PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 12-647 April 25, 2012 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 3 (ARIZONA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC ARIZONA REGIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETINGS Gen. Docket No. 91-143 The Region 3 (Arizona) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) and the 800 MHz NPSPAC Arizona Regional Review Committee (ARRC) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Friday, May 4, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Phoenix Fire Administration Building Great Room, 150 S. 12th Street, Phoenix, Arizona. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Approval of minutes § Chairman’s Report § Vice-Chairman’s report § Secretary’s Report § Application Review Committee Report § VHF/UHF 800 MHz Frequency Reassignment Committee Report § Regional/Interregional Interoperability Coordination Committee Report § 800 MHz Rebanding Committee Report § Old business (Chairman nominations) § New business (Merge of ARRC and Region 3 700 MHz RPC) § Discuss agenda items for next meeting Immediately following the 800 MHz AARC meeting, the 700 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Chairman’s Report § Secretary/Treasurer’s Report § Administrative Committee Report § Interoperability Committee Report § Technical Committee Report and review of Arizona applications § Update on 2017 TDMA requirement § Old Business (Region 3 proposed plan updates) § New Business (Chairman nominations) § Open discussion and questions News media information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov 2 Both of the Region 3 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 3 may utilize these frequencies. It is essential that 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 3 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Mark Openshaw, Chair Region 3 (Arizona) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Fire Chief, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Fire Department 10755 N. Fort McDowell Road Fort McDowell, Arizona 85264 (480) 789-7520 MOpenshaw@ftmcdowell.org Larry Sayers, Chair Region 3 (Arizona) 800 MHz Arizona Regional Review Committee Pima County Information Technology Division 801 West Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona 85745 (520) 884-5367 larry.sayers@pima.gov -FCC-