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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  06-  920  April  24,  2006 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 
 REGION  5  (SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA)  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  TO  HOLD  4.9  GHz  REGIONAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  5  (Southern  California)  4.9  GHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  hold  a  public  safety  planning  meeting  on  Friday,  May  5,  2006.  The  meeting,  which  will  be  held  in 
 conjunction  with  the  2006  California  State  APCO  Training  Conference  &  Exposition,  will  take  place  at  the  Ontario  Convention  Center  located  at  2000  Convention  Center  Way,  Ontario, 
 California.  The  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  distribute  and  review  a  draft  of  the  4.9  GHz  Regional  Plan  and  receive  any  feedback  on  the  document. 


 The  Region  5  4.9  GHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  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  Region  5  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  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  qualified  staff. 


 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  the  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  5  are  encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information  on  the  conference  go  to  the 
 California  Public-  Safety  Radio  Association  (CPRA)  web  site  located  at  http://  www.  cpra.  org.  For  further  information  on  the  Region  5  4.9  GHz  committee,  contact: 


 Susan  Tran,  Secretary  for  Ray  Grimes,  Region  5,  4.9  GHz  Committee  Chair 
 Orange  County  Sheriff’s  Communications  Division  840  N.  Eckhoff,  Suite  104 
 Orange,  California  92868  PH:  714-  704-  7943 
 FX:  714-  704-  7902  Susan.  Tran@  ocgov.  com 


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