PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 11-596 April 01, 2011 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 6 (NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHZ MEETINGS The Region 6 (Northern California)1 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) and Spectrum Advisory Subcommittee will hold its next meeting on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the Robert Livermore Community Center, Cresta Blanca Ballroom (North), 4444 East Avenue Livermore, California 94550. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes the following items: § Call to order and attendance § Agenda review and acceptance § Nominations for new members to fill vacant positions on the Spectrum Advisory Subcommittee § Discussion and possible action related to use of the CAPRAD2 for filing future applications § Adjournment of full RPC meeting Immediately following the full RPC meeting, the Spectrum Advisory Subcommittee meeting will convene. The agenda for the Spectrum Advisory Subcommittee meeting (voting is limited to Subcommittee members only) includes the following items: § Discussion and possible action related to Marin County 700MHz Application § Discussion and possible action related to Golden Gate Bridge Secondary Low-Power Application The Region 6 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 6 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 6 (Northern California) 700 MHz regional planning area includes forty-eight (48) counties in the state of California situated north of the northernmost borders of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino counties. 2 The Computer Assisted Pre-coordination Resource and Database (CAPRAD) system is a spectrum management tool created and supported by the National Institute of Justice CommTech Program (Interoperability Strategies for Law Enforcement) and is available online at http://caprad.org/cp/. 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 6 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: David Cruise, Secretary-Treasurer Region 6 (Northern California) 700 MHz Public Safety RPC (414) 726-5150 davecruisesf@gmail.com - FCC -