DA 22-1053 October 4, 2022 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 54 (SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN) 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD MEETINGS General Docket No. 89-363 and WT Docket 02-378 The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) 700 MHz RPC encompasses counties in three states bordering Lake Michigan: Winnebago, McHenry, Cook, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Boone, Lake, DuPage, DeKalb, Will, and Kankakee Counties, Illinois; Lake, LaPorte, Jasper, Starke, St. Joseph, Porter, Newton, Pulaski, Marshall, and Elkhart Counties, Indiana; and Kenosha, Milwaukee, Washington, Dodge, Walworth, Jefferson, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha Counties, Wisconsin. The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) 800 MHz NPSPAC RPC includes the Michigan counties of Kent, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Barry, Muskegon, Allegan, Berrien, Cass, and St. Joseph, in addition to all of the above-mentioned Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin counties. 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold virtual planning meetings via Microsoft Teams on Friday, October 21, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time). The deadline for new applications to be filed for the fall meeting is October 10, 2022. Applications can be submitted at www.cparadap.org. The agenda for the 800 MHz RPC meeting includes: · Old Business o Applications o Plan modification · New Business o Applications o For the good of the order The 700 MHz RPC meeting will convene immediately following the 800 MHz RPC meeting. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: · Old Business o Applications o National Regional Planning Council (NRPC) Update o Computer-Added Pre-allotment Resource and Database (CAPRAD) o FCC Update(s) and required plan modifications due to FCC actions · New Business o Applications o For the good of the order The Region 54 Regional Planning Committee meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers whose sole or principal purpose is to protect the safety of life, health, or property in the Southern Lake Michigan area may utilize these frequencies. It is essential that not only public safety, but all government, Native American Tribal, and non-governmental organizations eligible under Section 90.523 of the Commission’s Rules be represented to ensure that each agency’s future spectrum needs are considered in the allocation process. Administrators who are not conversant with telecommunications technology should ensure that their respective agencies are represented by suitably conversant staff. All interested parties wishing to participate in the planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands within Region 54 are encouraged to attend. For further information please contact: Chris Kindelspire Chair, Region 54 700 MHz and 800 MHz RPCs Grundy County ETSB (911) 78 W. Lowery Road Morris, Illinois 60450 (815) 405-0998 ckspire@grundy911.org - FCC - 2