New York State Regional Planning Committees
The mission of the New York State Regional Planning Committees is to plan, coordinate, and administer public-safety radio frequencies so that first responders can communicate free of interference, enabling them to better serve and protect our residents in times of need.
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Regional Planning Committee 8
The Region 8 700-MHz Regional Planning Committee encompasses the following areas of downstate, New York and northern New Jersey.
New York State Counties:
Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland Suffolk, Sullivan Ulster, and Westchester.
New Jersey Counties:
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.
In addition to the area encompassed by the Region 8 700-MHz Committee, the Region 8 800-MHz Committee includes the following four (4) counties in Connecticut; Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, and New Haven.
Region 8 700-MHz Contacts
Region 8 700-MHz
- Lieutenant Anthony Melia - FCC Region 8 700-MHz Chairman
New Jersey State Frequency Coordinator
APCO New Jersey Frequency Coordinator
Essex County Sheriff's Office
Office of the Chief
50 Nelson Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: (973) 621-4170
FAX: (973) 621-4073
Email: meliaa@apco911.org - Felix Melendez- FCC Region 8 700-MHz Vice Chairman
Director
City of New York DoITT FCC License Support
15 Metrotech Center 18th Floor
Brooklyn, NYÂ 11201
Telephone: 718-403-8278
FAX: 718-403-8220
Email: fmelendez@doitt.nyc.gov - Maribel Martinez - Bradwell - FCC Region 8 700-MHz Secretary
President
R & J Telecom
Telephone: (518) 785-1703
FAX: (518) 218-9268
Email: mmartinez5@nycap.rr.com
Local Certified Frequency Coordinators
- Lieutenant Anthony Melia - Certified Frequency Coordinator
New Jersey State Frequency Coordinator
APCO New Jersey Frequency Coordinator
Essex County Sheriff's Office
Office of the Chief
50 Nelson Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: (973) 621-4170
FAX: (973) 621-4073
Email: meliaa@apco911.org - Joseph Yurman - Certified Frequency Coordinator
2 Broadway
New York, New York 10004
Floor 3, Room D384
Telephone: (646) 252-3231
FAX: (646) 252-2666
Email: joseph.yurman@nyct.com - Jerry Zarwanski - Certified Frequency Coordinator
1111 Country Club Road
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Telephone: (860) 685-8157
FAX: (860) 685-8363
Email: jerry.zarwanski@po.state.ct.us
Other Certified Frequency Coordinators
Region 8 800-MHz Contacts
Region 8 800-MHz
- Lieutenant Anthony Melia - FCC Region 8 800-MHz Chairman
New Jersey State Frequency Coordinator
APCO New Jersey Frequency Coordinator
Essex County Sheriff's Office
Office of the Chief
50 Nelson Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: (973) 621-4170
FAX: (973) 621-4073
Email: meliaa@apco911.org - Felix Melendez- FCC Region 8 700-MHz Vice Chairman
Director
City of New York DoITT FCC License Support
15 Metrotech Center 18th Floor
Brooklyn, NYÂ 11201
Telephone: 718-403-8278
FAX: 718-403-8220
Email: fmelendez@doitt.nyc.gov - Maribel Martinez - Bradwell - FCC Region 8 700-MHz Secretary
President
R & J Telecom
Telephone: (518) 785-1703
FAX: (518) 218-9268
Email: mmartinez5@nycap.rr.com
Local Certified Frequency Coordinators
- Lieutenant Anthony Melia - Certified Frequency Coordinator
50 Nelson Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: (973) 621-4170
FAX: (973) 621-4073
Email: meliaa@apco911.org - Joseph Yurman - Certified Frequency Coordinator
2 Broadway
New York, New York 10004
Floor 3, Room D384
Telephone: (646) 252-3231
FAX: (646) 252-2666
Email: joseph.yurman@nyct.com - Jerry Zarwanski - Certified Frequency Coordinator
1111 Country Club Road
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Telephone: (860) 685-8157
FAX: (860) 685-8363
Email: jerry.zarwanski@po.state.ct.us
Other Certified Frequency Coordinators
Regional Planning Committee 30
The Region 30 700- and 800-MHz Regional Planning Committee encompasses the following 31 counties in eastern 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, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, and Washington.
