PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 08-1872 August 7, 2008 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 55 (NEW YORK – BUFFALO) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS PR Docket No. 92-287 The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the Monroe County Public Safety Training Facility, 1190 Scottsville Road, 2nd Floor, Room 201, Rochester, New York. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approval of the September 23, 2008 meeting agenda § Review and approval of the June 10, 2008 meeting report § New York State Interoperability Coordinator Meeting (Vincent Stile, Chief Thomas Roche) § Old business o Update on 700 MHz Working Group o 700 MHz Status Report (Travis LePage) o Review of open action items (Travis LePage) § Update on 700 MHz band restructuring (Sean O’Hara) § New business and opportunity for comments § Schedule next meeting Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approval of the September 23, 2008 meeting agenda § Review and approval of the June 10, 2008 meeting report § Old business o Update on Region 55 Window 3, 4, and 5 applications regional concurrence (Travis LePage) 1 The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo) area includes the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. 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 o Review of open action items (Travis LePage) o Update on Wave 4 Rebanding (Sean O’Hara) § New business, and opportunity for comments § Schedule next meeting Both of the Region 55 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meetings are 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 55 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 and 800 MHz bands within Region 55 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Steven C. Sharpe, Chairman 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committees Genesee County Director of Emergency Communications 165 Park Road Batavia, New York 14020 (585) 345-3000, Ext. 3400 ssharpe@co.genesee.ny.us Peter Stritzinger, Vice Chairman Orleans County Radio System Manager - Emergency Management 14064 West County House Road Albion, New York 14411 (585) 589-4414 ocradio@orleansny.com - FCC -