*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 32642* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 03- 3407 October 27, 2003 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU REGION 49 (CENTRAL TEXAS) REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY 700 MHz BAND AND PUBLIC SAFETY 800 MHz BAND( NPSPAC) ANNOUNCE REGIONAL PLANNING MEETINGS The Region 49 (Central Texas) 1 Regional Planning Committees announce two Region 49 Public Safety planning meetings to be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2003, at the Texas Criminal Law Enforcement Auditorium, Building E, 6100 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas. The 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee will convene at 9: 00 a. m. The agenda for this meeting includes the following items: 1. Review and approve agenda. 2. Review and approve minutes of the October 29, 2001, meeting 3. Treasurer’s Report – Greg Petrey 4. Subcommittee reports a. Bylaws Subcommittee – Ron Mayworm b. Plan Writing Subcommittee – Ron Mayworm 5. Discussion and possible action on adopting the interim bylaws as the permanent by laws 6. Update on the CAPRAD700 MHz database – Ron Mayworm and Ken Yoder 7. Update on the Region 49 website and listserver – Greg Petrey 8. Review and discussion on the draft Region 49 700 MHz plan 9. An overview of the 50 MHz of spectrum allocated to public safety in the 4.9 GHz band 10. A review of the FCC Docket 00- 32 and the parameters outlined for agencies to operate in the 4.9 GHz band 11. A review of the FCC’s requirement for a plan to be developed within 12 months by the 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee for implementation of the 4.9 GHz spectrum in the region 1 Region 49- Central Texas includes the following counties: 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 12. Discussion and possible action regarding the committee’s intent to coordinate frequency assignments in the new 4.9 GHz public safety band 13. Old Business 14. New business 15. Receive public comments 16. Schedule Next Meeting The 800 MHz (NPSPAC) Regional Planning Committee will convene at 3: 00 p. m. at the Texas Criminal Law Enforcement Auditorium, Building E, 6100 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas. The agenda for this meeting includes the following items: 1. Review and approve agenda 2. Review and approve minutes of the March 27, 2003 meeting 3. Consideration and possible action regarding the application of the City of Waco for mobile use of the 5 NPSPAC mutual aid channels 4. Consideration and possible action regarding any other applications received by the Secretary more than 30 days prior to this meeting 5. Old Business 6. New Business 7. Receive public comments 8. Schedule Next Meeting Both of the Region 49 Public Safety Planning Committee meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in the Central Texas area, including the counties of Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Grimes, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, and Williamson may utilize these frequencies. State and local governments and certain nongovernmental organizations that provide public safety services are eligible for licensing in the 700 MHz band. (See Section 90.523, FCC Rules for details.) All governmental eligibles, including Native American Tribal Governments, as well as nongovernmental eligibles should be represented at these meetings to ensure that each entity’s future spectrum needs are considered in the planning 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, or the newly allocated 4.9 GHz band within Region 49 are encouraged to attend. For further information, please contact: Ron G. Mayworm, Chairman Region 49 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee 2 P. O. Box 1595 Bryan, Texas 77806 Phone: (979) 209- 5475 E- mail: ron@ ktsignals. com General information regarding public safety radio spectrum and the regional planning process is available on the Commission’s internet site at: http:// wireless. fcc. gov/ publicsafety/. – FCC – 3