*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 31088* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 03- 2823 September 4, 2003 WIRELESS TELECOMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION REGION 16 (KANSAS) 700 MHz PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SIXTH MEETING The Region 16 (Kansas) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Chair announces that the sixth meeting of the Region 16 (Kansas) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will be held Tuesday, October 21st, 2003 from 10: 00 a. m. – 3: 00 p. m., at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks/ Great Plains Nature Center located at 6232 E. 29 th St. North, Wichita, Kansas. The meeting of the Region 16 (Kansas) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at 10: 00 a. m. The purpose of this meeting is to continue developing a statewide (Kansas) plan to meet the needs of the 700 MHz spectrum users including Public Safety, Public Health, Emergency Management and Utility services. Additionally, the Region 16 (Kansas) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene a consecutive meeting on this same date to continue the process for development of a statewide plan for use of the newly allocated 4.9 GHz frequency spectrum in the State of Kansas. The Region 16 (Kansas) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional 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 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. Interested parties wishing to participate in the planning process for utilization of either the new public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band or the newly allocated 4.9 GHz band are encouraged to attend. For additional information concerning this meeting, please contact either the Region 16 Chair or Vice- chair listed below. 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 Edwin Geer, Chairman Region 16, 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee 915 SW Harrison, DSOB 881- W KDOT Topeka, Kansas 66612 PH: 785- 296- 5948 Email: geer@ ksdot. org or Captain Ken Justice, Vice- Chair Region 16, 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee 1220 Enterprise Olathe, Kansas 66061 PH: 785- 296- 5981 Email: Kjustice@ mail. khp. state. ks. us - FCC - 2