*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 57122.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 06- 1064 May 19, 2006 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 consecutive Region 8 Public Safety planning meetings. On Tuesday, June 20, 2006, the Region 8 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee meeting will convene at 10: 00 a. m. at the Nassau County Police Headquarters, Assembly Hall, 1490 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, New York 11501. The agenda for this meeting includes: 1. Review and Approve June 20, 2006 Meeting Agenda 2. Review and Approve May 2, 2006 Meeting Report 3. Interoperability (SIEC Reports) a. New York State b. New Jersey 4. Working Group Activities a. 4.9- GHz Working Group Activities – Mr. Felix Melendez b. 700 MHz Working Group Activities – Mr. Travis LePage i. 700- MHz Plan Development - Discuss, review, and finalize 700- MHz plan in preparation for the adjacent region concurrence 5. New Business and Comments 6. Schedule Next Meeting and Adjourn 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 June 20, 2006 Meeting Agenda 2. Review and Approve May 2, 2006 Meeting Report 3. Old Business a. Update – Region 8 Window 8 Applications Actions 4. New Business/ Comments 5. Schedule Next Meeting and 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 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