PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 07-1722 April 16, 2007 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 55 (NEW YORK – BUFFALO) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 800 MHz NPSPAC REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS PR Docket No. 92-287 The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, May 10, 2007. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the Cattaraugus County Emergency Operating Center, 303 Court Street, Little Valley, New York. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approve May 10, 2007 meeting agenda § Review and approve March 15, 2007 meeting report § Old business o Update – concurrence from adjacent Regions 28, 33, and 36 (Mr. Travis LePage) o Update – 700 MHz band restructuring (Mr. Sean O’Hara) § New business/comments § Schedule next meeting § Adjourn Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee 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 May 10, 2007 meeting agenda § Review and approve March 15, 2007 meeting report 1 The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo) area includes the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates. 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 § Working group activities o 800 MHz working group (Mr. Matthew Delaney) § Old business o Update – Region 55 Window #3, 4 and 5 applications regional concurrence (Mr. Sean O’Hara o Update – Wave 4 rebanding (Mr. Sean O’Hara) § New business/comments o Proposal for Regional Planning Committees handling of public safety spectrum in Canadian border regions o Joint petition (Regional Planning Committee Region 55/Regional Planning Committee Region 30) to narrowband old block channels to 12.5 KHz § Schedule next meeting § Adjourn 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 Region 55 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 55 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Captain Joseph C. Grube, Chair Region 55, 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committees 301 Court Street Little Valley, New York 14755 (716) 938-9191 jcgrube@cattco.org - FCC -