PSHSB Announces Region 30 (New York-Albany) 700 and 800 NPSPAC Meeting

PUBLIC

NOTICE

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Internet: http://www.fcc.gov [4]

Federal Communications Commission

445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

DA 13-124

January 30, 2013

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES

REGION 30 (NEW YORK - ALBANY) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING

COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ NPSPAC PLANNING MEETINGS

Gen. Docket No. 90-394

The Region 30 (New York-Albany)1 Public Safety Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will
hold two consecutive planning meetings on Monday, February 25, 2013. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the
700 MHz RPC will convene at the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Services, Harriman State Office Campus, Building 7A, 1220 Washington Avenue, 1st Floor Training
Room, Albany, New York.
The agenda for the 700 MHz meeting includes:
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Review and approve February 25, 2013 meeting agenda
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Review and approve June 25, 2012 meeting report
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Interoperability (SIEC Reports) NYS Representative Robert Barbato
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Technical Subcommittee
o 4.9 GHz
o 700 MHz
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New business
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Comments
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Schedule next meeting
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Adjourn
Immediately following the 700 MHz Public Safety RPC meeting, the 800 MHz Public Safety
RPC will convene at the same location.

1 The Region 30 regional planning area includes thirty-one counties in upstate New York: Albany, Broome,
Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Green, Hamilton, Herkimer,
Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga,
Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, and Washington.

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The agenda for the 800 MHz meeting includes:
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Review and approve February 25, 2013 meeting agenda
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Review and approve June 25, 2012 meeting report
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Technical Subcommittee update
o Approval letter request
o Concurrence requests
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Old business
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New business
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Schedule next meeting

Adjourn
Both Region 30 Public Safety RPCs’ meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety
providers in Region 30 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 MHz and 800 MHz bands within Region 30 should plan to attend. For further information, please
contact:
David A. Cook, Chairman
Region 30 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety RPCs
2813 Phillips Road
Castleton, NY 12033
(518) 956-2812
dcook@nycap.rr.com [5]
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