PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 08-2781 December 23, 2008 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 55 (NEW YORK – BUFFALO) 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. 92-287 The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPC) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the Steuben County Office of Emergency Service/911 Center- EOC, 6979 Rumsey St Ext., Bath, New York. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approval of the January 22, 2009 meeting agenda § Review and approval of the November 18, 2008 meeting report § Old business o Update on 700 MHz Working Group o Review of open action items § New business and opportunity for comments § Schedule next meeting Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approval of the January 22, 2009 meeting agenda § Review and approval of the November 18, 2008 meeting report § Old business o Review of open action items o Update on Region 55 Windows 3, 4, and 5 applications regional concurrence o Update on Wave 4 Rebanding o Update on status of Canadian Region 2 reply comments 1 The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo) area includes the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates. 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 § New business and opportunity for comments o Renewal of STA’s o APCO 800 MHz Workshop in Orlando (Pete Stritzinger) o NTIA new infrastructure radio standards (Pete Stritzinger) § Schedule next meeting Both of the Region 55 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 and 800 MHz bands within Region 55 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Steven C. Sharpe, Chairman 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committees Genesee County Director of Emergency Communications 165 Park Road Batavia, New York 14020 (585) 345-3000, Ext. 3400 ssharpe@co.genesee.ny.us Peter Stritzinger, Vice Chairman Orleans County Radio System Manager - Emergency Management 14064 West County House Road Albion, New York 14411 (585) 589-4414 ocradio@orleansny.com - FCC -