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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  02-  115 
 January  17,  2002 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  5  (SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA)  700  MHz 
 PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 
 ANNOUNCES  THIRD  MEETING 


 By  this  notice,  the  Region  5  (Southern  California)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning 
 Committee  announces  that  its  third  meeting  will  be  held  on  March  13,  2002  from  10:  00  a.  m.  to 
 12:  00  noon  at  Orange  County  Communications,  840  N.  Eckhoff  St.,  Suite  104,  Orange  CA 
 92868-  1021.  The  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  continue  the  allocation  planning  process  of  the  700 
 MHz  spectrum  for  public  safety  in  Region  5,  and  the  agenda  includes: 


 1.  Nominations  and  voting  for  Vice-  chairperson  and  Secretary  of  the  committee,  and 
 2.  Vote  on  approval  of  the  draft  plan. 


 All  eligible  public  safety  providers  in  Region  5  may  utilize  these  frequencies.  It  is  essential 
 that  not  only  public  safety,  but  all  government,  Native  American  Tribal,  and  non-  governmental 
 organizations  eligible  under  Section  90.523  of  the  Commission’s  be  represented  in  order  to  ensure 
 that  each  agency’s  future  spectrum  needs  are  considered  in  the  allocation  process.  Administrators 
 who  are  not  oriented  in  the  communications  field  should  delegate  someone  with  this  knowledge  to 
 attend,  participate  and  represent  their  agency’s  needs. 


 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  new  public  safety 
 spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information,  contact: 


 David  Buchanan,  Chairman 
 Region  5,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 777  E.  Rialto  Avenue 
 San  Bernardino,  CA  92415-  0740 
 (909)  387-  3337  (voice) 
 (909)  387-  8859  (fax) 
 dbuchanan@  isd.  co.  san-  bernardino.  ca.  us 


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