PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 14-1247 August 27, 2014 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 21 (MICHIGAN) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS PR Docket No. 90-221 The Region 21 (Michigan) 1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Friday, September 26, 2014. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. the 800 MHz NPSPAC RPC will convene at the Kettunen Center, Gerber Room, 14901 4H Drive, Tustin, Michigan. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: ? Call to Order ? Introductions ? Approval of September 26 Agenda ? Approval of July 17, 2014 Meeting Minutes ? Review of pending applications o Old o New – Oakland County, Motower site STA to permanent license ? 800 MHz Subcommittee Reports o Interoperable Communications o Engineering/Technical o Ongoing Plan Revision Standing Committee o Other ? Old Business o Web site o Collection of meeting minutes o Policy book o Other ? New business ? Next meeting date October 23, 2014 - Frankenmuth ? Adjourn 1 The Region 21 (Michigan) 700 MHz regional planning area includes all eighty-three counties in the Upper and Lower Peninsulas in the state of Michigan. The Region 21 800 MHz regional planning area consists of all the Upper Peninsula and all counties in the Lower Peninsula except the counties of Allegan, Barrien, Barry, Cass, Kalamazoo, Ottawa, St. Joseph, and Van Buren, which are part of the Region 54 (Great Lakes Area). Immediately following the 800 MHz NPSPAC MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 700 MHz meeting will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: ? Call to Order ? Introductions ? Approval of September 26 Agenda ? Approval of July 17, 2014 Meeting Minutes ? Applications for Review: o Old applications o New applications ? Subcommittee Reports o Standing 700 MHz Plan Update Subcommittee o Other ? Old business ? New business ? Next meeting date October 23, 2014 – Frankenmuth ? Adjourn Both Region 21 Public Safety RPCs’ meetings are open to the public. All public safety providers in Region 21 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 NPSPAC bands within Region 21 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact Keith Bradshaw: Keith M. Bradshaw, CET Chair, Region 21 700 MHz and 800 MHz RPCs Macomb County Technical Services 21930 Dunham Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043 (586) 469-6433 Keith.bradshaw@macombgov.org -FCC-