*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 5281.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 00- 2696 December 6, 2000 WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION COMMENTS INVITED ON PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA (REGION 28) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLAN AMENDMENT (Gen. Docket # 89- 573) Comment Date: January 8, 2001 Reply Date: January 23, 2001 On September 21, 2000, Region 28 submitted a proposed amendment to its Public Safety Plan that would revise the current channel allotments to reflect changes made as a result of Region 28 Filing Window 6A. The requested amendment proposes modification of the Region’s frequency allocation tables to provide new assignments as reflected in the chart below: User: Atlantic City, City of Location: Atlantic City Channels: 617, 627, 637, 647, 659, 672, 679, 693, 702 719, 724, 735, 759, 763, 783, 795, 801, 828 User: Brigantine, City of, NJ Location: Brigantine, NJ Channels: 663, 695, 739, 767, 799 User: Cherry Hill Twp, NJ Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Channels: 673, 827 User: Ocean City, City of Location: Ocean City, NJ Channels: 665, 689, 745, 789, 815 User: Philadelphia, City of, PA Location: Philadelphia Channels: 632, 640, 678, 716, 754, 830 User: Pleasantville, City of Location: Pleasantville, NJ Channels: 645, 681, 713, 747, 777 In accordance with the National Public Safety Plan, each region is responsible for planning its use News media information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov 1 of public safety radio frequency spectrum in the 821- 824/ 866- 869 MHz bands. 1 The Public Safety Plan for Region 28, which was adopted by the Commission on February 2, 1990, governs the use of frequency assignments in the 821- 824/ 866- 869 MHz within Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and the Southern New Jersey area. 2 The Commission is soliciting comments from the public before taking action on this proposed plan amendment. Interested parties may file comments to the proposed amendment on or before January 8, 2001, and reply comments on or before January 23, 2001. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), 3 or by filing paper copies. Commenters who submit by paper should send original and five copies of comments to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D. C. 20554. Commenters should clearly identify all comments and reply comments, whether submitted electronically or as paper copies, as submissions to General Docket 89- 573 Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Regional Public Safety Plan (Region 28). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to . Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e- mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an e- mail to ecfs@ fcc. gov, and should include the following words in the body of the message, "get form ." A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. Questions regarding this public notice may be directed to Joy Alford, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (202) 418- 0694, TTY (202) 418- 7233. - FCC - 1 See Development and Implementation of a Public Safety National Plan and Amendment of Part 90 to Establish Service Rules and Technical Standards for Use of the 821- 824/ 866- 869 MHz Bands by the Public Safety Services. Report and Order, General Docket No. 87- 112, 3 FCC Rcd 905 (1987). 2 Philadelphia Region Public Safety Plan, Order, General Docket No. 89- 573, 5 FCC Rcd 764 (1990). 3 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, Report and Order, GC Docket No. 97- 113, 13 FCC Rcd 11322, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998). 2