PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
 DA 09-563
March 10, 2009
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
REGION 55 (NEW YORK – BUFFALO) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING 
COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 
800 MHZ NPSPAC REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS
PR Docket No. 92-287
The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPC) will 
hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, March 19, 2009.  Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 
MHz Public Safety RPC will convene at the Ontario Co Municipal Building, Third Floor Conference 
Room, 20 Ontario Street, Canandaigua, New York.
The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes:
§ Review and approval of the March 19, 2009 meeting agenda
§ Review and approval of the January 22, 2009 meeting report
§ 700 MHz Plan
o Concurrence Status
o Adjacent Region concurrence for RPC 28
o National 700 MHz RPC plan status
o Update 700 MHz working group
o Review of open action items
§ New business and opportunity for comments
§ New York State Interoperability updates
o SCIP Implementation Workshop hosted by the Office of Emergency Communications  
was conducted on February 23, 2009 in Albany, New York
o SIEC meeting was conducted on February 24, 2009 in Albany New York
o Interoperability Coordinator is scheduling Communications Assets Survey and Mapping 
Tool training for stakeholders in New York State
o Communications Unit Leader training to be held in the Westchester county and Update 
regions is being coordinated and scheduled for the spring of 2009
§ Revised DTV transition schedule
§ Schedule next meeting
Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety 
RPC will convene at the same location.
 
1 The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo) area includes the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, 
Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and 
Yates. 
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The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes:
§ Review and approval of the March 19, 2009 meeting agenda
§ Review and approval of the January 22, 2009 meeting report
§ Old business
o Review of open action items
o Update on Region 55 Window 3, 4, and 5 applications regional concurrence 
o Update on Wave 4 Rebanding
o Update on APCO 800 MHz workshop in Orlando (Pete Stritzinger)
§ New business and opportunity for comments
o Window opening for rebanding
§ Schedule next meeting
Both of the Region 55 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meetings are open to the 
public.  It is essential that 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 and 800 MHz bands within Region 55 should plan to attend.  For further information, please 
contact:
Steven C. Sharpe, Chairman
700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committees
Genesee County
Director of Emergency Communications
165 Park Road
Batavia, New York 14020
(585) 345-3000, Ext. 3400
ssharpe@co.genesee.ny.us
Peter Stritzinger, Vice Chairman
Orleans County
Radio System Manager - Emergency Management
14064 West County House Road
Albion, New York 14411
(585) 589-4414
ocradio@orleansny.com
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