Purpose; Definitions, SLERS Partner Classifications, Application and Approval Process, Frequencies and Licenses, Talk Groups, Security, Encryption Requirements, Radio Programming, and System Key Management, Service and Maintenance Priorities
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Communications and Information Technology ServicesRULE NO: RULE TITLE
60FF-4.001: Purpose; Definitions
60FF-4.002: SLERS Partner Classifications
60FF-4.003: Application and Approval Process
60FF-4.004: Frequencies and Licenses
60FF-4.005: Talk Groups
60FF-4.006: Security, Encryption Requirements, Radio Programming, and System Key Management
60FF-4.007: Service and Maintenance PrioritiesNOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 33, No. 52, December 28, 2007 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.
These changes respond to comments by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and to suggestions filed through written comments and/or made during a public hearing held on January 29, 2008.
60FF-4.001 Purpose; Definitions.
(1) No change.
(2) No change.
(a) through (b) No change.
(c) First Responder – State, local and fFederal law enforcement, fire service and emergency medical agencies.
(d) through (f) No change.
(g) Joint Task Force (JTF) Agency – State law enforcement entities (including ex-officio members) which are members of the Joint Task Force pursuant to Joint Task Force Board approval of applicants’ implementation plans and applicants’ acceptance of Board policies and standard operating procedures.
(h) through (n) No change.
(3) No change.
Specific Authority 282.106(9)(16) FS. Law Implemented 282.1095 FS. History–New_________.
60FF-4.002 SLERS Partner Classifications.
(1) No change.
(2) No change.
(a) and (b) No change.
(c) Interoperability Users – Government agencies requiring communications with fFederal, state, or local government First Responders using the State interoperability talk groups. Interoperability Users use another radio system for their primary radio system; SLERS is a secondary system for these agencies.
(d) through (f) No change.
Specific Authority 282.106(9)(16) FS. Law Implemented 282.1095 FS. History–New________.
60FF-4.003 Application and Approval Process.
(1) through (2) No change.
(3) The proposed agreement shall contain the terms and conditions; term of subscription; number of radios and users, by phase if a phased implementation; radio coverage requirements; site usage; necessary frequencies and licensing; an overview of equipment including use of encrypted radios; talk group structure including the number of talk groups and use of interoperability talk groups, by phases of implementation if applicable; overview of network operation, maintenance and reporting; and an analysis of traffic load impact to the system. The proposed agreement must include a proposed Statement of Responsibilities which defines roles and responsibilities of the Contractor, the SLERS Partner and the Department. The proposed agreement shall include a projection of the applicant’s growth and impact on the system in terms of additional radio users expected through June 2021 the year 2020.
(4) No change.
(a) No change.
(b) The proposed use of the system by the applicant use in no way diminishes the State’s use of SLERS, other SLERS Partners’ use of SLERS and that the proposed use will not cause the hourly average waiting time per call to exceed 0.5 seconds at any site; and
(c) through (d) No change.
(5) The Department shall review the proposed agreement within sixty (60) days and provide the Contractor and applicant with recommendations, if any, regarding the proposed agreement and requested changes or additions to ensure compliance with subsection 60FF-4.003(4), F.A.C. The Department may request changes to the proposed number of radios and users, by phase if a phased implementation; changes in requested area of radio coverage and associated site usage; provision of frequencies to be added to accommodate the additional users; use of encrypted radios for identified groups of uses; and changes in the proposed talk group structure including the number of talk groups and use of interoperability talk groups, by phases of implementation if applicable.
(6) If in response to a proposal the Department requests an applicant to provide radio frequencies for the system, the applicant shall submit with the final proposal a letter to the System Manager listing the frequencies and authorizing their licensing and use.
(7) Upon satisfactory review of the proposed or amended agreement, the Department shall present the applicant to the Technical and Standard Operations Procedures Committees of the Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications, and present the proposed agreement to the Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Radio Communications for its comments. Following the Joint Task Force review and comments, iIf the Department makes recommendations regarding the proposed agreement, the Contractor shall prepare a final proposed agreement and re-submit the proposed agreement to the Department or the Department may specify special conditions as part of its acceptance.
(8) Upon satisfactory completion of the procedures set forth in subsections 60FF-4.003(1)-(7), F.A.C., the Department shall authorize, in writing, SLERS Partner use of the system by the applicant. Such written approval may include special conditions for applicant’s use of SLERS. Special conditions for acceptance include limits on the approved number of radios and users; a phased implementation in concert with incremental growth of the radio system’s capacities, requiring the applicant to provide frequencies to be licensed to provide for system growth; use of encrypted radios for identified groups of uses; and specified talk group structure, by phases of implementation if applicable.
Specific Authority 282.106(9)(16) FS. Law Implemented 282.1095 FS. History–New ______.
60FF-4.004 Frequencies and Licenses.
(1) SLERS Partners wishing to join the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System shall contribute FCC-licensed or Florida 800 MHz FCC Region 9 Public Safety Plan Frequencies for use by the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System during their term of membership. In order to ensure that the Department can be properly licensed by the FCC to incorporate such frequencies into the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System, such SLERS Partners shall provide the Department with all relevant correspondence or consents demonstrating their agreement to relinquish them to the Department for the period of Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System use. SLERS Partners shall provide at least six (6) months minimum notice of their intent to leave the system before the contributed frequencies will be returned to the user. The Department is authorized, pursuant to Section 282.102(5) (11), F.S., to apply for and obtain the licenses for the use of all such frequencies contributed to the system.
(2) In the case of Federal Government Uusers and State Government Users wishing to join the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System but having no frequencies, the Department may require the subscriber to utilize dual band 700/800 MHz radios to supplement the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System by accessing available frequency bands or to specify other Special Conditions for the subscriber in order to ensure that their equipment is compatible with and to avoid system usage that would cause the average waiting time per call to exceed 0.5 seconds at a site on the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System.
(3) Interoperability Users will be exempted from the requirement to provide frequencies if the Department determines through an engineering evaluation that the subscriber will have a negligible negative impact on the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System.
Specific Authority 282.106(9)(16) FS. Law Implemented 282.1095 FS. History–New ________.
60FF-4.005 Talk Groups.
(1) through (4) No change.
Specific Authority 282.106(9)(16) FS. Law Implemented 282.1095 FS. History–New ________.
60FF-4.006 Security, Encryption Requirements, Radio Programming, and System Key Management.
(1) through (4) No change.
Specific Authority 282.106(9)(16) FS. Law Implemented 282.1095 FS. History–New ________.
60FF-4.007 Service and Maintenance Priorities.
(1) If traffic loading at a site causes queuing of calls such that the busy hour average waiting time per call exceeds 0.5 seconds, the Department, in consultation with the Contractor and system users, is authorized to take measures to restrict system use. Such measures shall include: disabling of individual calling and telephone interconnect calling; patching of talk groups; disabling of talk groups; disallowing the addition of radios to the system; limiting usage to essential traffic only; or partitioning of channels. These measures will be employed when public safety emergencies result in heavier than normal radio traffic in an area and priorities must be invoked to ensure that essential radio communications can be maintained.
(2) through (3) No change.
Specific Authority 282.106(9)(16) FS. Law Implemented 282.1095 FS. History–New ________.
