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 PUBLIC  NOTICE 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W. 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 DA  02-  1556  July  3,  2002 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  24  (MISSOURI)  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEES  ANNOUNCE  REGION  24  800  MHz  REGIONAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETING 
 (PR  DOCKET  93-  131)  AND 
 REGION  24  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  24  (Missouri)  800  MHz  National  Public  Safety  Planning  Advisory  Committee  and  the  Region  24  (Missouri)  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  announce  that  consecutive 
 meetings  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  September  24,  2002  at  Jefferson  City,  Missouri  at  the  Missouri  State  Emergency  Management  Agency,  2302  Militia  Drive,  Jefferson  City,  Missouri. 


 The  meeting  of  the  Region  24  (Missouri)  800  MHz  National  Public  Safety  Planning  Advisory  Committee  will  convene  at  10:  00  a.  m.  The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 €  Approval  of  previous  meeting  minutes  €  Old  Business  -  Adjacent  state  issues 
 €  New  Business  -  Regional  review  of  current  Region  24  800  MHz  channel  allotments 
 Discussion  on  potential  modification  of  Region  24  800  MHz  plan  New  NPSPAC  800  MHz  applications 
 Discussion  on  Region  24  future  channel  allotments  €  Adjournment 


 The  meeting  of  the  Region  24  (Missouri)  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  convene  at  12:  30  p.  m.  The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 €  Brief  overview  on  700  MHz  FCC  allocation  and  up  to  date  RPC  activities  €  The  future  of  the  National  Coordination  Committee  (NCC) 
 €  New  Business  A  review  of  the  700  MHz  allotments  developed  by  the  CAPRAD  database 


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 Comments  and  suggestions  on  the  Region  24  700  MHz  allotments  Region  24  700  MHz  regional  plan  approval 
 Wideband  data  standards  €  Adjournment 


 Both  of  the  Region  24  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meetings  are  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  in  Missouri  whose  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the 
 safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  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  Rules  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  within  Region  24  should  plan  to  attend.  Region  24  welcomes  all 
 interested  parties  to  attend,  participate  and  volunteer  for  committee  assignments.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 


 Mr.  Stephen  Devine  Chairperson,  Region  24,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  and 
 800  MHz  National  Public  Safety  Planning  Advisory  Committee  1510  East  Elm  Drive 
 Jefferson  City,  Missouri  65101  (573)  526-  6105  (voice) 
 (573)  526-  1112  (fax)  email:  sdevine@  mail.  state.  mo.  us 


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