PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 10-1886 September 30, 2010 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 1 (ALABAMA) 700 MHZ PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD MEETING The Region 1 (Alabama)1 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold its next meeting on Sunday, October 10, 2010, beginning at 1:00 p.m., at the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 Perdido Beach Boulevard, Orange Beach, Alabama. The agenda for the meeting includes: � Call to Order � Election of Officers � Treasurer’s Report � Alabama 700 MHz Plan2 Status � Adjournment The Region 1 700 MHz RPC is 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 the planning for the use of public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 1 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: 1 Region 1 (Alabama) regional planning area encompasses the entire state of Alabama, consisting of sixty-seven (67) counties. 2 The Region 1 700 MHz Plan documents are available on the Computer Assisted Pre-coordination Resource and Database System (CAPRAD) at http://www.caprad.org (Adobe Reader Version 9.0 is required to view plan). Follow these steps to view documents: (1) click on 700 MHz upper right hand corner, (2) click on “Click Here” under visitors to view regional plans, (3) click on “continue to access,” (4) click on Alabama, (5) click on “plan documents” bottom, left- hand corner, (6) click on “Region 1 700 MHz plan approved 1-14-2009.pdf.” News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov 2 Eric Linsley, Chairman Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety RPC Mobile County Public Works 1150 Schillinger Road North, Mobile, AL 36608 (251) 574-4030, ext. 243 linsleye@attglobal.net David A. Rose, Sr., Vice-Chairman Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety R PC Captain, City of Mobile Fire-Rescue Department 701 St. Francis Street Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 208-1192 rose@cityofmobile.org Ben Durant, Treasurer Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety RPC City of Mobile, Telecommunications Manager P.O. Box 1827 Mobile, AL 36633 (251) 208-5825 ben@cityofmobile.org George Grabryan, Jr., Secretary Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety RP C Director, Florence-Lauderdale Emergency Management Agency/E-911 110 W. College Street Florence, AL 35630 (256) 760-6363 ggrabryan@florenceal.org William Grahm Chair, Interoperability Committee (334) 242-4139 bgraham@dps.state.al.us -FCC-