Region 30 700-MHz Contacts
Region 30 700-MHz
- Lee Shurtleff
- Larissa Guedko - vice-chair
Local Certified Frequency Coordinators
Region 30 800-MHz Contacts
Region 30 800-MHz
- Lee Shurtleff
- Larissa Guedko - vice-chair
Certified Frequency Coordinators
Regional Planning Committee 55
The Region 55 700- and 800-MHz Regional Planning Committee encompasses the following 17 counties in western upstate New York:
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
Region 55 700-MHz Contacts
Region 55 700-MHz
- Steven C. Sharpe - FCC Region 55-700 MHz Chairman
Director of Emergency Communications
Genesee County Office of the Sheriff
165 Park Road
Batavia, New York 14020-1283
Telephone: (585) 345-3000 x 3400
Email: ssharpe@co.genesee.ny.us - Peter Stritzinger - FCC Region 55 700-MHz Vice Chairman
Carlton Fire Dept.
Lead Engineer - Fiber, Microwave, Land Mobile Radio
Iberdrola USA Management Corporation
OT - Telecommunications
89 East Ave., Rochester, NY, 14649
Telephone: 585-724-8956
Cell: 585-590-0724
Email: peter.stritzinger@iberdrolausa.com - Matthew J. Trusso - FCC Region 55 700-MHz Secretary & Treasurer
Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff
15 E Chautauqua St.
P.O. Box 128
Mayville, New York 14757-0128
Telephone: (716) 753-4615
FAX: (716) 753-9525
Email: trusso@sheriff.us
Local Certified Frequency Coordinators
- Gary Perkins - Certified Frequency Coordinator
607 El Mar Drive
Rochester, New York 14616
Telephone: (585) 621-4599
FAX: (585) 621-4599
Email: geperkins@frontiernet.net
Other Certified Frequency Coordinators
Region 55 800-MHz Contacts
Region 55 800-MHz
- Steven C. Sharpe - FCC Region 55-700 MHz Chairman
Director of Emergency Communications
Genesee County Office of the Sheriff
165 Park Road
Batavia, New York 14020-1283
Telephone: (585) 345-3000 x 3400
Email: ssharpe@co.genesee.ny.us - Peter Stritzinger - FCC Region 55 700-MHz Vice Chairman
Carlton Fire Dept.
Lead Engineer - Fiber, Microwave, Land Mobile Radio
Iberdrola USA Management Corporation
OT - Telecommunications
89 East Ave., Rochester, NY, 14649
Telephone: 585-724-8956
Cell: 585-590-0724
email: peter.stritzinger@iberdrolausa.com -
Matthew J. Trusso - FCC Region 55 800-MHz Secretary & Treasurer
Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff
15 E Chautauqua St.
P.O. Box 128
Mayville, New York 14757-0128
Telephone: (716) 753-4615
FAX: (716) 753-9525
Email: trusso@sheriff.us
Local Certified Frequency Coordinators
- Gary Perkins - Certified Frequency Coordinator
607 El Mar Drive
Rochester, New York 14616
Telephone: (585) 621-4599
FAX: (585) 621-4599
Email: geperkins@frontiernet.net
Other Certified Frequency Coordinators
Resources and Links
About the SIEC
Funding/Grants
700 MHz Resources
- Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) - International, Incorporated
- Computer Assisted Pre-coordination Resource and Database System (CAPRAD)
- Government Printing Office (GPO) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- National Association of Regional Planning Committees (NARPC)
- National Public-Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)
- SAFECOM
- Telecommunications Industry Association
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 700-MHz Resources
800 MHz Resources
- Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) - International, Incorporated
- Government Printing Office (GPO) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- National Association of Regional Planning Committees (NARPC)
- National Public-Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)
- SAFECOM
- Telecommunications Industry Association
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 800-MHz Resources
- 800-MHz Interference Notification Site
- 800-MHz Transition Administrator (TA)
- FCC 800-MHz Rebanding Site
4.9 GHz Resources
- 4.9-GHz Public-Safety Resource Center
- Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) - International, Incorporated
- Government Printing Office (GPO) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- National Association of Regional Planning Committees (NARPC)
- National Public-Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)
- SAFECOM
- Telecommunications Industry Association
Other Agencies
- The Port Authority NY & NJ
- NY & Local Government
- NJ & Local Government
Tribal Nations
Tribal Nations in the Region 8 New York State Area
- Poospatuck Tribe, Long Island
P.O. Box 86
Mastic, NY 11950 - Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Office
P.O. Box 5006
Southhampton, NY 11969
Tribal Nations in the Region 8 New Jersey Area
- Powhatan Renape Nation
P.O. Box 225
Rancocas, NJ 08073
Tribal Nations in the Region 30 Area
- Oneida Indian Nation
5218 Patrick Road
Verona, NY 13478 - Onondaga Indian Nation
RR#1 Box 319-B
Nedrow, NY 13120 - St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
RR#1, Box 8A
Hogansburg, NY 13655
Tribal Nations in the Region 55 Area
- Allegany Reservation
G.R. Plummer Building
P.O. Box 231
Salamanca, NY 14779Â - Cattaraugus Reservation
William Seneca Building
12837 Route 438
Irving, NY 14081 - Cayuga Nation
P.O. Box 11
Versailles, NY 14168 - Seneca Nation of Indians
P.O. Box 231
Salamanca, NY 14779 - Tonawanda Seneca Nation
7027 Meadville Road
Basom, NY 14013 - Tuscarora Nation
2006 Mt. Hope Road
Lewistown, NY 14092
About NYS-RPC
Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) have been formed to plan, coordinate, and administer public-safety radio frequencies. RPCs consist of representatives of public-safety agencies and those interested in furthering the goals of public-safety communications at the state and local levels within each region.
