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


 DA  04-  2612  August  24,  2004 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  16  (KANSAS)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  MEETING 
 The  Region  16  (Kansas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  Chairs  announce  that  the  next  meeting  of  the  Region  16  (Kansas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional 


 Planning  Committee  will  be  held  Wednesday,  October  20,  2004  from  10:  00  a.  m.  –  3:  00  p.  m.,  in  the  Kansas  Highway  Patrol  facility  located  at  1821  Front  Street,  Hays,  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. 


 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. 
 Interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  new  public  safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band  and  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  16  are  encouraged  to  attend. 


 For  additional  information  concerning  this  meeting,  please  contact  either  the  Region  16  Chair  or  Vice-  Chair  listed  below. 


 Edwin  Geer,  Chair  Captain  Ken  Justice,  Vice-  Chair  915  SW  Harrison,  DSOB  881-  W  1220  Enterprise 
 KDOT  Olathe,  Kansas  66061  Topeka,  Kansas  66612  PH:  785-  296-  5981 


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