A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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TEMPORARY OPERATIONAL CONTINENCY OFFICE (TOCO): Tammy Norman (ZTL) is NATCA's TOCO Article 48 Representative. Her report for this week is below. · With the recent ATC Zero event at Washington ARTCC, the FAA is again under scrutiny by Congress and the users of the NAS. · Tony Jenkins, TOCO manager, is to brief Randy Park, FAA Deputy Chief Operating Officer, concerning the goals of our upcoming WJ TTC Meetings and future projects of the TOCO. · Updated OCPs and Support Agreements for each ARTCC o Clear understanding of what "airspace divestiture" will include and not include based upon: § Facility capacity § Automation infrastructure § Communications infrastructure (air/ground and ground/ground) o Provide information for future OCP development o Epilogue from WJHTC Meetings o Determine efficiency of current OCP against Administrator's goals o 1900.47D version o Use of Contingen cy Planning Support System (CPSS) routes (non - radar) o Use of dedicated arrival/departure routes (non - radar) o Determine efficiency of updated OCP against Administrator's goals o 1900.47E o Divestiture of airspace o Possible relocation of person nel to support facilities o Develop gap analysis between the current and updated OCPs o Provide OCP efficiency status to FAA Senior Management o Provide recommendations for NAS investments to meet Administrator's Goals · Eastern NAS Meetings Finalized: o September 21st - 25th § ZAU, ZOB, ZBW, ZID, ZME, ZTL, ZDC, ZMA, ZJX, ZHU, and ZNY Operational Contingency Teams will attend · Western NAS Meetings: o October 19 th – 23 rd § ZSE, ZOA, ZLA, ZLC, ZDV, ZAB, ZMP, ZKC, ZFW · The TOCO attended a VTC from contractors introducing the SMART : A Simulation Model ATC Research & Training system at the cutting edge of ATC training & software architecture. It is a multi - faceted Air Traffic Control (ATC) high fidelity simulation system de dicated to the training of Air Traffic Controllers at all levels. The TOCO team members will be traveling to Oklahoma City next month for a demonstration of SMART's capabilities. The group has requested ATSI to recreate the ZAU ATC Zero event to provide us knowledge of the SMART's benefits in training for ATC Zero events. SURVEILLANCE and BROADCAST SERVICES (SBS) OFFICE: Eric Labardini (ZHU) leads the SBS Article 48 Team. This team works on issues such as ADS - B, Fusion, Interval Management, Ground Surveillance and other projects. Mr. Labardini and the other members of the SBS Article 48 Team forwarded the reports below for this update .