PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 11-1381 August 10, 2011 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 49 (CENTRAL TEXAS) PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 800 MHZ (NPSPAC) REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS (PR Docket 92-190) The Region 49 (Texas-Austin)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive meetings on Thursday, August 18, 2011. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the Texas Department of Transportation Cedar Park Campus, Building 51, 9500 N. Lake Creek Parkway, Austin, Texas. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approve Agenda § Review and approve April 9, 2010 Meeting Minutes § Report on Region 49 application process § Discuss Special Temporary Authority Requests (STA) § Old Business § New Business § Opportunity for public comment Following the 700 MHz RPC meeting, the 800 MHz NPSPAC RPC meeting will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 800 MHz NPSPAC meeting includes: § Review and approve Agenda § Review and approve April 9, 201 Meeting Minutes § Update on Region 49 rebanding process § Discuss applications received by the Secretary prior to meeting 1 The Region 49 (Texas-Austin) regional planning area encompasses the following counties: Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Grimes, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, and Williamson. News media information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 2 § Old Business § New Business § Opportunity for public comment § Adjourn Both Region 49 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 49 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 49 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Ron Mayworm, Chairman Region 49 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs 3708 E. 29th Street, #128 Bryan, TX 77802 (979) 595-2801, ext. 2045 ron@ktsignals.com - FCC -