PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 08-2155 September 25, 2008 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 42 (VIRGINIA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 800 MHZ NPSPAC REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING PR Docket No. 91-300 The Region 42 (Virginia)1 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at the Roanoke Plaza Hotel (formerly Wyndham Hotel), 2801 Hershberger Road, Roanoke, Virginia. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss items of interest to 800 MHz Region 42 planning. The Region 42 800 MHz 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 90.20 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 90.20, 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 the planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 800 MHz band within Region 42 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: David R. Warner, Chairman Region 42 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Telecommunications Engineer, Radio Engineering Division Virginia Information Technologies Agency Meadowville Technology Park 11751 Meadowville Lane Chester, Virginia 23836 (804) 416-6199 david.warner@vita.virginia.gov - FCC - 1 The Region 42 (Virginia) regional planning area includes the State of Virginia, excluding Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford Counties, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park), which is represented by Region 20 (Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia). News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov