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


 DA  03-  1167  April  16,  2003 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 
 REGION  35  (OREGON)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 
 ANNOUNCES  FIFTH  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  35  (Oregon)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  fifth  meeting  will  be  held  on  Wednesday,  June  4,  2003  at  10:  00  a.  m.  –  12:  00  p.  m.,  at  Mount 
 Bachelor  Village  Resort  and  Conference  Center,  19717  Mount  Bachelor  Drive,  Bend,  Oregon. 
 The  agenda  of  the  meeting  includes: 


 1.  Draft  review  and  possible  adoption  of  the  committee  mission  statement  and  proposed  bylaws, 
 2.  Updates  on  the  draft  plan,  3.  Reports  from  subcommittee  chairs  and, 
 4.  Updates  on  simultaneous  efforts  relative  to  statewide  interoperability  in  Oregon. 
 The  Region  35  (Oregon)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  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  Oregon  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  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 ftp.  fcc.  gov 
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 Sally  Jones,  Chair  Region  35,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
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 Administrator,  Columbia  9-  1-  1  Communication  District  P.  O.  Box  998 


 St.  Helens,  Oregon  97051  PH:  503-  397-  7255,  ext.  223 
 FX:  503-  366-  7196  Email:  sjones@  columbia911.  com 
 Region  35  website:  www.  region35.  org 
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