PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 09-1081 May 18, 2009 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 3 (ARIZONA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC ARIZONA REGIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETINGS Gen. Docket No. 91-143 The Region 3 (Arizona) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) and the 800 MHz NPSPAC Arizona Regional Review Committee (ARRC) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Friday, June 19, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Wigwam Resort, 300 Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order and roll call § Approval of minutes § Chair’s Report (Larry Sayers) o Newly elected member o Chair and Vice Chair report from RPC meetings in Orlando § Vice-Chair’s Report (John Wilder) § Secretary’s Report (Tom Florman) § Application Review Committee Report (Joe Jakoby): Department of Public Safety Special Temporary Authorizations § VHF/UHF 800 MHz Frequency Reassignment Committee Report (Tom Crosby): Phoenix Give-back frequencies § Regional/Interregional Interoperability Coordination Committee Report (Mark Openshaw): Letter of Concurrence (LOC) from Utah Communications Agency Network (UCAN) concerning Web Hill, LOC from Region 5 (Southern California) concerning Superstition Mountain, San Diego § 800 MHz Rebanding Committee Report (Steve Golisch) § Old Business – Discussion of the possibility future joint meetings with Region 3 700 MHz RPC § New business § Discussion of Agenda items for next meeting Immediately following the 800 MHz NPSPAC ARRC meeting, the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Call to Order § Self Introductions § Vice Chairman’s Report § Secretary/Treasurer’s Report 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 § Administrative Committee Report § Interoperability Committee Report § Technical Committee Report § Review of Arizona applications § Chairman’s Report § Updates on the National Regional Planning Council (NRPC) and the revised Computer Assisted Pre-coordination Resource and Database (CAPRAD) § 4.9 GHz issues and licensing § Open discussion and questions Both of the Region 3 Public Safety RPC 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 3 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, 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, 800 MHz and 4.9 GHz bands within Region 3 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Mark S. Schroeder, Chair Region 3 (Arizona) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Phoenix Fire Department Communications and Infrastructure Manager 150 S. 12th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (602) 361-7286 mark.schroeder@phoenix.gov Larry Sayers, Chair Region 3 (Arizona) 800 MHz Arizona Regional Review Committee Pima County Information Technology Division 801 West Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona 85745 (520) 884-5367 larry.sayers@pima.gov -FCC-