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


 DA  04-  403  February  19,  2004 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  54  (SOUTHERN  LAKE  MICHIGAN)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  54  (Southern  Lake  Michigan)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  the  next  planning  meeting  will  be  held  on  Wednesday,  April  14,  2004  at 
 2:  00  p.  m.  at  the  Chicago  Emergency  Communications  Center,  at  1411  W.  Madison  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois.  The  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to: 


 1.  Review  the  Plan  draft,  2.  Accept  comments  and  other  input  from  affected  parties,  and 
 3.  Address  any  new  business. 
 The  Region  54  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety  of  life, 
 health,  or  property  in  the  Southern  Lake  Michigan  area,  which  is  comprised  of  the  Great  Lakes  area  including  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Indiana  and  Michigan,  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  their  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  and/  or  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  54  are 


 encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 
 William  Carter,  Chairman  Region  54,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 1411  W.  Madison  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois  60607  PH:  312-  746-  9252 
 FX:  312-  746-  9202 


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