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POCs: Region X Vice President (VP) Curt Howe, Region X Alternate VP Mike MacDonald, Engineers and Architects Principal Representative Don Smith, ARP National Representative Brad Davidson, Chief of Staff Dean Iacopelli, Acting Director of Labor Relations Nicole Vitale, and Labor Relations Attorney Grant Mulkey. PM-9.2 RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEES On July 22, the Agency briefed NATCA regarding revisions to PM-9.2 Recognizing Employees. The revisions are intended to align the policy with the Agency's INSPIRE program, which seeks to maximize the effectiveness of employee recognition. The Agency will initiate Spot Awards, which are smaller cash awards. Managers can use these Spot Awards to recognize employees for their contributions throughout the fiscal year, rather than waiting to the end of the fiscal year to provide a larger cash award. The program also promotes peer-to-peer recognition of employees, by encouraging non-managers to express gratitude to their co-workers by awarding each other certificates of appreciation, notecards, etc. During the briefing, in response to NATCA's questions, the Agency clarified that it will provide the necessary materials and duty time for those BUEs who wish to recognize their co-workers by preparing certificates of appreciation or notecards. The Agency also stated that, although the number of cash awards will increase, the Agency's budget for those awards will not increase. The result will be that smaller cash awards will be awarded to a larger number of people. POCs: Chief of Staff Dean Iacopelli, Special Counsel to the President Eugene Freedman, Acting Director of Labor Relations Nicole Vitale, and Labor Relations Attorney Grant Mulkey. BRIEFING REQUESTS On Aug. 1, NATCA requested a briefing on FAA Order 7210.67B, Policies and Procedures for Validating New/Revised Sectors/Positions in En Route and Terminal Air Traffic Facilities. We are currently waiting for a response from the Agency to our request. POCs: Acting Director of Labor Relations Nicole Vitale and Labor Relations Coordinator Kendal Manson. On Aug. 1, NATCA requested a briefing on the AJR-B International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Flight Plan. We are currently waiting for a response from the Agency to our request. POCs: Labor Relations Attorney Suzanne DeFelice and Labor Relations Coordinator Kendal Manson.

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• SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
• RUNWAY SAFETY
• Bridget Singratanakul (Gee) (DFW) is NATCA's Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) Rep. She also serves as the Article 114 Rep to the Runway Status Lights (RWSL) program. Her report is below:
• Runway Status Lights (RWSL)
• BOS:
• Phase 2: Lighting computer was replaced. JAI is scheduled for August, and ORD for September.
• Phase 4: Planned IOC date was June 19. Presently, all testing is checking out well, however there is still more construction work being completed on the airfield. The system is online, but the additional arrays were not available until June.