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 15-528 May 4, 2015 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 55 (NEW YORK - BUFFALO) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC PLANNING MEETINGS PR Docket No. 92-287 and WT Docket 02-378 The Region 55 (New York - Buffalo) 1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz RPC will convene at the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, 165 Park Road, Batavia, New York 14020. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: ? Review and approve June 11, 2015 Agenda ? Review and approve February 26, 2015 Meeting Report ? Interoperability (SIEC Reports) NYS-DHSES-OIEC Representative ? Old Business o By-law updates – voting members o Plan updates ? New Business o Window 11 Opening – July 1-31, 2015 o Monroe County Application o Ontario County Application ? Next meeting to be scheduled at the close of the 800 MHz NPSPAC meeting ? Adjourn Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 800 MHz NPSPAC Public Safety RPC will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: ? Review and approve June 11, 2015 Meeting Agenda ? Review and approve February 26, 2015 Meeting Report ? Old business o By-law updates o Plan updates 1 The Region 55 (New York-Buffalo) 700 MHz and 800 MHz NPSPAC regional planning area includes seventeen (17) counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates. 2? New Business o Seneca County Request ? Schedule next meeting ? Adjourn Both Region 55 Public Safety RPCs’ meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 55 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 bands within Region 55 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Steven Sharpe, Chairman Region 55 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs Genesee County Director of Emergency Communications 165 Park Road Batavia, NY 14020 (585) 345-3000, ext. 3400 ssharpe@co.genesee.ny.us Peter Stritzinger, Vice Chairman Region 55 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs Carlton Fire Company Iberdrola USA Management Corp, Lead Engineer 89 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14649 (585) 724-8956 Peter.stritzinger@berdrolaus.com Pjs8779@yahoo.com - FCC -