*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 54134.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 3358 December 30, 2005 WIRELESS TELECOMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION REGION 8 (NEW YORK – METROPOLITAN AREA) PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING AND NPSPAC 800 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING (General Docket No. 88- 476) The Region 8 (New York – Metropolitan area) 1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees will hold two planning meetings on Thursday, February 2, 2006. The Region 8 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee meeting will convene at 10: 00 a. m. at the Port Authority Technical Center located at 241 Erie Street, Jersey City, New Jersey. The agenda for this meeting includes: 1. Review and Approve February 2, 2006 Meeting Agenda 2. Review and Approve December 22, 2005 Meeting Report 3. Interoperability (SIEC Reports) a. New York State b. New Jersey 4. Working Group Activities a. 4.9 GHz Working Group Activities b. 700 MHz Working Group Activities i. Discuss and Finalize Detailed Scoring Criteria Sections of the 700- MHz Plan ii. Discuss Spectrum Allotment Techniques iii. Discuss Wideband Channel Aggregation iv. Discuss Aeronautical Use of the 700- MHz General Use Channels 5. Old Business – Discuss Wideband Interoperability Channels 6. New Business and 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 February 2, 2006 Agenda 2. Review and Approve December 22, 2005 Meeting Report 3. Old Business c. Update – Discuss Draft Filings: 800- MHz Prioritization Matrix d. Update – 800- MHz National Channels Rebanding Working Group e. Update – Region 8 Window 8 Application Actions 4. New Business/ Comments 5. Schedule Next Meeting 6. Adjourn Both Region 8 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers whose sole 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 conversant with telecommunications technology should ensure that their respective agencies are represented by suitably conversant staff. All interested parties wishing to participate in the planning for the use of 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 and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees Assistant Fire Marshal, Fire and Rescue Services Nassau County Fire Commission 140 15 th Street Mineola, New York 11501 PH: (516) 571- 6400 FX: (516) 571- 6407 Email: pmead@ mail. co. nassau. ny. us – FCC – 2