PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 07-786 February 21, 2007 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 54 (SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHz PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING AND 800 MHz NPSPAC PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETINGS General Docket No. 89-363 The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees will hold two meetings on Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., the 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the Grundy County Office of Emergency Management, 1320 Union Street, Morris, Illinois. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County will discuss the coordination of mutual aid channels § Review and discuss the Starcom21 mobile application § Review of other recent issues Immediately following the 800 MHz NPSPAC Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meeting, Region 54 will convene its 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meeting. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: 1 Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) encompasses counties in three states bordering Lake Michigan: Winnebago, McHenry, Cook, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Boone, Lake, DuPage, DeKalb, Will, and Kankakee Counties, Illinois; Lake, LaPorte, Jasper, Starke, St. Joseph, Porter, Newton, Pulaski, Marshall, and Elkart Counties, Indiana; and Kenosha, Milwaukee, Washington, Dodge, Walworth, Jefferson, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha Counties, Wisconsin. 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 § Discuss any outstanding or additional comments regarding the 700 MHz draft plan § Circulate draft plan to adjacent regions for coordination Both Region 54 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 54 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 54 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Chris Kindelspire, Secretary Region 54 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Grundy County ETSB (911) 111 East Illinois Avenue Morris, Illinois 60450 (815) 405-0998 ckspire@grundy911.org William Carter, Chairman Region 54 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee 10928 South Lawndale Chicago, Illinois 60655 (312) 497-6802 carterb@apco911.org Carl Guse, Chairman Region 54 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Frequency Specialist, Wisconsin State Patrol 4802 Sheboygan Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7912 (608) 266-2497 carl.guse@dot.state.wi.us - FCC -