PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 09-2288 October 23, 2009 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 18 (LOUISIANA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING The Region 18 (Louisiana) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2009, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Training Academy, 1801 Westbank Expressway, Marrero, Louisiana. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the following topics: RPC membership, spectrum, licensing, and applications. The Region 18 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting is open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 18 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 planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 18 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Kenneth C. Hughes, Chairman Region 18 700 MHz Public Safety RPC 1300 Perdido Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 (504) 658-8716 KCHughes@CityofNO.com -FCC - News media information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov