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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  06-  1020  May  12,  2006 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  11  (HAWAII)  PUBLIC  SAFETY  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEES  TO  HOLD  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETINGS 


 The  Region  11  (Hawaii)  Regional  Planning  Committees  will  hold  three  consecutive  planning  meetings  regarding  Public  Safety  communications  within  Region  11. 
 On  Tuesday,  August  8,  2006,  the  Region  11  800  MHz  (NPSPAC)  Regional  Planning  Committee  meeting  will  convene  at  9:  30  a.  m.  in  Room  302  of  the  Keoni  Ana  State  Office 
 Building,  1177  Alakea  Street,  Honolulu,  Hawaii  96813. 
 The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Reestablishment  of  the  Region  11  800  MHz  (NPSPAC)  Regional  Planning  Committee  (RPC)  with  the  participation  and  agreement  of  the  State  and  County  governments 
 2.  Election  of  Officers  3.  Selection  of  a  Working  Group  to  draft  Bylaws  for  the  Committee 
 4.  Discussion  of  the  existing  channel  allocation  plan  issued  September  30,  1993  5.  Scheduling  future  meetings 
 6.  New  business  7.  Receive  public  comments 
 8.  Adjourn 
 Each  State  and  County  government  and  all  other  eligible  entities  should  appoint  and  certify  representatives  to  the  Region  11  800  MHz  NPSPAC  RPC  to  represent  their  jurisdictions 
 who  are  conversant  with  telecommunications  technology. 
 On  Tuesday,  August  8,  2006,  the  Region  11  State  Interoperability  Executive  Committee  meeting  will  convene  immediately  following  the  NPSPAC  meeting  in  Room  302  of  the  Keoni 
 Ana  State  Office  Building,  1177  Alakea  Street,  Honolulu,  Hawaii  96813. 
 The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Establishment  of  the  Region  11  State  Interoperability  Executive  Committee  (SIEC)  with  the  participation  and  agreement  of  the  State  and  County  governments 


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 2.  Election  of  Officers  3.  Selection  of  a  Working  Group  to  draft  Bylaws  for  the  SIEC 
 4.  Scheduling  future  meetings  5.  New  business 
 6.  Receive  public  comments  7.  Adjourn 


 Each  State  and  County  government  and  all  other  eligible  entities  should  appoint  and  certify  representatives  to  the  Region  11  SIEC  to  represent  their  jurisdictions  who  are  conversant 
 with  telecommunications  technology. 
 On  Tuesday,  August  8,  2006,  the  Region  11  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  meeting  will  convene  at  1:  30  pm  in  Room  302  of  the  Keoni  Ana  State  Office  Building,  1177 
 Alakea  Street,  Honolulu,  Hawaii  96813. 
 The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Old  business,  including  discussion  of  the  current  narrowband  channel  allocation  proposal  2.  New  business 
 3.  Receive  public  comments  4.  Adjourn 


 The  meetings  of  the  Region  11  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committees  and  State  Interoperability  Executive  Committee  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  Hawaii  may  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  Federal  Communications  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  suitably  conversant  staff. 
 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  use  of  public  safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  and  800  MHz  bands  within  Region  11  are  encouraged  to  attend. 
 Participants  can  also  join  the  meeting  at  State  of  Hawaii  video  conference  centers  located  in  Hilo,  Wailuku,  Honolulu,  and  Lihue.  For  further  information  on  the  NPSPAC  and  SIEC 
 meetings  or  the  locations  of  the  video  conference  centers,  please  contact 
 Lester  M.  Nakamura,  Chairman  Region  11  800  MHz  (NPSPAC)  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 Region  11  State  Interoperability  Executive  Committee  c/  o  State  of  Hawaii  ICS  Division 
 P.  O.  Box  119  Honolulu,  HI  96810-  0119 
 (808)  586-  1910  lester.  m.  nakamura@  hawaii.  gov 


 For  further  information  on  the  700  MHz  RPC  meeting,  please  contact: 
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 Robert  J.  Hlivak,  Chair  Region  11  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 c/  o  State  of  Hawaii  ICS  Division  1177  Alakea  St.,  Room  201 
 Honolulu,  HI  96813  (808)  586-  1930  extension  613 
 robert.  j.  hlivak@  hawaii.  gov 


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