR-2019-07-02/pdf/2019 -12980.pdf  
• Commission Documents - FCC Proposes Changes to Rules to Promote Aviation 
Safety:   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc -proposes -changes -rules-promote -
aviation -safety -0 
• G/TBT/N/USA/1256 and subsequent addenda, corrigenda  
• G/TBT/N/USA/304 and G/TBT/N/USA/304/Add.1   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/USA/1506  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  3 September 2019  
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/2019/TBT/USA/19_4027_00_e.pdf  
 