*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 50017.doc* which was originally adopted by the Commission on May 10, 1990, has been amended several times in the last 15 years. 5 Prior to taking action on the Region 9 Plan Amendment, by this Public Notice, we solicit comments on the Plan Amendment. Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on the proposed Region 9 Plan Amendment on or before August 8, 2005 and reply comments on or before August 23, 2005. All comments should reference General Docket 90- 119, and should be filed with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S. W., TW- A325, Washington, D. C. 20554. The address for FCC locations should be used only for documents filed by United States Postal Service first- class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail. Hand- delivered or messenger- delivered documents for the Commission's Secretary are accepted only by the Commission’s contractor, Natek, Inc., at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N. E., Suite 110, Washington, D. C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8: 00 a. m. to 7: 00 p. m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N. E. Other messenger- delivered documents, including documents sent by overnight mail (other than United States Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) should be addressed for delivery to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. See FCC Announces a New Filing Location for Paper Documents and a New Fax Number for General Correspondence, Public Notice, 16 FCC Rcd 22165 (2001). The Plan Amendment can be accessed electronically via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), http:// www. fcc. gov/ cgb/ ecfs/. 6 Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e- mail. To get filing instructions for e- mail comments, commenters should send an e- mail to ecfs@ fcc. gov, and should include the following words in the body of the message, "get form ." A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. Filings and comments are also available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY- A257, Washington, DC, 20554. Copies also may be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CY- B402, Washington, D. C. 20554. Customers may contact BCPI through its web site, http:// www. bcpiweb. com, by email at fcc@ bcpiweb. com, by phone at (202) 488- 5300 or (800) 378- 3160, or by facsimile at (202) 488- 5563. For further information, contact Ms. Joy Alford, of the Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418- 0694, TTY (202) 418- 7233, or via e- mail to joy. alford@ fcc. gov. Action by the Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure Division, Wireless Report and Order, General Docket No. 87- 112, 3 FCC Rcd 905 (1987). 5 See In the Matter of Florida Public Safety Plan, Gen. Docket No. 90- 119, Order, 5 FCC Rcd 3067 (1990). The Region 9 Plan was subsequently revised on May 7, 1991, 6 FCC Rcd 2607 (1991); November 25, 1991, 6 FCC Rcd 7180 (1991); September 17, 1993, 8 FCC Rcd 7038 (1993); March 23, 1994, 9 FCC Rcd 1644 (1994); June 19, 1995, 10 FCC Rcd 7167 (1995); September 9, 1997, (Report No. WT 97- 34); June 16, 1999, 14 FCC Rcd 8536 (1999), and March 2, 2001, 16 FCC Rcd 4880 (2001). 6 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998). 2 Telecommunications Bureau. - FCC - 3