PUBLIC NOTICE DA 14-101 January 30, 2014 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 8 (NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA) 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES 2014 MEETING SCHEDULE General Docket No. 88-476 The Region 8 (New York Metropolitan Area) 1 700 MHz and 800 MHz NPSPAC Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold their 2014 quarterly meetings at the following dates, times and locations. All 800 MHz NPSPAC meetings will commence immediately following the adjournment of the 700 MHz meeting sessions: 700 MHz and 800 MHz NPSPAC RPC meeting schedule: February 27, 2014 at 10:00 am. Paramus Life Safety Complex 1 Jockish Square Paramus, New Jersey 07652 May 15, 2014 at 10:00 am. Rockland County Fire Training Center 35 Firemens Memorial Drive, Pomona, New York 10970 August 21, 2014 at 10:00 am. Paramus Life Safety Complex 1 Jockish Square Paramus, New Jersey 07652 November 20, 2014 at 10:00 am. Orange County Department of Emergency Services 22 Wells Farm Road Goshen, New York 10924 1 The Region 8 (New York Metropolitan Area) includes Region 8 (New York – Metropolitan area) consists of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties, New York; and Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren, Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information: 202.418.0500 TTY: 202.418.2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov 2The Region 8 700 MHz and 800 MHz NPSPAC Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public. It is essential that public safety agencies in all areas of government, including state, municipality, county, Native American Tribal, and non-governmental organizations eligible under Section 90.523 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F. R. § 90.523, 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 NPSPAC bands within Region 8 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Anthony Melia, Chairperson Communications Manager City Of Newark Police Department 480 Clinton Avenue Newark, NJ 07108 973-877-9375 meliaa@apco911.org Allen J. Demcoe, Vice-Chairperson Middlesex County Radio Systems and Interoperability Coordinator 1001 Fire Academy Drive Sayreville, NJ 08872 732-316-7183 allen.demcoe@co.middlesex.nj.us -FCC-