DA 21-1254 2 October 7, 2021 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 42 (VIRGINIA) REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ PLANNING MEETINGS PR Docket No. 91-300 and WT Docket 02-378 The Region 42 (Virginia, except Northern Virginia) 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. The Region 42 planning area encompasses the Commonwealth of Virginia except the following Northern Virginia jurisdictions that fall within the Region 20 planning area: Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford Counties; and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park Cities. The 700 MHz RPC planning meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Appalachian meeting room, 110 Shenandoah Avenue, NW, Roanoke, Virginia 24016. Immediately following the 700 MHz RPC planning meeting, the 800 MHz RPC planning meeting will convene (same location). The agenda for both the 700 MHz and 800 MHz meetings include: · Call to order · Introductions · Approval of Minutes · Approval of Agenda · Old Business · Chairman’s remarks on issues of importance in Region 42 · New Business · Other Business · Adjourn Both Region 42 RPC meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 42 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 42 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: C. J. Shaffer Region 42 700 MHz Chairman Hanover County Emergency Communications Director P.O. Box 470 7501 Library Drive Hanover, VA 23069 Ph: 804-365-6142 Fax: 804-365-6300 cjshaffer@hanovercounty.gov Rodney W. Thompson Region 42 800 MHz Chairman Roanoke County Comm-IT Communications Coordinator 5925 Cove Road, Roanoke, VA. 24019 Ph: 540-777-8556 Fax: 540-777-9771 rthompson@roanokecountyva.gov - FCC -