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


 DA  02-  557  March  7,  2002 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  43  (WASHINGTON  STATE)  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEES  ANNOUNCE 
 REGION  43  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETING  AND 
 REGION  43  800  MHz  REGIONAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETING 
 The  Region  43  (Washington  State)  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  and  the  Region  43  (Washington  State)  800  MH  Regional  Planning  Committee  announce  that  consecutive  meetings 
 will  be  held  on  Wednesday,  March  27,  2002  at  the  Port  of  Seattle  Pier  69,  2711  Alaskan  Way,  Conference  Room  2D  East,  Seattle,  Washington. 


 The  meeting  of  the  Region  43  (Washington  State)  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  convene  at  10:  00  a.  m.  The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 €  Approval  of  Minutes  for  October  30,  2001  and  January  30,  2002  Meetings,  €  Election  of  Officers, 
 €  Information  Updates  for  Region  43  Web  Site  and  Listserver,  €  Development  of  Work  Programs  for  2002, 
 €  Review  of  Draft  Plan  Document,  and  €  New  Business 


 The  meeting  of  the  Region  43  (Washington  State)  800  MHz  National  Public  Safety  Planning  Advisory  Committee  will  convene  at  1:  00  p.  m.  The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 €  Approval  of  Minutes  for  February  13,  2002  Meeting,  €  Presentation  by  Plan  Re-  Write  Sub-  Committee, 
 €  Presentation  by  Loading  Study  Sub-  Committee,  €  Revisions  to  Application  Review  Procedures, 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 €  Revisions  to  By-  Laws,  €  Zone  2  Implementation  of  Interoperability  Repeaters,  and 
 €  New  Business 


 Both  of  the  Region  43  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meetings  are  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  purpose  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety 
 of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Washington  State  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  within  Region  43  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information 
 about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 
 Kevin  Kearns,  Chairman  Region  43,  800  MHz  NPSPAC  Planning  Committee 
 King  County  Information  and  Telecommunications  Services  Division 
 Key  Tower  700  Fifth  Avenue,  Suite  2300 
 Seattle,  Washington  98104-  5002  PH:  206-  296-  0660 
 FX:  206-  263-  4834  Email:  Kevin.  Kearns@  metrokc.  gov 
 Web  Site:  www.  region43.  org 
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