PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 07-14 January 4, 2007 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 30 (NEW YORK–ALBANY) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 800 MHz NPSPAC REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS Gen. Docket No. 90-394 The Region 30 (New York-Albany)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, February 6, 2007. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the Clinton County Emergency Operation Center, 16 Emergency Services Drive, Plattsburgh, New York. The agenda for this meeting includes: § Review and approve February 6, 2007 meeting agenda § Review and approve November 9, 2006 meeting report § Old business o Update on dispute resolution process (Mr. Travis LePage) o Update on 700 MHz Plan (Mr. Travis LePage) o Update on concurrence letters from adjacent regions (Mr. Travis LePage) § New business/comments § Schedule next meeting Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee 1 The Region 30 regional planning area includes thirty-one counties in upstate New York: Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Green, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, and Washington. 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 meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approve February 6, 2007 meeting agenda § Review and approve November 9, 2006 meeting report § Old business o Update on the Bylaws that will govern the 800 MHz plan o Update on Window #3 Amendment o Update on non-interference agreement with Region 19 from Region 8 § New business/comments § Schedule next meeting Both of the Region 30 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 Region 30 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 800 MHz bands within Region 30 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: David A. Cook, Chairman Region 30 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees State of New York, Office of Technology Statewide Wireless Network State Capital, ESP P.O. Box 2062 Albany, New York 12220-0062 (518) 486-1035 David.Cooke@oft.state.ny.us - FCC -