PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 11-2007 December 9, 2011 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 21 (MICHIGAN) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC MEETINGS General Docket No. 90-221 The Region 21 (Michigan) Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., the 800 MHz NPSPAC Public Safety RPC will convene at the Clinton County Central Dispatch, 100 E. State Street, Suite 1400, St. Johns, Michigan. Note: January 19, 2012 has been reserved as an alternate date in case of inclement weather. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order § Introductions § Approval of agenda § Approval of October 27, 2011 Meeting Minutes § Applications o Old applications: Washtenaw County Jail o New applications: · State of Michigan - 868.1500 additional frequency to Genesee County simulcast system · State of Michigan - 866.6375 at Holly site § 800 MHz Subcommittee Reports: o Interoperability Communications Subcommittee o Engineering/Technical Subcommittee o Writing Subcommittee · Language consistency with 700 MHz Plan · Orphaned Channels/Deviation from Sort · Coverage Area definition · Other § Old business § New Business § Establish next meeting date § Adjournment Immediately following the 800 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting will convene at the same location. News media information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov 2 The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order § Introductions § Approval of agenda § Approval of September 30, 2011 Meeting Minutes § Old applications § New applications § 700 MHz Plan Update § Old Business: Filing for relief from Canadian TV station which was never constructed § New Business § Establish Next Meeting Date § Adjournment Both Region 21 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 21 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 and 800 MHz bands within Region 21 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Keith M. Bradshaw, CET Chairperson, Region 21 700 MHz and 800 MHz RPCs Service Manager, Macomb County Technical Services 21930 Dunham Road, Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043 (586) 469-6433 Keith.bradshaw@macombcountymi.gov - FCC -