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
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DA 15-846
Released:  July 22, 2015
FCC ANNOUNCES MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE ON OPTIMAL PSAP ARCHITECTURE 
SCHEDULED FOR JULY 27, 2015
By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission),
consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
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announces the meeting of the Task Force 
on Optimal PSAP Architecture (TFOPA), to be held on July 27, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the 
Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, located at 445 12
th
Street, SW, Washington, DC  
20554. Notice of this meeting was published in the Federal Register on June 23, 2015.
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The TFOPA is a federal advisory committee that will provide recommendations to the 
Commission regarding actions that Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) can take to optimize their 
security, operations, and funding as they migrate to Next Generation 911 (NG911).
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  The Task Force will 
hear updates from three Working Groups:  Working Group 1 – Cybersecurity; Working Group 2 –
Optimal Architecture; and Working Group 3 – Optimal Resource Allocation.
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  Each of the Task Force 
Working Groups is described in more detail at https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/task-force-optimal-
public-safety-answering-point-architecture-tfopa.
Members of the general public may attend the meeting.  The FCC will attempt to accommodate 
as many attendees as possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability.  The 
Commission will also provide audio and/or video coverage of the meeting over the Internet from the 
FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live.
Open captioning will be provided for this event.  Other reasonable accommodations for persons 
with disabilities are available upon request.  Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via 
e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).  Such requests should include a detailed description of the 
accommodation needed.  In addition, please include a way for the FCC to contact the requester if more 
                                                     
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  5 U.S.C. App. 2.
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Notice of TFOPA Meeting, 80 Fed. Reg. 35952-53 (June 23, 2015).
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Facilitating the Deployment of Text-to-911 and Other Next Generation 911 Applications, Framework for Next 
Generation 911 Deployment, PS Docket Nos. 11-153 and 10-255, Second Report and Order and Third Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 9846, 9881 ¶¶ 79-80 (2014).
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Working Group 3 will not present its final recommendations and report for Task Force vote as indicated in the 
June 23 Notice, but will instead provide an update on its activities.
2information is needed to fill the request.  Please allow at least five days’ advance notice; last minute 
requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to accommodate.
For additional information about the meeting, please contact Timothy May or Dana Zelman of the 
Policy and Licensing Division of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.  Timothy May can be 
reached by phone at (202) 418-1463 or by email at Timothy.May@fcc.govmailto:; Dana Zelman can be 
reached by phone at (202) 418-0546 or by email at Dana.Zelman@fcc.gov.
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