PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 07-2334 June 5, 2007 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 11 (HAWAII) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING The Region 11 (Hawaii) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, August 14, 2007, beginning at 8:30 a.m., at the State Video Conference Center in the Keoni Ana Building, Room 302, 1177 Alakea Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss changing the Region 11 band plan for 4.9 GHz, and provide an update on the actions of the Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) group. To facilitate neighboring county participation, the meetings will be broadcast to the State- owned Video Conference Centers (VCCs), which will be available on each meeting day until 12:00 noon at the following locations: Hawaii: Hilo State Office Building, Basement, 75 Aupuni Street, Hilo Maui: Wailuku Judiciary Building, First Floor, 2145 Main Street, Wailuku Oahu: Kalanimoku Building, Room B-10, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu Kauai: Lihue State Office Building, Basement, 3060 Eiwa Street, Lihue The Region 11 700 MHz 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 11 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. 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 All interested parties wishing to participate in planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 11 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Robert J. Hivak, Chairman Region 11, 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee State of Hawaii, ICS Division 1177 Alakea Street, Room 201 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 586-1930 ext. 613 Robert.j.hlivak@hawaii.gov Clay Chan, Vice-Chairman Region 11, 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Emergency Medical Services Department of Health 3627 Kilauea Avenue, Room 102 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 (808) 773-8328 cmchan@camhmis.health.state.hi.us - FCC -