PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 10-198 January 28, 2010 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 18 (LOUISIANA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS The Region 18 (Louisiana) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold its next meetings as follows: § Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., at the Louisiana State Police Headquarters, 7919 Independence Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. § Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at the L’Auberge du Lac Casino, 777 Avenue L’Auberge, Lake Charles, Louisiana. The purpose of the both RPC meetings is to discuss membership, spectrum, licensing, and applications. The Region 18 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meetings are 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 Regional Planning Committee 1300 Perdido Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 (504) 658-8716 KCHughes@CityofNO.com -FCC- News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov