*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 51144.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 2336 August 22, 2005 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 Chair announces that the next meeting of the Region 16 (Kansas) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will be held Thursday September 15th, 2005 from 1: 00 p. m. – 3: 00 p. m., in the Eisenhower State Office Building located at 700 SW Harrison, Topeka, Kansas. The meeting of the Region 16 (Kansas) 700 MHz National Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at 1: 00 p. 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. 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 new public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 16 are encouraged to attend. For further information about the meeting, please contact either the Region 16 Chair or the Region Vice-chair listed below. Edwin Geer, Chair Captain Jason DeVore, Vice- Chair 700 SW Harrison, ESOB 7 th Flr. 2025 E. Iron KDOT Salina, Kansas 67401 Topeka, Kansas 66603 PH: 785- 827- 3065 PH: 785- 296- 5948 Email: jdevore@ khp. ks. gov Email: geer@ ksdot. org - FCC - 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