PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
DA 10-2222
November 22, 2010
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
REGION 8 (NEW YORK – METROPOLITAN AREA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL 
PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC REGIONAL 
PLANNING MEETINGS
Gen. Docket No. 91-43
The Region 8 (New York – Metropolitan area)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees 
(RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.  Beginning at 
10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the Life Safety 
Complex, 1 Jockish Square, Paramus, New Jersey.
The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes:
§ Review and approval of the November 30, 2010 Meeting Agenda
§ Review and approval of the September 20, 2010 Meeting Report
§ Officers Reports
o Chairman (Tony Melia)
o Vice Chairman (Felix Melendez)
o Treasurer (Tom Golder)
o Secretary (Maribel Martinez-Bradwell
§ Interoperability (SIEC Reports)
o New York State (Vincent Stiles)
o New Jersey (Jody Nester)
§ Working Group Activities
o 4.9 GHz Working Group guidelines review (Mr. Felix Melendez)
o 700 MHz Working Group 
» Update on Region 8 700 MHz Window #1 applications
» Region 8 700 MHz Window #2 applications 
§ Old Business
o Region 28 700 MHz filing window concurrence request
o Discussion on FCC FNPRM (MB Docket No. 03-185, FCC 10-172) regarding the
digital transition of Low power TV stations (David Stern)
 
1 Region 8 (New York – Metropolitan area) consists of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, 
Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties, New York; and Bergen, Essex, 
Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren, Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Monmouth 
Counties, New Jersey.
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§ New business and opportunity for comments
o Vendor presentation (Mr. Lupton, Motorola)
§ Schedule next meeting
Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety 
RPC meeting will convene at the same location.
The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes:
§ Review and approval of the November 30, 2010 Meeting Agenda
§ Review and approval of the September 20, 2010 Meeting Report
§ Officers Reports
o Chairman (Tony Melia)
o Vice Chairman (Felix Melendez)
o Treasurer (Tom Golder)
o Secretary (Maribel Martinez-Bradwell)
§ Old Business
o Region 19 (New England Area) 800 MHz new plan concurrence
o Modifications or approval requests:
» Region 28 (Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey) 
» Port authority
o Update on meeting between RPC Chairs and NYS DHSES regarding NYS
request for waiver
§ New business and opportunity for comments
§ Schedule next meeting
Both of the Region 8 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public.  All eligible public 
safety providers in Region 8 may utilize these frequencies.  It is essential that 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 the planning for the use of public safety spectrum 
in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands within Region 8 should plan to attend.  For further information, 
please contact:
Lieutenant Anthony Melia, Chairman
Region 8 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs
New Jersey State Frequency Coordinator
APCO New Jersey Frequency Advisor
Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Field Operations Division
50 Nelson Place
Newark, NJ 07102
meliaa@apco911.org
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