PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 11-2047 December 21, 2011 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 53 (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHZ MEETING The Region 53 (Texas-San Antonio)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold a meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2012, beginning at 1:30 p.m., hosted by the Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission, Victoria College, Allied Health Building (Room AH101), 2200 E. Red River, Victoria, Texas. Lodging is available with a “state rate” at the LaQuinta for $80 per night, telephone (631) 572-3585, or the Candlewood Suites (631) 578-0236 at $85 per night. The agenda for this meeting includes: § Call to order § County roll call and conference bridge introductions § Review and approval of agenda § Review and approve previous meeting minutes § Review, discussion and approve the draft Region 53 Plan and Appendices § Old business § New business § Opportunity for public comments § Schedule next meeting § Adjourn If you are unable to attend the meeting, 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 53 700 Planning Committee.” The WebEx instructions for this meeting, minutes from the previous meeting, City of Victoria map and a campus map can be found in the General Information or Meeting Minutes folders. 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. 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 2 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., Chairman 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 -FCC-