*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 23675.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 02- 3447 December 13, 2002 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU REGION 20 (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA) PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEES ANNOUNCE REGION 20 800 MHZ (NPSPAC) REGIONAL PLANNING MEETING AND REGION 20 700 MHz REGIONAL PLANNING MEETING (PR DOCKET NO. 91- 300) The Region 20 (District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia) 800 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee and the Region 20 (District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee announce that consecutive planning meetings will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 (January 30, 2003 rain, snow and ice date) at the Potomac Community Public Library, Community Room, Prince William County, located at 2201 Opitz Boulevard, Woodbridge, Virginia. The meeting of Region 20 800 MHz (NPSPAC) Regional Planning Committee will convene at 10: 00 a. m. The agenda for this meeting includes: € Update on Filing Windows 3 and 4, € Technical Committee Report, € Update on “RINS” channels reassignment plan, € Update on committee appointments, € New Business, and € Adjourn 800 MHz meeting. The meeting of the Region 20 700 MHz Public Safety Radio Review Committee follows adjournment of 800 MHz meeting. The agenda for this meeting includes: € Plan and process background, News media information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov 1 € Plan status, € New Business, and € Adjourn 700 MHz meeting. Region 20 includes the geographic area of the State of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and (over) the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford, and the City of Alexandria. Both of the Region 20 Public Safety Planning Committee meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 20 may utilize these frequencies. It is essential that participants be representatives of all eligible public safety providers in order to ensure that your 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 and 800 MHz band within Region 20 should plan to attend, and are welcome to participate and volunteer for committee assignments. For further information, please contact: Alan Kealey, Chairman Region 20, 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Planning Committees Maryland Department of Natural Resources 580 Taylor Avenue (E3) Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 260- 887- 8887 (voice) (410) 260- 8878 (fax) Email: akealey@ dnr. state. md. us -FCC- 2