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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  91 
 WIRELESS  TELECOM  ACTION  January  16,  2001 
 THE  NEW  ENGLAND  AREA  (REGION  19)  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLAN  RECEIVES 
 APPROVAL  FOR  MINOR  AMENDMENTS  TO  ITS  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLAN 
 (GENERAL  DOCKET  NO.  90-  53) 


 By  this  Public  Notice,  the  Commission  announces  that  the  New  England  Area  (Region  19) 
 Radio  Planning  Committee's  proposal  to  amend  the  Region  19  Public  Safety  Regional  Plan  is 
 approved.  The  amendment,  which  revises  the  current  channel  allotments  for  radio  frequencies  in  the 
 821-  824/  866-  869  MHz  bands  within  the  New  England  area,  reflects  changes  made  as  a  result  of  its 
 seventh  window  application  process.  In  accordance  with  the  National  Public  Safety  Plan,  each  region 
 is  responsible  for  planning  its  use  of  public  safety  radio  frequency  spectrum  in  the  821-  824/  866-  869 
 MHz  bands.  1  The  Region  19  Plan  was  originally  adopted  by  the  Commission  on  April  26,  1990.  2  The 
 Region  19  Plan  was  subsequently  revised  by  letter  on  July  17,  1992,  February  28,  1995,  and  October 
 30,  1996,  and  by  public  notice  on  March  21,  1997,  February  8,  1999,  February  8,  2000,  and 
 September  28,  2000. 


 On  November  7,  2000,  the  Commission  issued  a  Public  Notice  (DA  00-  2520)  inviting 
 interested  parties  to  file  comments  regarding  a  proposed  amendment  to  the  Region  19  Plan  that  was 
 filed  with  the  Commission  on  September  14,  2000.  We  have  reviewed  the  Region  19  request,  which 
 modifies  the  Region’s  frequency  allocation  tables  to  provide  new  assignments  for  the  Connecticut 
 State  Police,  Berkshire  County  (Massachusetts)  Sheriffs  and  the  Hyanis  (Massachusetts)  Fire 
 Department.  Further,  we  received  no  comments  in  response  to  the  Public  Notice  of  November  7, 
 2000.  The  amendment  is,  therefore,  accepted  and  approved  as  submitted.  The  Secretary's  office  will 
 place  the  amended  Region  19  Plan  in  the  official  docket  file  where  it  will  remain  available  to  the  public. 


 Quest  ions  regarding  t  his  public  not  ice  may  be  direct  ed  to  Joy  Alford,  Wireless 
 Telecommunications  Bureau  (202)  418-  0694. 


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 1  Report  and  Order,  General  Docket  No.  87-  112,  3  FCC  Rcd  905  (1987) 
 2  Order,  General  Docket  90-  53,  5  FCC  Rcd  2844  (1990). 


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