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National Office Departmental Update, Aug. 12, 2018

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Commercial Space Integration Team (CSIT) The Commercial Space Integration Team (CSIT) latest monthly meeting occurred on July 24. On the agenda was a briefing on Spectrum for Sub-Orbital Vehicles. The integration of Sub-Orbital vehicles into the NAS will require significant changes to the regulatory structure surrounding radio spectrum usage. These changes must be coordinated with the multiple international organizations to which the U.S. subscribes, such as the International Telecommunications Union, World Radio Communications Conference, etc. Additionally, there was a briefing on ANG-C Space Integration Capabilities. The programs largely fall under Space Work Package 1 with an FID (Final Investment Decision) scheduled for 2022 and Work Package 2 scheduled for FID in 2026. CDM Collaborative Steering Group (CSG) NATCA continues to participate in the monthly leadership meetings of the CDM effort. The CSG consists of representatives from various industry stakeholders including the airlines and NBAA. CSG delegates and oversees the work of multiple CDM sub-teams on which NATCA participates. The CSG met at the ATCSCC on July 10 th . On the agenda was a briefing on the Northeast Corridor initiative and a Northeast Corridor CDM task proposal providing a clarifying task and scope description. Also included were: 1. A CDM/International Office to draft a task proposal describing an AFP Procedures Exploration including a suggested team assignment, and 2. An AOCNet Briefing on SWIM Transition Space Data Integrator Tool (SDI) SRMP NATCA has been collaborating in ongoing weekly meetings with the PMO working on the development of the Requirements and ConOps for the SDI Tool. SDI deployment will be critical to integrating commercial space ops with legacy NAS operations. The SRMP scheduled for July 23-24 was stood down due to the lack of any comparative shortfall analysis. In plain English, there are no competitor programs for this functionality, so a panel is not required by SMS process. An SRMP will occur later in the acquisition cycle. OSHA: Mike Odryna (ZBW) is the Chairman of NATCA's OSHA Committee. He has provided an update for the membership. 3900.19C Following the INI briefing regarding the new Draft revision to Order 3900.19, NATCA is coordinating with the Agency to develop collaborative groups charged with developing OSH Programs for all LOBs and Staff Offices. POC: Mike Odryna, Ryan Smith, Dean Iacopelli, Phil Barbarello, Grant Mulkey New Orleans Lakefront Tower Mold Issues The remediation of the mold and build back have been completed. Some issues are still being resolved with hopes of completion in the near future. A new HVAC system is in the design process. The design should be completed ASAP. POC: Mike Odryna, Geoff Bacci, Kristina Williams, Deb Stewart

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