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**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

#  DA 08-1872

# August 7, 2008

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### PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION

### 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**

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The Region 55 (New York -- Buffalo)[^1] Public Safety Regional Planning
Committees will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Tuesday,
September 23, 2008. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the 700 MHz Public Safety
Regional Planning Committee will convene at the Monroe County Public
Safety Training Facility, 1190 Scottsville Road, 2^nd^ Floor, Room 201,
Rochester, New York.

> The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes:

-   Review and approval of the September 23, 2008 meeting agenda

-   Review and approval of the June 10, 2008 meeting report

-   New York State Interoperability Coordinator Meeting (Vincent Stile,
    Chief Thomas Roche)

-   Old business

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-   Update on 700 MHz Working Group

-   700 MHz Status Report (Travis LePage)

-   Review of open action items (Travis LePage)

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-   Update on 700 MHz band restructuring (Sean O'Hara)

-   New business and opportunity for comments

-   Schedule next meeting

Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning
Committee meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee
will convene at the same location.

The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes:

-   Review and approval of the September 23, 2008 meeting agenda

-   Review and approval of the June 10, 2008 meeting report

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-   Old business

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-   Update on Region 55 Window 3, 4, and 5 applications regional
    concurrence (Travis LePage)

-   Review of open action items (Travis LePage)

-   Update on Wave 4 Rebanding (Sean O'Hara)

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-   New business, and opportunity for comments

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-   Schedule next meeting

Both of the Region 55 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meetings
are open to the public. All public safety providers whose sole or
principal purpose is to protect the safety of life, health, or property
in Region 55 are eligible to utilize these frequencies. 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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[^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.