PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 11-1548 September 14, 2011 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 21 (MICHIGAN) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC MEETINGS General Docket No. 90-221 The Region 21 (Michigan) Public Safety Regional Planning Committee (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Friday, September 30, 2011. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., the 800 MHz NPSPAC Public Safety RPC will convene at the Kettunen Center, 14901 4-H Drive, Tustin, Michigan 49688. The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order § Introductions § Approval of agenda § Approval of August 5, 2011 Meeting Minutes § Applications o Old applications: Wayne County Interoperability (Livonia) o New applications: State of Michigan (Adrian), State of Michigan (Genesee), and State of Michigan (Tuscola) § 800 MHz Subcommittee Reports: o Interoperability Communications o Engineering/Technical o Writing § Old business: Region 21 800 NPSPAC Plan Revision § Establish next meeting date § Adjournment Immediately following the 800 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting will convene at the same location. The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes: § Call to order § Introductions § Approval of agenda § Approval of March 24, 2011 Meeting Minutes § Old applications § New applications News media information 202 / 418-0500 TTY 202 / 418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov 2 § 700 MHz RPC Plan Update o Use of Low Power Interoperability Channel Pairs, 47 C.F.R. § 90.531(b)(1)(i)-(iii) o Moving channels between counties or within buffer zones o Elimination of obsolete appendices o Updated language for Plan o Consistency with Region 21 800 NPSPAC Plan Revision o Writing Subcommittee o Other § Old business: Filing for relief from Canadian TV station which was never constructed § New business § Establish next meeting date § Adjournment Both Region 21 Public Safety RPC meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers in Region 21 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 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 and 800 MHz bands within Region 21 should plan to attend. For further information, please contact: Keith M. Bradshaw, CET Chairperson, Region 21 700 MHz and 800 MHz RPCs Service Manager, Macomb County Technical Services 21930 Dunham, Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043 (586) 469-6433 Keith.bradshaw@macombcountymi.gov - FCC -