PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 09-2132 September 25, 2009 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 37 (SOUTH CAROLINA) 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. 93-78 The Region 37 (South Carolina)1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 800 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the Hilton Resort, 10000 Beach Club Drive, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Rebanding status update § State, county, and city systems update § Use of Special Temporary Authority during rebanding § P25 sub-cells § South Carolina Department of Public Safety request for tactical direct channels § Maintaining interoperability during rebanding Immediately following the 800 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § 700 RPC plan status § Estimated date of plan completion § Discussion of methods to re-sort the 700 MHz frequencies § Replacing Vice-Chairman of Operations Both Region 37 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 37 may utilize these frequencies. It is essential that public safety agencies in all areas of government, including state, municipality, county, and Native American Tribal 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. 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 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 37 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: William Winn, Chairman Region 37 700 and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committees Beaufort County Emergency Management Director P.O. Box 1228 Beaufort, South Carolina 29901 (803) 470-3100 wwinn@mail.co.beaufort.sc.us - FCC - 1 The Region 37 (South Carolina) 700 MHz and 800 MHz regional planning area consists of the entire state of South Carolina.