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January 12, 2016
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
REGION 55 (NEW YORK - BUFFALO) 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)
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Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two 
consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, January 21, 2016.  Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz 
RPC will convene at the Monroe County Public Safety Training Facility 1190 Scottsville Road,
Rochester, NY 14624.
The agenda for the 700 MHz RPC meeting includes:
? Review and approve January 21, 2016 Meeting Agenda
? Review and approve September 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes
? Old Business
? New Business
o Election of Chairperson Position
? The next meeting will be scheduled at the end of the 800 MHz meeting
? Adjournment
Immediately following the 700 MHz RPC meeting, the 800 MHz NPSPAC RPC will convene at 
the same location.  The agenda for the 800 MHz RPC meeting includes:
? Review and Approve, January 21
st
, 2016 Meeting Agenda
? Review and Approve September 17th, 2015 Meeting Report
? Old Business
? New Business/Comments
o Election of Chairperson Position
? 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 
                    
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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.
2in 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
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