PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
  DA 12-540
April 4, 2012
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
REGION 51 (TEXAS-HOUSTON) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE 
TO HOLD 800 MHZ NPSPAC PLANNING MEETING
PR Docket No. 91-199
The Region 51 (Texas-Houston)1 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC)  
will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the Texas 
Department of Public Safety, Region II Headquarters, 12230 West Road (at Highway 290), Houston, 
Texas.  
The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes:
§ Call to Order (Chairman Douglas Frankhouser)
§ Introduction of attendees and completion and/or verification of attendee information sheet
§ City of Houston 700 MHz Digital Conventional Mutual Aid application review
o Presentation
o Recommendation by Frequency Review Committee (John Chaney)
o Discussion
o Vote
§ Discuss regional issues/projects/updates/meetings/grants
§ 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 public safety website at http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-
spectrum/700-MHz/.
The Region 51 Public Safety 800 MHz NPSPAC meeting is open to the public.  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
All interested parties wishing to participate in planning for the use of public safety spectrum in 
 
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
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the 800 MHz band within Region 51 should plan to attend.  For further information, please contact:
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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