PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 07-3933 September 14, 2007 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 14 (INDIANA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS The Region 14 (Indiana)1 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold its next meetings as follows: § Wednesday, October 24, 2007, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at the Greensburg Police Department Training Room, 201 South Broadway, Greensburg, Indiana. § Wednesday, December 12, 2007, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at the Indiana State Police Communications Division Training Room, 8500 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, Indiana The purpose of both meetings is to work on and discuss the draft 700 MHz Regional plan. There will be telephone conferencing during both meetings for those who are unable to attend. The telephone conference number for the Wednesday, October 24, 2007 meeting is (317) 233-3088. The telephone conference number for the Wednesday, December 12, 2007 meeting is (317) 233-3550. Those experiencing difficulty connecting to the conference bridges may call Gerry VanFossan, Indiana State Police Communications Division, at (317) 899-8526. The Region 14 700 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 14 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. 1 Region 14 (Indiana) includes the entire state of Indiana, except the Southern Lake Michigan counties of Lake, Laforte, Jasper, Starke, St. Joseph, Porter, Newton, Pulaski, Marshall and Elkart 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 All interested parties wishing to participate in planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 14 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Jason Schneidt, Secretary Region 14, 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Freehafer Hall Purdue University 401 South Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-3408 jaschneidt@purdue.edu or visit http://region14rpc.googlepages.com William Carter, Chairman Region 54 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee 10928 South Lawndale Chicago, IL 60655 (312) 497-6802 carterb@apco911.org - FCC -