*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 45838.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 305 February 3, 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 The Region 8 (New York – Metropolitan area) 1 Regional Planning Committees will hold two public safety planning meetings on March 2, 2005. The Region 8 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee meeting will convene at 10: 00 a. m. at the New Jersey Port Authority Technical Center, 241 Erie Street, 3 rd Floor Skylight Room, Jersey City, New Jersey. The agenda for this meeting includes: 1. Review and Approve Agenda 2. Review and Approve November 3, 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 19 Plan Amendment and approval b. Dispute Resolution Process Amendment and approval 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 November 3, 2004 Meeting Report 3. Old Business a. EXPARTE filing on December 2, 2004 (Nextel interference protection levels) b. Licensed approvals i. Suffolk County- Town of Babylon ii. NYS Statewide Wireless Network iii. Metropolitan Transit Authority iv. Application Guidelines 4. New Business/ Comments a. Region 19 Windows 14 and 15 5. Schedule Next Meeting Both of the Region 8 Public Safety Planning Committee meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers whose sole purpose 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 new 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