PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
 DA 08-1870
August 7, 2008
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION
REGION 38 (SOUTH DAKOTA) 700 MHZ REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE 
ANNOUNCES FIRST MEETING
The Region 38 (South Dakota)1 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) 
Convener announces that the initial meeting of Region 38 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning 
Committee will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., in the Knelp Building, 700 
Governors Drive, Pierre, South Dakota.  The purpose of the meeting is to elect a 700 MHz Chairperson, 
and other RPC officers as necessary, and to establish working committees for the development the 
Region 38 700 MHz plan.  
The Region 38 700 MHz RPC meeting is open to the public.  All public safety providers whose 
sole or principal purpose is to protect the safety of life, health, or property in Region 38 are eligible to 
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, 47 C.F.R. § 90.523, 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 band within Region 38 should plan to attend.  For further information, please contact:
Todd Dravland, Convener
Region 38 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee
System Engineer, BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering
1302 E. Hwy. 14, Suite 8
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
(605) 773-4635
Todd.Dravland@state.sd.us
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1 The Region 38 (South Dakota) 700 MHz regional planning area includes the entire state of South Dakota.   
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