These committees are allowed flexibility to meet state and local needs, encourage innovative use of the spectrum, and accommodate new developments in technology equipment. They are responsible for creating and managing regional plans pertaining to public-safety radio communications.
The following public-safety radio frequencies are governed by the RPC process:
- 769-775/799-805 MHz General Use Channels, and
- 806-809/851-854 MHz National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) Channels.
800-MHz History
In 1979 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commenced a series of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proceedings to allocate 800 MHz spectrum for Land Mobile Radio (LMR) use (806-821/851-866 MHz), a portion of which was allocated for public-safety use, while 6 MHz was held in reserve. This total block of 800-MHz spectrum, including cellular telephone was previously allocated to analog television broadcast channels 70 - 82.
Later, in its Report and Order (R&O) in General Docket No. 84-1233, the FCC allocated 6 MHz for public-safety use from the previously reserved spectrum at 800 MHz. In order to develop rules for its use, the FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) jointly established a federal advisory committee known as the National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC), which set the precedent for establishing FCC rules and regulations for additional public-safety spectrum allocations.
Further, 55 RPCs were formed to plan, coordinate, and administer the public-safety radio frequencies. In 1987, the NPSPAC channels, as they came to be known, (821-824/866-869 MHz) were released for licensing as each of the 55 regional plans was completed and approved by the FCC. New York State is covered by 3 Regional Planning Committees; Region 8, 30, and 55.
700-MHz History
On August 6, 1998, in the First Report and Order (R&O) and Third Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 96-86, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted service rules for the 24 MHz of spectrum in the 764-776/794-806 MHz frequency bands (collectively, the 700-MHz band). The FCC reallocated this spectrum from analog television broadcast services to public safety services. Please refer to Figure 1. The National Coordinating Committee (NCC), now decommissioned, recommended the Regional Planning Committee (RPC) process to administer the designated spectrum. The FCC adopted the NCC's recommendation and established the RPC process in the R&O. RPCs consist of representatives of public safety agencies at the State and local levels within each region.
Figure 1. 700-MHz Public Safety Band PRIOR to Reconfiguration
On July 31, 2007, the FCC adopted the Second R & O, reallocating the 700-MHz public safety spectrum to the 763- to 775-MHz band and the 793- to 805-MHz band. From this allocation, the bottom portion of the Band (763-768/793-798 MHz) has been designated as broadband spectrum licensed under the Public Safety Broadband Licensee (PSBL). Therefore, the principal 700-MHz spectrum resources under the jurisdiction of the RPC's are the 769- to 775-MHz and 799- to 805-MHz narrowband channels, which are further divided into General Use, Interoperability (voice, low-speed data, and national call), Secondary Trunking, State License, Low Power, and Reserve spectrum allotments. Please refer to Figure 2, which follows.
Figure 2. Reconfigured 700-MHz Public Safety Band
No allotments will be made in the General-Use category for the 769- to 775-MHz and 799- to 805-MHz bands until a regional plan for the area has been accepted by the FCC. The 700-MHz public safety spectrum will be made available for use after February 17, 20091 in accordance with the FCC's digital television transition schedule.
Similarly to the 800-MHz NPSPAC channels, the 700-MHz General Use channels are governed by the RPCs.
1 Date for television broadcasters to vacate the 700-MHz public-safety spectrum is February 17, 2009. Public safety entities may operate in the 700-MHz band prior to the transition date if they secure an FCC waiver.
How to Apply for 800-MHz NPSPAC and 700-MHz General Use Channels
State, county, and local public-safety entities that are eligible to apply for and license 800-MHz NPSPAC and 700-MHz General Use channels are defined by the FCC in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 47, Telecommunication, Chapter 1, Part 90, Private Land Mobile Radio Services.
Please refer to the Application Processing Flowchart for a detailed depiction of the application filing and evaluation process undertaken by the RPCs.
