PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 12-1015 June 28, 2012 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 21 (MICHIGAN) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC MEETINGS PR Docket No. 92-287 The Region 21(Michigan) Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Beginning at 11:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the Clinton County Central Dispatch, 100 E. State Street, Suite 1400, St. Johns, Michigan. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order § Introductions § Approval of Agenda § Approval of March 8, 2012 Meeting Minutes § Old applications o Other § New applications o Other § 700 MHz plan update o Use of low power interoperability channel pairs o Moving channels between counties or within buffer zones o Elimination of obsolete appendices o Updated language for plan o Consistency with Region 21 800 NPSPAC Plan Revision o Writing Subcommittee o Vote on Final Revised Plan o Other § Old business § New business § Next meeting date § Adjourn Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order § Introductions § Approval of agenda News media information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov 2§ Approval of March 8, 2012 Meeting Minutes § Old applications o Washtenaw County Jail o Other § New applications o Proposed Oakland/Wayne frequency swap o Other § 800 MHz Subcommittee Reports o Interoperable Communication Subcommittee o Engineering/Technical Subcommittee o Writing Subcommittee § Language consistency with 700 MHz plan § Orphaned channels - deviation from sort § Coverage area definition o Other § Old Business § New Business § Next meeting date § Adjourn Both Region 21 Public Safety RPCs’ 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 MHz 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 Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043 (586) 469-6433 Keith.bradshaw@macombcountymi.gov - FCC -