PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 09-2225 October 16, 2009 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 32 (NORTH DAKOTA) 700 MHZ REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE INITIAL MEETING The Region 32 (North Dakota)1 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Convener announces that the initial meeting of the Region 32 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 1:30 p.m., at the Raymond J. Bohn Armory, 4200 E. Divide Avenue, Rooms 286 A & B. The purpose of the meeting is to organize a working group to develop the Region 32 700 MHz plan. The Region 32 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting is open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 32 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, and non-governmental organizations eligible under Section 90.523 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 90.523, 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 band within Region 32 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Rick Hessinger, Convenor Region 32 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee 1001 Apple Creek Road Bismarck, ND 58504 (701) 255-2566 Rhessing@q.com Mike Lynk, Director North Dakota Division of State Radio Communications Vice-Chairperson, State Interoperability Executive Committee P.O. Box 5511 Bismarck, ND 58506-5511 (701) 328-8100 mlynk@nd.gov -FCC- 1 The Region 32 (North Dakota) 700 MHz regional planning area consists of the entire state of North Dakota. News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov