*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 57522.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 06- 1214 June 6, 2006 WIRELESS TELECOMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION REGION 55 (NEW YORK – BUFFALO AREA) PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEES ANNOUNCE 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING AND NPSPAC 800 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING (PR Docket No. 92- 287) The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo area) 1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. The Region 55 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee meeting will convene at 10: 00 a. m. at the Public Safety Training Center located at 1190 Scottsville Road, Room 105, Rochester, New York 14624. The agenda for the meeting includes: 1. Review and Approve June 28, 2006 Meeting Agenda 2. Review and Approve March 15, 2006 Meeting Report 3. Old Business a. 700- MHz Plan Development: Discuss, Review, and Finalize the 700- MHz Plan in Preparation for Adjacent Region Concurrence – Mr. Travis LePage i. Authority of the Committee ii. Planning Committee Administration iii. Region 55 Bylaws iv. Region 55 Defined v. Procedure for Requesting Spectrum Allotments vi. Application Requirements vii. Application Scoring Matrix viii. Technical Evaluation of Applications ix. Interference- Protection Criteria and System- Design Specifications x. TV/ DTV Interference Protection xi. Procedure for Frequency Coordination 1 Region 55, the New York – Buffalo area consists of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties in the State of New York. 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 xii. Adjacent Region Coordination xiii. Appendix Sections of the Plan 4. New Business/ Comments 5. Schedule Next Meeting 800 MHz Regional Planning Committee Meeting. Immediately following the Region 55 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee meeting, the Region 55 800 MHz Regional Planning Committee will convene its meeting at the Public Safety Training Center located at 1190 Scottsville Road, Room 105, Rochester, New York 14624. The agenda for the meeting includes: 1. Review and Approve June 28, 2006 Meeting Agenda 2. Review and Approve April 26, 2006 Meeting Report 3. Old Business a. Update – Region 55 Window #4 Opening b. Update – Region 55 Window #3 Concurrence i. Region 28 ii. Region 30 iii. Region 36 4. New Business/ Comments a. Update – Region 55 April 26, 2006 Technical Committee Meeting 5. Schedule Next Meeting Both of the Region 55 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 – Buffalo 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 55 are encouraged to attend. For further information, please contact: Captain Joseph Grube, Chair Region 55, 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committee 301 Court Street Little Valley, New York 14755 (716) 938- 9191 Email: JCGrube@ cattco. org – FCC – 2