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


 DA  03-  2852  September  8,  2003 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  20  (MARYLAND  –  METROPOLITAN  AREA)  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEES  ANNOUNCE 
 REGION  20  (700  MHz)  REGIONAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETING  AND 
 REGION  20  NPSPAC  (800  MHz)  REGIONAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETING  (Gen.  Docket  90-  7) 


 The  Region  20  (the  District  of  Columbia,  Maryland  and  Northern  Virginia  area  1  )  Regional  Planning  Committees  announce  two  Region  20  Public  Safety  planning  meetings. 
 On  Friday,  October  31,  2003,  the  Region  20  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  meeting  will  convene  at  10:  00  a.  m.  in  the  Conference  Room  (Lower  level),  Office  of  Traffic  & 
 Maintenance,  Maryland  State  Highway  Administration,  Hanover  Complex  at  7491  Connelley  Drive,  Hanover,  Maryland. 


 The  agenda  for  the  700  MHz  for  the  Regional  Planning  Committee  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Review  and  Approve  Previous  Meeting  Report,  2.  Review  Plan  &  Process  Background, 
 3.  New  Business/  Comments,  4.  4.9  GHz  Update,  and 
 5.  Schedule  Next  Meeting. 


 1  The  Northern  Virginia  area  consists  of  Arlington,  Fairfax,  Fauquier,  Loudoun,  Prince  William  and  Stafford, 
 Counties  and  the  City  of  Alexandria. 


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 The  Region  20  800  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  meeting  will  convene  immediately  following  the  adjournment  of  the  Region  20  700  MHz  Regional  Planning 
 Committee  meeting. 
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 The  agenda  for  800  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Update  on  Windows  3  &  4,  2.  Technical  Committee  Report, 
 3.  RINS  Channels  Reassignment  Plan  Update,  4.  Committee  Appointments  Update, 
 5.  New  Business/  Comments,  and  6.  Schedule  Next  Meeting 


 Each  of  the  Region  20  includes  the  geographic  area  of  the  State  of  Maryland,  the  District  of  Columbia  and  Northern  Virginia.  Both  of  the  Region  20  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 meetings  are  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  in  Region  20  whose  sole  purpose  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  may  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  and  800  MHz  band  and  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  20  should 
 plan  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 
 Alan  T.  Kealy,  Chairman  Region  20,  700/  800  MHz  Regional  Planning 
 Wireless  Communications  Division  Maryland  Department  of  Natural  Resources 
 580  Taylor  Avenue  (E3)  Annapolis,  Maryland  21401 
 PH:  (410)  260-  8887  FX:  (410)  260-  8878 
 Email:  akealey@  dnr.  state.  md.  us 
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