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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  04-  129 
 January  23,  2004 


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


 The  Region  35  (Oregon)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  next  planning  meeting  will  be  held  on  Wednesday,  March  10,  1004,  at  10:  00  a.  m.  at  the  Best 
 Western  Hood  River  Inn,  located  at  1108  East  Marina  Way,  Hood  River,  Oregon. 
 The  meeting  agenda  will  include: 
 1.  Introduction  to  the  4.9  GHz  planning  process,  2.  Draft  review  and  possible  adoption  of  the  proposed  by-  laws, 


 3.  Update  on  the  draft  Region  35  700  MHz  plan,  4.  Reports  from  subcommittee  chairs,  and 
 5.  Updates  on  efforts  relative  to  statewide  interoperability  in  Oregon  (SIEC). 
 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/  or  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  35  are 
 encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 
 Sally  Jones,  Chair  Region  35,  700  MHz  4.9  GHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 


 P.  O.  Box  998  St.  Helens,  Oregon  97051 
 PH:  503-  397-  7255,  ext.  223  FX:  503-  366-  7196 
 Email:  sjones@  columbia911.  com 
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