PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 08-2054 September 5, 2008 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 6 (NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 4.9 GHZ PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING The Region 6 (Northern California)1 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Cordelia Fire Hall within the Cordelia Fire Station, 2155 Cordelia Road, Fairfield, California. The agenda for this meeting includes: § Review, modify, and approve or disapprove the Region 6, 700MHz RPC Plan, including the formation of a Spectrum Advisory Subcommittee, a “Repacked Spectrum Study,” and any other relevant excerpts or attachments that the RPC may choose to incorporate into the Plan. § Discuss and elect officers, particularly a combined Secretary/Treasurer. § Discuss and review any current FCC notices relevant to either the 700 MHz or the 4.9 GHz bands, particularly the recent notice pertaining to low power transmissions within 700 MHz. § Review public safety deployments in the 4.9 GHz band. The Region 6 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz RPC meeting is open to the public. 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 4.9 GHz bands within Region 6 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Randall Hagar, Chair Region 6 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee 1 Region 6 (Northern California) includes forty-eight (48) counties of California situated north of the northernmost borders of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino 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 Deputy Director, General Services Agency Alameda County 1401 Lakeside Drive, 10th Floor Oakland, California 94612 (510) 208-9789 Randall.Hagar@acgov.org – FCC –