PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
  DA 12-31
January 10, 2012
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
REGION 51 (TEXAS-HOUSTON) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES 
TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC PLANNING MEETINGS
PR Docket No. 91-199
The Region 51 (Texas-Houston)1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning 
Committee (RPCs) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 
a.m., at the Texas Department of Public Safety Region II Headquarters, 12230 West Road (at Hwy. 290), 
Houston, Texas.  
The 700 MHz and 800 MHz combined agenda includes:
§ Call to Order (Chairman Douglas Frankhouser)
§ Introduction of attendees and completion and/or verification of attendee information sheet
§ Review of Regional Radio/Montgomery County 800 MHz NPSPAC application 
o Presentation
o Recommendation by frequency review committee (John Chaney)
o Discussion/vote
§ Discuss regional issues, projects, updates, meetings and grants
§ Discuss and act as required on any new business
§ Adjourn
A copy of the approved Region 51 700 and 800 MHz plans is located on the Region’s web page 
at http://www.region51.hctx.net.  In addition, general information is available at the Commission’s Public 
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau’s webpage at http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-
spectrum/700-MHz/.
Since all eligible public safety providers in Region 51 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.  
The Region 51 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public.  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 51 should plan to attend.  For further information, please contact:
 
1 The Region 51 (Texas-Houston) area includes the City of Houston and the counties of Shelby, Nacogdoches, San 
Augustine, Sabine, Houston, Trinity, Angelina, Walker, San Jacinto, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Montgomery, 
Liberty, Hardin, Orange, Waller, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Austin, Colorado, 
Wharton and Matagorda. 
News media information:  (202) 418-0500
Internet:  http://www.fcc.gov
TTY:  1-888-835-5322
2
Douglas Frankhouser, Chairman 
Region 51 700, 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs
Houston Airport System
Public Safety and Technology Division
16930 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77032
(281) 233-1344
douglas.frankhouser@cityofhouston.net
Craig Bernard, Vice-Chairman
Region 51 700, 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs
Harris County ITC
2500 Texas Avenue
Houston, Texas 77003
(713) 755-5998
craig.bernard@itc.hctx.net
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