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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  05-  2433  September  9,  2005 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 
 REGION  30  (NEW  YORK  -  ALBANY)  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  NEXT  MEETING 


 The  Region  30  (New  York  -  Albany)  1  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  hold  its  next  meeting  on  Wednesday,  October  5,  2005.  The  Region  30  700  MHz 
 Regional  Planning  meeting  will  convene  at  10:  00  a.  m.,  at  the  Cornell  Cooperative  Extension,  24  Martin  Road,  Voorheesville,  New  York. 


 The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Review  and  Approve  Meeting  Agenda  2.  Review  and  Approve  July  27,  2005  Meeting  Report 
 3.  700  MHz  Matters  –  Plan  Development:  a.  Section  9  –  Application  Scoring  Matrix 
 b.  Section  10  –  Adjacent  Region  Coordination  c.  Appendix  E  –  Application  Evaluation  Matrix  Flowchart 
 d.  Appendix  F  –  Application  Evaluation  Matrix  Point  Values  e.  Appendix  G  –  Flow  Chart  Symbol  Legend 
 4.  Old  Business  5.  New  Business 
 6.  Schedule  Next  Meeting. 
 All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Region  30  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. 
 1  Region  30  encompasses  an  area  defined  by  the  following  31  Counties  of  New  York  State:  Albany,  Broome, 
 Cayuga,  Chenango,  Clinton,  Columbia,  Cortland,  Delaware,  Essex,  Franklin,  Fulton,  Green,  Hamilton,  Herkimer,  Jefferson,  Lewis,  Madison,  Montgomery,  Oneida,  Onondaga,  Oswego,  Otsego,  Rensselaer,  St.  Lawrence,  Saratoga, 


 Schenectady,  Schoharie,  Tioga,  Tompkins,  Warren,  and  Washington. 


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 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  new  Public  Safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band,  or  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  30 
 are  encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 


 David  A.  Cook,  Chairman  Region  30  (New  York-  Albany)  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 State  of  New  York,  Office  of  Technology  Statewide  Wireless  Network 
 State  Capitol,  ESP  P.  O.  Box  2062 
 Albany,  New  York  12220-  0062  Telephone:  (518)  443-  2041 
 E-  mail:  David.  Cook@  oft.  state.  ny.  us 
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