PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 12-1278 August 7, 2012 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 55 (NEW YORK - BUFFALO) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC PLANNING MEETINGS PR Docket No. 92-190 The Region 55 (New York - Buffalo) Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, August 16, 2012. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz RPC will convene at the Municipal Building, Ontario County, Room 324, Third Floor Conference Room, 20 Ontario Street, Canandaigua, New York. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Review and approve August 16, 2012 agenda § Review and approve June 14, 2012 meeting report § Interoperability (SIEC Reports) NYS-DHSES-OIEC Representatives § Old Business o Window 7 Application/Concurrence Status o Monroe County Special Temporary Authority application o Ontario County Special Temporary Authority application § New Business § Opportunity for public comments § Schedule next meeting § 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: § Review and approve August 16, 2012 agenda § Review and approve June 14, 2012 meeting report § Old business o Review of open action items o Update – 800 MHz Regional Plan Update Committee o Update – Wave 4 Rebanding (Genesee County) § New business § Opportunity for public comments § Schedule next meeting § Adjourn News media information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov 2Both Region 55 Public Safety RPCs’ meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 55 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 55 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Steven Sharpe, Chairman Region 55 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs Genesee County Director of Emergency Communications 165 Park Road Batavia, NY 14020 (585) 345-3000 ssharpe@co.genesee.ny.us Paul Stritzinger, Vice Chairman Region 55 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs Carlton Fire Company Iberdrola USA Management Corp, Lead Engineer 89 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14649 (585) 724-8956 Peter.stritzinger@berdrolaus.com Pjs8779@yahoo.com - FCC -