PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 09-568 March 10, 2009 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 1 (ALABAMA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING The Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold its next meeting on Sunday, March 29, 2009, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, Alabama. The agenda for the meeting includes: § Call to Order § Reading of Minutes § Treasurer’s Report § Alabama 700 MHz Plan Status § FCC Recent 700 MHz Rulings § Adjournment The Region 1 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee is open to the public. 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 the planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 1 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Eric Linsley, Chairman Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Mobile County Public Works 1150 Schillinger Road North, Mobile, AL 36608 (251) 574-4030, ext. 243 linsleye@attglobal.net David A. Rose, Sr., Vice-Chairman Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee 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 Captain, City of Mobile Fire-Rescue Department 701 St. Francis Street Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 208-1192 rose@cityofmobile.org Ben Durant, Treasurer Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee City of Mobile, Telecommunications Manager P.O. Box 1827 Mobile, AL 36633 (251) 208-5825 ben@cityofmobile.org George Grabryan, Jr., Secretary Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Director, Florence-Lauderdale Emergency Management Agency/E-911 110 W. College Street Florence, AL 35630 (256) 760-6363 ggrabryan@florenceal.org William Grahm Chair Interoperability Committee (334) 242-4139 bgraham@dps.state.al.us Plan Documents: http://caprad.nlectc.du.edu/cp/index.jsp Click on 700 MHz upper right hand corner Click on “Click Here” under visitors to view regional plans on Click on continue to access Click on Alabama Click on plan documents bottom left hand corner Click on Region 1 700 MHz plan revised 11-28-07.pdf -FCC-