PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 07-1320 March 15, 2007 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 6 (NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 4.9 GHz PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING The Region 6 (Northern California)1 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Cordelia Fire Station, Cordelia Fire Hall, 2155 Cordelia Road, Fairfield, California. The agenda for this meeting includes: § Review the status of ongoing and culminating efforts concerning the 700 MHz public safety spectrum guidelines and/or Commission Rules: o Federal Communications Commission – general 700 MHz information is available at the Commission’s public safety website http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/spectrum/700mhz/Welcome.html o The Computer-Assisted Pre-coordination Resource and Database (CAPRAD) spectrum management system – related information is available at http://caprad.nlectc.du.edu/cp/index.jsp o National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) – related information is available at http://www.npstc.org 1 Region 6 (Northern California) includes forty-eight (48) counties of California situated north of the northernmost borders of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino counties. News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov 2 o Other entities, including ad hoc factions and other regional planning committees § Spectrum plan – review, modify, and approve efforts to date of the workgroup o Review the proposed Region 6 – 700 MHz frequency repacking plan incentives and criteria o Solicit support o Discuss progress in funding the proposed repacking plan § Discuss officer positions and elections § Review 4940 to 4990 MHz public safety deployments The Region 6 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meeting is 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 Region 6 may utilize these frequencies. It is essential that public safety agencies in all areas of government, including state, municipality, county, and 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 oriented in the communications field should delegate someone with this knowledge to attend, participate, and represent their agency’s needs. All interested parties wishing to participate in planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz bands within Region 6 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: William De Camp, Chair Region 6 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Department of General Services, Telecommunications Division 601 Sequoia Pacific Boulevard, MS-WH7 Sacramento, California 95814-0282 (916) 657-9205 william.decamp@dgs.ca.gov – FCC –