PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
  DA 11-1693
October 7, 2011
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
REGION 53 (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) 700 MHZ PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING 
COMMITTEE TO HOLD MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2011
The Region 53 (Texas-San Antonio)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will 
hold two planning meetings.
§ Thursday, November 3, 2011, the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene beginning at 
1:30 p.m. at the Coastal Bend Council of Governments, 2910 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, 
Texas.  A block of hotel rooms have been reserved under “Region 53” and are available at 
$88 per night, the Omni Bayfront Hotel 900 N. Shoreline Drive, telephone (361) 880-6738, 
and the Omni Marina Hotel at 707 N. Shoreline Drive, (361) 887-1600.  To obtain the 
negotiated rate reservations should be made no later than Friday, October 28th.
§ Thursday, December 8, 2011, the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene beginning at 
1:30 p.m. at the Alamo Area Council of Governments, 8700 Tesoro, San Antonio, Texas.  A 
block of hotel rooms have been reserved under “Region 53” and are available at $88 per night 
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1111 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas (877) 207-1412. 
The preliminary agenda for both meetings include:
§ Call to order and welcome to all present and conference bridge attendees
§ County roll call and teleconference self-introductions
§ Approval of agenda
§ Review and approve previous meeting minutes
§ Review and discussion of Subcommittee recommendations
§ Status Report on the draft Region 53 Plan
§ Old Business
§ New Business
§ Opportunity for public comment
§ Adjourn
If you are unable to attend the meetings, you may participate via the conference bridge WebEx.  
Additional information on this and future meetings, WebEx instructions, and planning documents are 
available on the NPSTC NIIX website at www.niix.org under “Your Communities” go to “Texas Region 
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1 The Region 53 (Texas-San Antonio) 700 MHz regional planning area consists of the counties of Aransas, 
Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, Comal, Dewitt, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Frio, 
Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kerr, Kendall, 
Kinney, Kleberg, LaSalle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Real, Refugio, San Patricio, 
Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala.
News media information (202) 418-0500
TTY (202) 418-2555
Internet:  http://www.fcc.gov
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53 700 Planning Committee.”  
The Region 53 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting is open to the public.  All eligible public 
safety providers in Region 53 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 band within Region 53 should plan to attend.  For further information, please contact:
Richard Morales, Jr., Convener
Region 53 700 MHz RPC
Information Technology Manager
Radio Services Communications Division (ITSD)
City of San Antonio, Texas
(210) 207-7022
Richard.morales@sanantonio.gov
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