PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 10-393 March 9, 2010 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 3 (ARIZONA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC ARIZONA REGIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETINGS Gen. Docket No. 91-143 The Region 3 (Arizona) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPC) and the 800 MHz NPSPAC Arizona Regional Review Committee (ARRC) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Friday, March 19, 2010. Beginning at 8:30 a.m., the 700 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the Phoenix Fire Training Academy located at 2430 S. 22nd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order and roll call § Administrative Committee Report § Discussion regarding approved licenses for systems § Technical Committee Report § Interoperability/SIEC updates § Nominations for Chairman and Vice Chairman § Open discussion § Adjournment Immediately following the 700 MHz RPC meeting, the 800 MHz ARRC meeting will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order and roll call § Approval of minutes § Chair’s Report (Larry Sayers) § Vice Chair’s Report (Jon Wilder) § Secretary’s Report (Tom Florman) § Application Review Committee Report (Joe Jakoby) o Applications from City of Phoenix § VHF/UHF 800 MHz Frequency Reassignment Committee Report (Tom Crosby) o Pinal County requesting more VHF/UHF frequencies § Regional/Interregional Interoperability Coordination Committee Report (Mark Openshaw) o State of Nevada request for LOC for location of National Channels § 800 MHz Rebanding Committee Report (Steve Golisch) 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 § Old business o Discussion of possibility of continuation of joint meetings with Arizona 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee § New business § Date and Agenda items for next meeting § Adjournment Both of the Region 3 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 3 may utilize these frequencies. It is essential that 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 3 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Mark S. Schroeder, Chair Region 3 (Arizona) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee Phoenix Fire Department Communications and Infrastructure Manager 150 S. 12th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (602) 262-7814 mark.schroeder@phoenix.gov Larry Sayers, Chair Region 3 (Arizona) 800 MHz Arizona Regional Review Committee Pima County Information Technology Division 801 West Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona 85745 (520) 884-5367 larry.sayers@pima.gov -FCC-