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


 DA  02-  3194  November  19,  2002 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  16  (KANSAS)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  THIRD  MEETING 
 The  Region  16  (Kansas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  Chairs  announce  that  the  third  meeting  of  Region  16  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning 


 Committee  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  January  23,  2003,  at  10:  00  a.  m.  –  2:  00  p.  m.,  at  the  Kansas  Highway  Patrol  Training  Center,  2019  E.  Iron,  Salinas,  Kansas. 


 The  meeting  of  the  Region  16  (Kansas)  700  MHz  National  Public  Safety  Planning  Advisory  Committee  will  convene  at  10:  00  a.  m.  The  purpose  of  this  meeting  is  to  begin  the  task 
 of  establishing  committees  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  700  MHz  spectrum  users  including  Public  Safety,  Public  Health,  Emergency  Management  and  Utility  services. 


 All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  purpose  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Region  16  would  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  your  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  are  encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information  about 


 the  meeting,  please  contact  either  of  the  two  Region  16  Co-  chairs  listed  below. 
 Edwin  Geer,  Chair  Captain  Ken  Justice,  Co-  Chair  915  SW  Harrison,  DSOB  801-  W  1220  Enterprise 
 KDOT  Olathe,  Kansas  66061 


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 Topeka,  Kansas  66612  PH:  785-  296-  5981  PH:  785-  295-  5948  Email:  Kjustice@  mail.  khp.  state.  ks.  us 
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