PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 08-2768 December 22, 2008 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 15 (IOWA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS The Region 15 (Iowa) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold meetings on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 and Wednesday April 8, 2009, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Iowa State Patrol Communications Radio Repair Meeting Room, 5912 NW 2nd Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. The purpose of the meetings is to review Region 15 700 MHz plan recommendations and to vote on the draft plan. The Region 15 700 MHz Public Safety 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 band within Region 15 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Richard Hester, Chairman Region 15 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Iowa State Patrol Communications 56911 Whitepole Road Lewis, Iowa 51544 (712) 769-2395 hester@dps.state.ia.us Les Fish Iowa State Patrol Communications 5912 NW 2nd Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50313 (515) 281-8804 fish@dps.state.ia.us - FCC - News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov