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it. If you have contacted me with a request, know that I have forwarded it and will do my best to help the Agency expedite the response. Please don't hesitate to call or email me for an update. Upcoming Safety Risk Management Panels • Remote Tower Phase 3 SRMP – October 10-11, 2018 – Procedural issues used in conjunction with a remote tower will be evaluated. • 7110.65 4-7-1, Clearance Information – October 16-18, 2018 – Evaluating Descend Via clearances on STARs with runway transitions, controller-initiated routing changes in conjunction with a clearance to "descend via", and the use of landing directions/runway transitions. I will provide information from both of these panels in next month's update. Please don't hesitate to contact me at procedures@natca.net or 208-870-1621 with any questions, comments or suggestions. RNAV and PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION (PBN) Bennie Hutto (PCT) is the Article 114 Representative for RNAV and PBN criteria work. His report is below: PBN Criteria Update Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) Criteria WG During our meetings with AFS regarding STARS, we were able to obtain a waiver to the FAA Order 8260.3, U.S. Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STAR). AFS has written a memorandum that authorizes waivers to the FAA Order 8230.3D, paragraph 2-2-7f (2) requirement to establish an altitude restriction at the STAR termination fix, and the paragraph 2-2-10 requirements for minimum deceleration distance/reduced descent gradient requirements prior to a fix with a speed restriction. STARs not meeting these requirements may be authorized with Flight Standards approval. This waiver will remain in effect until rescinded or incorporated into the next Change to FAA Order 8260.3, whichever occurs first. No additional waiver request action is required; however, an approval request must be submitted and approved. The above information has been provided to the NATCA/Management PBN Co-Leads within the Eastern, Central, and Western Service Centers as well as other NATCA Reps that design STARS. We continued our in-depth discussions concerning Minimum En Route Altitudes (MEAs) and Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitudes (MOCAs) being charted on Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARS). Recently, Flight Standards (AFS) reached out to include input from Industry, and they stated they had no issues with them being removed as it would help in eliminating chart clutter. Additionally, discussions continue regarding Minimum Safe Altitudes (MSAs) being charted on STARs. The general feeling is that they are not a good fit for STARs, considering the

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