PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 08-1965 August 26, 2008 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION REGION 11 (HAWAII) 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. 93-80 The Region 11 (Hawaii) Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Tuesday, September 9, 2008, and again on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. On September 9, beginning at 12:30 p.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the State Video Conference Center in the Keoni Ana Building, Room 302, 1177 Alakea Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. 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 at approximately 2:00 p.m. To facilitate neighboring county participation, the meetings will be broadcast to the State-owned Video Conference Centers (VCCs), which will be available on each meeting day until 12:00 noon at the following locations: Hawaii: Hilo State Office Building, Basement, 75 Aupuni Street, Hilo Maui: Wailuku Judiciary Building, First Floor, 2145 Main Street, Wailuku Oahu: Kalanimoku Building, Room B-10, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu Kauai: Lihue State Office Building, Basement, 3060 Eiwa Street, Lihue On Tuesday, November 18, 2008, Region 11 RPCs meeting will hold two consecutive meetings. The 700 MHz RPC meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Immediately following the conclusion of the 700 MHz meeting, the 800 MHz NPSPAC meeting will convene. Agenda details will be provided by the RPC chairs in advance of the November 18, 2008 meeting. The September and November Region 11 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 11 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 90.523of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 90.523, be represented in order to ensure that each agency’s future spectrum needs are 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 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 11 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Robert J. Hivak, Chairman Region 11, 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee State of Hawaii, ICS Division 1177 Alakea Street, Room 201 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 586-1930 ext. 613 Robert.j.hlivak@hawaii.gov Alvin Sunahara, Chairman, 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Department of Information Technology City and County of Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii 96810 (808) 768-7630 asunahara@honolulu.gov - FCC -