**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
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**Federal Communications Commission**

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

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**DA 02-863**

### April 12, 2002

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION**

**COMMENTS INVITED ON NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA (REGION 8)**

**PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLAN AMENDMENT**

**(Gen. Docket No. 88-476)**

## Comment Date: May 13, 2002 Reply Date: May 31, 2002

On March 12, 2002, the Region 8 (New York Metropolitan area)[^1] Public
Safety Regional Planning Committee submitted a proposed amendment to its
Public Safety Plan that would revise the current channel allotments to
reflect changes made as a result of Region 8 Filing Window 6. The
requested amendment proposes modification of the Region's frequency
allocation tables to provide new assignments (see Region 8's proposed
"WINDOW 6 CHANNEL ALLOCATIONS," attached as Appendix 1) for the Town of
Greenwich, Connecticut; the Connecticut State Police; Suffolk County,
New York; the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police; the
New York-New Jersey Port Authority; and the Township of Old Bridge, New
Jersey. Region 8 has imposed operational limitations in order to add
these proposed allotments. Letters of concurrence have been received
from each of the three adjacent regions; Region 30 (New York -
Albany)[^2], Region 28 (Philadelphia Metropolitan Area)[^3], and Region
19 (New England Area).[^4]

In accordance with the National Public Safety Plan, each region is
responsible for planning its use of public safety radio frequency
spectrum in the 821-824/866-869 MHz bands.[^5] The Region 8 Plan, which
was originally adopted by the Commission on May 12, 1989, has been
amended

several times in the last twelve years.[^6] General Docket No. 88-476, 4
FCC Rcd 4457 (1989).

The Commission is soliciting comments from the public before taking
action on this proposed plan amendment. Copies of the Region 8 Amendment
Request may be viewed at the Commission's Reference Information Center,
445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies
may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor,
Qualex International (Qualex), which is located at Portals II, 445
12^th^ Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C., 20554. Qualex may be
reached by telephone at (202) 863-2893, facsimile at (202) 863-2898, or
via e-mail at qualexint@aol.com. The Region 8 Amendment Request may also
be viewed on-line by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comments
Filing System (ECFS) and initiating a search of the records for General
Docket No. 88-476.

Interested parties may file comments on the Region 8 Plan Amendment
Request on or before May 13, 2002. Parties interested in submitting
reply comments must do so on or before May 31, 2002. All comments should
reference General Docket No. 88-476, including the DA number of this
Public Notice, and should be filed with the Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., TW-325,
Washington, D.C. 20554. A copy of each filing should be sent to (1)
Qualex International, Inc., Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room
CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 863-2893; and (2) Joy Alford,
Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Policy and Rules Branch,
445 12th Street, S.W., 4-B411, Washington, D.C. 20554; and (3) Maria
Ringold, Federal Communications Commission, Consumer Information Bureau.
Reference Information Center, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W. Room CY-B529,
Washington, D.C. 20554.[^7]

The full text of the Region 8 Plan Amendment Request, comments and reply
comments will be available for inspection and duplications during
regular business hours in the Reference Information Center (RIC) of the
Consumer Information Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, S.W., CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies may also be
purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex
International, Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W. Room CY-B402,
Washington, D.C. 20554, (202)-863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-2898, or
via-e-mail <qualexint@aol.com>. For further information regarding the
public reference file for this Request, contact Maria Ringold, Chief,
Wireless Branch, RIC, (202) 418-1355.

Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get
filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an
e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words in the
body of the message, \"get form \<your e-mail address\>.\" A sample form
and directions will be sent in reply.

For further information, contact Ms. Joy Alford, of the Policy and Rules
Branch of the Public

Safety and Private Wireless Division of the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau at (202) 418-0694, TTY (202) 418-7233, or via e-mail to
jalford@fcc.gov.

By the Acting Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

\- FCC -

[^1]: Region 8 includes Southwestern Connecticut, Southern New York and
    Northeastern New Jersey.

[^2]: Region 30 includes New York -- Albany area.

[^3]: Region 28 includes Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and
    Delaware.

[^4]: Region 19 includes Connecticut (except Fairfield, Litchfield, New
    Haven and Middlesex counties), Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
    and Vermont.

[^5]: *See* Development and Implementation of a Public Safety National
    Plan and Amendment to Part 90 to Establish Service Rules and
    Technical Standards for Use of the 821-824/766-869 MHz Bands by the
    Public safety Services, Report *and Order,* General Docket No.
    87-112, 3 FCC Rcd 905 (1987).

[^6]: The New York Metropolitan Area Public Safety Regional Plan (Region
    8) was subsequently revised on December 4, 1990, 5 FCC Rcd 7417
    (1990), September 26, 1994, 9 FCC Rcd 5724 (1994), November 28,
    1994, 9 FCC Rcd 7341 (1994), March 22, 1995, 10 FCC Rcd 3398, and
    March 17, 1997 (Report No. WT 97-12).

[^7]: The address for FCC locations should be used only for documents
    filed by United States Postal Service. Documents delivered by
    Federal Express or any other express mail service should be
    addressed to the relevant person or office at the Federal
    Communications Commission, 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights,
    MD 20743. Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered documents are
    accepted only at our new location at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.,
    Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20002. *See* FCC Announces a New Filing
    Location for Paper Documents and a New Fax Number for General
    Correspondence, *Public Notice*, 16 FCC Rcd 22165 (2001).