PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 07-3930 September 14, 2007 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 42 (VIRGINIA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING The Region 42 (Virginia)1 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at the Double Tree Hotel, 990 Hilton Heights Road, Charlottesville, Virginia. The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the status of the 700 MHz Region 42 plan. The Region 42 700 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 42 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 the planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 42 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Robert A. DeLauney, Chairman Region 42 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee City of Virginia Beach - ComIT 2508 Princess Anne Road Building 30 (757) 383-4066 rdelaune@vbgov.com - FCC - 1The Region 42 (Virginia) area includes the State of Virginia, excluding Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford Counties, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park) which is represented by Region 20 (Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia). News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov