PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 09-2199 October 9, 2009 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 23 (MISSISSIPPI) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING The Region 23 (Mississippi)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Mississippi Public Broadcasting Auditorium, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, Mississippi. The agenda for this meeting includes: § Historical overview of the 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee § Election of Officers § Discussion and review of the 700 MHz regional plan draft § Adoption of revision of the 700 MHz plan § Distribution to neighboring states for concurrence of the 700 MHz plan The Region 23 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting is open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 23 may utilize these frequencies. It is essential that eligible 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 the planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 23 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Donald W. Loper, Chairman (Interim) Region 23 700 MHz Public Safety RPC Director of Communications MDPS/MHSP 3893 Highway 468 West Pearl, MS 39208 (601) 933-2603 dloper@mdps.state.ms.us - FCC - 1 The Region 23 (Mississippi) 700 MHz regional planning area consists of the entire state of Mississippi. News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov