*Pages 1--5 from Microsoft Word - 11488.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 Twelfth Street, S. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554 DA 01- 2112 News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Released: September 10, 2001 PUBLIC SAFETY 700 MHZ BAND – GENERAL USE CHANNELS APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO REGIONAL PLANNING BOUNDARIES OF CONNECTICUT AND MICHIGAN By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau accepts and approves the decisions of Connecticut and Michigan to “opt out” of their assigned planning regions for purposes of the regional planning process established by the Commission for the General Use channels in the 700 MHz public safety band. 1 As a result of these “opt out” decisions, the 700 MHz planning regions are hereby modified as set forth in the Attachment hereto. By way of background, in 1998 the FCC decided that the 700 MHz public safety band regional planning committees (RPCs) would be based on the same fifty- five planning regions used in the 800 MHz band. 2 However, the FCC also decided to allow states or territories not in regions defined by state boundaries to “opt out” of their existing regions to form or join a planning region that corresponds with their state’s geographic boundaries. 3 The deadline date for reporting “opt out” decisions was July 2, 2001. 4 Connecticut was eligible to “opt out” because it was part of Region 8 and Region 19. The Chairman of the 700 MHz Public Safety Band Region 19 RPC reports that all RPC members from Connecticut have agreed to “opt out” of Region 8 to join the 700 MHz Public Safety Band Region 19 with boundaries redrawn to encompass all of Connecticut. 5 1 See Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency Communications Requirements Through the Year 2010, WT Docket No. 96- 86, First Report and Order and Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 14 FCC Rcd 152, 191 ¶ 78 (1998). 2 Id. and at 263, Appendix D (List of Regions). 3 Id. at 191- 92 ¶¶ 80, 85. 4 Public Safety 700 MHz Band General Use Spectrum Deadline for Changing Regional Boundaries is July 2, 2001, Public Notice, 16 FCC Rcd 726 (WTB PSPWD 2001). See also Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency Communications Requirements Through the Year 2010, WT Docket No. 96- 86, Second Memorandum Opinion and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 16844, 16876 ¶ 68 (2000). Pursuant to timely filed requests, the deadline date was extended until November 2, 2001, and January 2, 2002, for the 700 MHz Public Safety Band Region 42 RPC and the 700 MHz Public Safety Band Region 8 RPC, respectively. See Letter to David R. Warner, Convener, Virginia Region 42, from D’wana R. Terry, Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division (PSPWD), WTB (June 29, 2001); Letter to Rosalind K. Allen, Esq., Counsel for the City of New York, from D’wana R. Terry, Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, WTB (Aug. 3, 2001). 5 See Letter to D’wana R. Terry, Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, WTB, from George Pohorilak, New England 700 MHz Chairman (dated May 2, 2001). 1 Michigan was eligible to “opt out” because it comprised Region 21 and part of Region 54. The Chairman of the 700 MHz Public Safety Band Region 21 RPC reports that all RPC members from Michigan have agreed to “opt out” of Region 54 to join the 700 MHz Public Safety Band Region 21 with boundaries redrawn to encompass all of Michigan. 6 For further information, contact Bert Weintraub, Esq., of the Policy and Rules Branch, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 0680, TTY (202) 418- 7233, or via email to bweintra@ fcc. gov. Action by the Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. – FCC – 6 See Letter to Joy Alford, WTB, from Stephen Todd, Region 21 Chairman (dated June 26, 2001). 2 Attachment Page 1 of 3 PUBLIC SAFETY – 700 MHZ BAND – REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES NUMBER STATES, COUNTIES & TERRITORIES INCLUDED IN REGIONS (700 MHZ ) 1. ALABAMA 2. ALASKA 3. ARIZONA 4. ARKANSAS 5. CALIFORNIA- SOUTH (to the northernmost borders of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino Counties) 6. CALIFORNIA- NORTH (that part of California not included in California- South) 7. COLORADO 8. NEW YORK- METROPOLITAN - NEW YORK: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties; NEW JERSEY: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren, Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Monmouth Counties 9. FLORIDA 10. GEORGIA 11. HAWAII 12. IDAHO 13. ILLINOIS (all except area in Region 54) 14. INDIANA (all except area in Region 54) 15. IOWA 16. KANSAS 17. KENTUCKY 18. LOUISIANA 19. New England - MAINE; NEW HAMPSHIRE; VERMONT; MASSACHUSETTS; RHODE ISLAND; CONNECTICUT Regions 8, 19, 21, and 54 are in bold to highlight the results of “opt out” decisions reported to the Commission as of July 2, 2001. Pursuant to timely filed requests, the deadline date was extended until November 2, 2001, and January 