PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 08-330 February 11, 2008 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION 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 will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, March 27, 2008. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the Chautauqua County Emergency Services Office, Training Room (1),2 2 Academy Street, Suite A, Mayville, New York. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approve March 27, 2008 meeting agenda § Review and approve January 17, 2008 meeting report § Old business o Update – 700 MHz working group o Update – 700 MHz status report (Mr. Travis LePage) o Update – Regional Planning Committee, Region 28 700 MHz plan § New business/comments § Schedule next meeting § Adjourn Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approve March 27, 2008 meeting agenda 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. 2 Enter Training Room (1) through RED door, across from old bus garage. 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 § Review and approve January 17, 2008 meeting report § Old business o Update – Region 55 Window #3, 4 and 5 applications regional concurrence (Mr. Sean O’Hara) o Update – Wave 4 rebanding (Mr. Sean O’Hara) o Update – Improving public safety communications in the 800 MHz band for U.S./Canada border region (Mr. Sean O’Hara) § New business/comments § Schedule next meeting § Adjourn Both of the Region 55 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers whose sole or principal purpose is to protect the safety of life, health, or property in Region 55 may utilize these frequencies. 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, 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: Captain Joseph C. Grube, Chair Region 55, 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committees 301 Court Street Little Valley, New York 14755 (716) 938-9191 jcgrube@cattco.org - FCC -