*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 47986.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 1092 April 15, 2005 WIRELESS TELECOMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION REGION 8 (NEW YORK – METROPOLITAN AREA) PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEES ANNOUNCE 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING AND NPSPAC 800 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING (General Docket No. 88- 476) The Region 8 (New York – Metropolitan area) 1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees will hold two planning meetings on May 11, 2005. The Region 8 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee meeting will convene at 10: 00 a. m. at the Life Safety Complex, Paramus, New Jersey. The agenda for this meeting includes: 1. Review and Approve Agenda 2. Review and Approve March 2, 2005 Meeting Report 3. Interoperability (SIEC Reports) a. New York State b. New Jersey 4. Working Group Activities a. 4.9 GHz Working Group – Felix Melendez, b. 700 MHz Working Group Activities 5. Old Business a. Region 8 800 MHz Regional Plan 6. New Business/ Comments 7. Schedule Next Meeting 1 Region 8, the New York – Metropolitan area consists of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties, New York; and Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren, Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. 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 Immediately following the adjournment of the 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee meeting, Region 8 will convene its 800 MHz NPSPAC Regional Planning Committee meeting. The agenda for this meeting includes: 1. Review and Approve Meeting Agenda 2. Review and Approve March 2, 2005 Meeting Report 3. Old Business a. Region 19 Windows 14 and 15 b. 800 MHz Rebanding 4. New Business/ Comments 5. Schedule Next Meeting Both of the Region 8 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meetings are 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 New York – Metropolitan area 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 public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz bands, and/ or the newly allocated 4.9 GHz band within Region 8 are encouraged to attend. For further information, please contact: Peter W. Meade, Chairman Region 8, 700 MHz Regional Planning 140 15 th Street Mineola, New York 11501 (516) 571- 6400 (voice) (516) 571- 6407 (fax) Email: NCFCFC1@ aol. com – FCC – 2