2, 2002, for the 700 MHz Public Safety Band Region 42 RPC and the 700 MHz Public Safety Band Region 8 RPC, respectively. See Letter to David R. Warner, Convener, Virginia Region 42, from D’wana R. Terry, Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division (PSPWD), WTB (June 29, 2001); Letter to Rosalind K. Allen, Esq., Counsel for the City of New York, from D’wana R. Terry, Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, WTB (Aug. 3, 2001). This attachment also corrects several typographical errors/ omissions on earlier versions of this list. 3 Attachment Page 2 of 3 NUMBER STATES, COUNTIES & TERRITORIES INCLUDED IN REGIONS (700 MHZ ) 20. MARYLAND; WASHINGTON, D. C.; VIRGINIA – NORTHERN (Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford Counties; and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park Cities) 21. MICHIGAN 22. MINNESOTA 23. MISSISSIPPI 24. MISSOURI 25. MONTANA 26. NEBRASKA 27. NEVADA 28. NEW JERSEY (except for counties included in the New York- Metropolitan, Region 8, above) PENNSYLVANIA (Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks, Delaware, Lehigh, Northampton, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming and York Counties); DELAWARE 29. NEW MEXICO 30. NEW YORK – ALBANY (all except area in New York - Metropolitan, Region 8, and New York - Buffalo, Region 55) 31. NORTH CAROLINA 32. NORTH DAKOTA 33. OHIO 34. OKLAHOMA 35. OREGON 36. PENNSYLVANIA (all except area in Region 28, above) 37. SOUTH CAROLINA 38. SOUTH DAKOTA 39. TENNESSEE 40. TEXAS - DALLAS (including the counties of Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Bowie, Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Delta, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Cass, Tarrant, Dallas, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Kaufman, Rains, VanZandt, Wood, Smith, Camp, Upshur, Gregg, Marion, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson, Navarro, Ellis, Johnson, Hood, Somervell and Erath) 41. UTAH 42 VIRGINIA (all except area in Region 20, above) 43. WASHINGTON 44. WEST VIRGINIA 4 Attachment Page 3 of 3 NUMBER STATES, COUNTIES & TERRITORIES INCLUDED IN REGIONS (700 MHZ ) 45. WISCONSIN (all except area in Region 54) 46. WYOMING 47. PUERTO RICO 48. U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 49. TEXAS - AUSTIN (including the counties of Bosque, Hill, Hamilton, McLennan, Limestone, Freestone, Mills, Coryell, Falls, Robertson, Leon, San Saba, Lampasas, Bell, Milam, Brazos, Madison, Grimes, Llano, Burnet, Williamson, Burleson, Lee, Washington, Blanco, Hays, Travis, Caldwell, Bastrop, and Fayette) 50. TEXAS - EL PASO (including the counties of Knox, Kent, Stonewall, Haskell, Throckmorton, Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Fisher, Jones, Shackelford, Stephens, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor, Callahan, Eastland, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Runnels, Coleman, Brown, Comanche, Culberson, Reeves, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Irion, Tom Green, Concho, McCulloch, Jeff Davis, Hudspeth, El Paso, Pecos, Crockett, Schleicher, Menard, Mason, Presidio, Brewster, Terrell, Sutton, and Kimble) 51. TEXAS - HOUSTON (including the counties of Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Houston, Trinity, Angelina, Walker, San Jacinto, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Montgomery, Liberty, Hardin, Orange, Waller, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Austin, Colorado, Wharton, and Matagorda) 52. TEXAS - LUBBOCK (including the counties of Dallam, Sherman, Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hartley, Moore, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill, Oldham, Potter, Carson, Grey, Wheeler, Deaf Smith, Randall, Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Parmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Hardeman, Foard, Wilbarger, Witchita, Clay, Montague, Jack, Young, Archer, Baylor, King, Dickens, Crosby, Lubbock, Kockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, and Garza) 53. TEXAS - SAN ANTONIO (including the counties of Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Lavaca, Dewitt, Karnes, Wilson, Atascosa, Frio, Zavala, Maverick, Dimmit, LaSalle, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Goliad, Victoria, Jackson, Calhoun, Refugio, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces, Jim Wells, Duval, Webb, Kleberg, Kenedy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, Zapata, Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron) 54. Chicago – Metropolitan – ILLINOIS: Winnebago, McHenry, Cook, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Boone, Lake, DuPage, DeKalb, Will, and Kankakee Counties; WISCONSIN: Kenosha, Milwaukee, Washington, Dodge, Walworth, Jefferson, Racine, Ozaukee, Waukesha, Dane, and Rock Counties 55. NEW YORK - BUFFALO (including the counties of Niagara, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Wyoming, Genesee, Orleans, Monroe, Livingston, Steuben, Ontario, Wayne, and Yates) 5