PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 11-1461 August 26, 2011 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 8 (NEW YORK – METROPOLITAN AREA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ, 4.9 GHZ, 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, August 30, 2011. 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 and 4.9 GHz meeting includes: § Review and approval of the August 30, 2011 Meeting Agenda § Review and approval of the May 17, 2011 Meeting Report § Officers Reports o Chairman (Tony Melia) o Vice Chairman (Al Demcoe) o Treasurer (Myles Quinn) 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 o 700 MHz Working Group » Region 8 700 MHz Window #1 applications » Region 8 700 MHz Window #2 applications § Old Business o NYCT 4.9 GHz o Rockland County § New business and opportunity for comments § Schedule next meeting § Adjourn 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. News media information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov 2 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 August 30, 2011 Meeting Agenda § Review and approval of the May 17, 2011 Meeting Report § Officers Reports o Chairman (Tony Melia) o Vice Chairman (Al Demcoe) o Treasurer (Myles Quinn) o Secretary (Maribel Martinez-Bradwell) § Old Business o Region 28 concurrence o Modification or approval requests » Meriden, CT » CSP » Availability of 800 MHz channel allotments in Region 8 § New business and opportunity for comments § Schedule next meeting § Adjourn 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, 4.9 GHz, 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 - FCC -