PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 09-2289 October 23, 2009 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 27 (NEVADA) 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 27 (Nevada) Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPC) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting will be held via live video conference in Reno, Elko, Carson City, Tonopah and Las Vegas, Nevada. The locations are being provided by the Nevada Department of Transportation and are as follows: Reno: 310 Galletti Way Carson City: 1263 South Stewart Street Elko: 1951 Idaho Street Tonopah: 805 Erie Main Las Vegas: 123 E. Washington Avenue – Building A The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Check-in and introductions § Discussion on combining 700 MHz and 800 MHz RPCs § Election of officers for 700 MHz RPC § Description of recently approved 700 MHz plan § Update on use of 700 MHz spectrum, including state use Immediately following the conclusion of the 700 MHz RPC meeting, the 800 MHz RPC meeting will begin at the same locations. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Check-in and introductions § Election of officers for 800 MHz RPC § Description of current 800 MHz plan § Discussion of modifications to the 800 MHz plan § Update on 800 MHz rebanding efforts in Nevada Upon the adjournment of the RPC meetings, a meeting of the Nevada APCO (Association of Public Safety Communications Officials) Chapter and the Nevada NENA (National Emergency Number Association) Chapter will convene. Everyone is welcome to remain for these meetings. Please RSVP by telephone, email or fax and the number of participants from your organization who plan to attend and for which meeting(s). News media information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov 2 Both Region 27 Public Safety RPCs’ meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 27 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 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 27 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Mark Pallans, Chairman Nevada Shared Radio System c/o NVEnergy 7155 Lindell Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 Phone: 702-402-6246 Fax: 702-402-6299 mpallans@nvenergy.com - FCC -