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Operating Testing and Evaluation (OT&E) - OSF SMEs from NTOSF and DVOSF supported a development and functionality event for the Approach Runway Verification (ARV) Jan. 6-9, at the WJHTC. The test focused on adapting ARV in STARS and whether the capability could possibly cause more nuisance alerts versus real alerts on how it is adapted. In addition, OSF SMEs from DVOSF and NTOSF supported TSAS Ops Testing at the WJHTC Jan. 13-17. Safety Risk Management (SRM) - Stakeholders paneled over 19 PTRs that will be included in the STARS S6.00R9 and S6.00R10 software releases. System Technical Reports Working Group (STRWG) - Stakeholders are reviewing proposed software modifications to STARS. Harden operation STARS from training- related activities, use flight ID and ICAO for track to flight plan association and IFDT output data persist on FSL IFDT switch to ESFL. Mr. Kendrick also attended the TAMR Look-Ahead and weekly OSF. TIME BASED FLOW MANAGEMENT/TERMINAL SEQUENCING AND SPACING (TBFM/TSAS) Matt Gammon (ZID) is the Article 114 Rep for TBFM/TSAS. TBFM/TSAS - The week of Dec. 16, the TBFM Ops Team members traveled to ZLC as part of a multi-week extended metering training/verification activity in support of upcoming Denver Metroplex. This is a continuing effort at ZDV, ZMP, ZLC, ZKC, and ZAB by the Ops Team to support extended metering to Denver in the lead up to their Metroplex implementation. One of the Ops Team main roles in this has been to visit the facilities and help facilitate training and provide support as much as possible. The Ops Team previously was at ZDV, ZMP, and ZKC, and are following up this with a visit to ZAB. Support was provided for the test verification of the system and the implementation of the system at the end of January. Members of the Ops Team working on TSAS traveled to Washington, D.C., for TSAS curriculum work. One of a number of tasks that the Ops Team worked on for TSAS was to help develop and validate the training for TSAS. This involved training for not only the terminal controllers that will be utilizing TSAS tools but also TRACON and En route TMCs, tower TMCs, En route controllers, and more. This specific curriculum work involves working through the material that Leidos and AJI have put together. These meetings will continue on a regular basis to ensure that the training for TSAS is as complete as can be and meets the needs of the workforce that will be utilizing the system in the future. The week of Jan. 6, together with engineering services and Program Office technical personnel, Ops Team members travelled to ZTL for the verification of the new 4.8.4 Patch 2 TBFM system. This latest Patch version of TBFM includes fixes to previously identified issues in the 4.8.4 and 4.8.4 P1 systems. The system was first loaded on the support string at ZTL and together with the Ops Team support, the local facility TBFM