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· Eric Labardini (ZHU), National SBS Article 48 Rep o The MEARTS 3nm Fusion SRMP finished on Monday. Participation from ZSU, ZUA, and HCF was instrumental. MEARTS does have unique considerations compared to STARS/CARTS, but no new hazards w ere identified. o Traveled back from Honolulu on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, the end of eight weeks of travel. o Thursday, participated in the weekly Reduced Oceanic Separation (ROS) ConOps development telcon, our weekly NATCA SBS telcon, and an ATS All Hands telcon. o Friday, discussed SBS issues with my Agency counterpart, participated in the weekly SBS Hot Topics telcon, and participated in the bi - weekly NATCA SBS/TAMR telcon. · Craig Bielek (A90) o Monday traveled to Savannah (SAV) o Tuesday participated in the SAV ADSB flight inspection. o Wednesday participated in the SAV ADSB and Fusion cadre instructor class. o Thursday traveled home from Savannah. o Friday participated in the NATCA SBS/TAMR coordination telcon. · Dan Hamilton (SFO), National Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) Representative o ASSC: Still awaiting direction from the agency on the final configuration. SFO New tower site survey planned for the week of September 7th. o Vehicle ADS - B: 637 vehicles equipped at 12 airports. IAH transmit map should be submitted for approval very soon. 9 additional airports have requested proposals. o ASDE - X refresh: Continues to move along without any issues. · Andrew Stachowiak (I90) o On leave this week. · Tom Zarick (ZDV), National Interval Management Rep o GIM - S Assessment meeting was held at ZDC on Monday. § ZNY, the only remaining facility will be rescheduled due to an overlapping TBFM event that was scheduled for the s ame day. o Wednesday was spent at MITRE supporting the GIM adaptation work for ZMP. Seems as though the demo could have run a little smoother had some additional Lockheed support been provided. § Agreed to have this in place prior to the ZHU demo sche duled for the middle of September. o The IM AA&C Systems Engineering Work Group Meeting was on Thursday. Very productive discussion was held regarding the issuance of FIM clearances that merge in Terminal airspace. RUNWAY SAFETY: Ric Loewen (DFW) is the Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) lead for NATCA. This position is in accordance with Article 113, Section 2. Mr. Loewen's report for this week is below. · RWSL: