*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 50697.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 2222 Released: July 29, 2005 COMMENTS INVITED ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (REGION 5) PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN AMENDMENT (GENERAL DOCKET NO. 89- 97) Comment Date: August 30, 2005 Reply Date: September 14, 2005 On April 20, 2005, the Region 5 (Southern California) 1 800 MHz Regional Planning Committee submitted a proposed amendment to its Public Safety Plan that would allocate the following channels to Cocachella Water District and the City of San Diego: 2 638, 647, 676, 685, 714, 723, 752, 790 and 816. 3 The proposed amendment was reviewed by, and letters of concurrence obtained from, Southern California’s adjacent regions, Region 3 (Arizona), Region 6 (Northern California), and Region 27 (Nevada). In accordance with the National Public Safety Plan, each region is responsible for planning its use of public safety radio frequency spectrum in the 821- 824/ 866- 869 MHz bands. 4 The Region 5 Plan, which was originally adopted by the Commission in November 1989, has been modified several times 1 Region 5 Southern California consists of ten counties: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Kern, Ventura, San Bernadino, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial. 2 See Letter dated April 18, 2005, from Ron Wong, Region 5 800 MHz Planning Committee, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC (submitting Amendment to Southern California NSPAC Plan) filed April 20, 2005 (Plan Amendment). 3 See Plan Amendment Attachment – March 18, 2004 Southern California Regional Planning Committee Frequency Allocation Plan. 4 See Development and Implementation of a Public Safety National Plan and Amendment to Part 90 to Establish Service Rules and Technical Standards for Use of the 821- 824/ 766- 869 MHz Bands by the Public Safety Services, Report and Order, Gen. Docket No. 87- 112, 3 FCC Rcd 905 (1987). 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 within the last sixteen years. 5 Prior to taking action on the Region 5 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 5 Plan Amendment on or before August 30, 2005 and reply comments on or before September 14, 2005. All comments should reference General Docket 89- 97, 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. (BCPI), 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. 5 See In The Matter of Southern California Public Safety Plan, General Docket No. 89- 97, Order, 4 FCC Rcd 8352 (PRB 1989); Amendment Approval Letter dated June 9, 1993 from Richard J. Shiben, Chief, Land Mobile and Microwave Division to Garrett Mayer, Chair, Region 5; In the Matter of Southern California Public Safety Plan, Gen. Docket 89- 97, Order, 10 FCC Rcd (WTB PRD 1995); Amendment Approval Letter dated Apr. 19, 1996 from Robert H. McNamara, Chief, Private Wireless Division to Garrett G. Mayer, Chair, Region 5; Wireless Telecom Action, Southern California (Region 5) Receives Approval for Minor Amendments to its Public Safety, Public Notice, Gen. Docket 89- 97, Report WT 97- 39 (WTB rel. Oct. 7, 1997); Wireless Telecom Action, Southern California (Region 5) Receives Approval for Minor Amendments to its Public Safety Plan, Public Notice, Gen. Docket 89- 97, 15 FCC Rcd 24573 (WTB PSPWD 2000); Wireless Telecom Action, Southern California (Region 5) Receives Approval for Minor Amendments to its 800 MHz Public Safety Plan, Public Notice, Gen. Docket 89- 97, , 17 FCC Rcd 15847 (WTB PSPWD 2002); Wireless Telecom Action, Southern California (Region 5) Receives Approval for Minor Amendments to its 800 MHz Public Safety Plan, Public Notice, Gen. Docket 89- 97, 19 FCC Rcd 23590 (WTB PSCID 2004). 6 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998). 2 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 Telecommunications Bureau. - FCC - 3