PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
 DA 08-2320
October 20, 2008
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
REGION 19 (NEW ENGLAND) 700 MHZ PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING 
COMMITTEE 700 MHZ AND 4.9 GHZ PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING 
MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2009
The Region 19 (New England)1 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) 
will hold its next meetings as follows:
§ Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at the Kennebunkport Fire Department, 
32 North Main Street, Kennebunkport, Maine
§ Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at the Rhode Island Emergency Operations 
Center, 645 New London Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island
§ Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at the Connecticut Fire Academy, 
34 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks, Connecticut
§ Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., at the New Hampshire Department of 
Public Safety, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord, New Hampshire
The purpose of the meetings will be to discuss the needs of the 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz spectrum 
users, including public safety, public health, emergency management, and public utility services.  
The Region 19 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz RPC meetings are 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 19 should plan to attend.  For further information, visit 
the RPC website at www.ner700mhz.org, or contact:  
George Pohorilak, Chairman
Region 19 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee
Office of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications
 
1 The Region 19 regional planning area includes the following states: Connecticut (except Fairfield, Litchfield, New 
Haven and Middlesex counties), Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
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
1111 Country Club Road
Middletown, Connecticut  06457
(860) 685-8108
george.pohorilak@po.state.ct.us
Jerry Zarwanski, Vice-Chairman
Region 19 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee 
Department of Public Safety
Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services
1111 Country Club Road
Middletown, Connecticut  06457
(860) 685-8157
jerry.zarwanski@po.state.ct.us
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