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o Participate d in an ADS - B GOMEX IPR telcon. • Efforts continue to deploy ADS - B Radios in Mexico and a new VHF RCAG station at Cancun. • The combination will be operational si gnificant for GOMEX operations. • Target date for operational use is April 2016. o Participated in the weekly Reduced Oc eanic Separation ConOps telcon. Relayed questions to ATOP SMEs. o Answered questi ons from AJV - 8 on ADS - B Alerts. o Led our weekly NATCA SBS telcon. o Participated in the weekly SBS/AJV/AJT telcon. • Identified a concern with the SRMD and Notice/Order approval process. Too often the Agency is pushing a pprovals right to the deadline. • Training and other issues requir e facility resources to be brought to bear 45 days or more in advance of that deadline. • This leaves our facilities in a precarious situation should approval of the SRMD, Notice, or Order fail to materialize on time. • Craig Bielek (A90) o Tuesday traveled to B illings , MT o Wednesday and Thursday conducted Fusion Evaluation at BIL Approach and worked with Management and NATCA on suggestions for their SOP for contingency and radar use as the facility moves towards Fusion. o Wednesday participated in Fusion Focus Grou p Telcon and ADS - B only Telcons for Columbus (CMH) and Des Moines (DSM). o Thursday participated in ADS - B only telcon for Pittsburg (PIT) and weekly NATCA SBS telcon. o Friday traveled home from Billings. • Dan Hamilton (SFO), National Airport Surface Surveillan ce Capability (ASSC) Rep o ASSC: Team was in San Francisco for new tower site survey and briefings. Although work continues on SMR integration, the team is still waiting on direction from the Agency. • Hoping we will have final direction in mid October. o Vehicl e ADS - B: 637 vehicles equipped at 12 Airports. United Airlines is very much on board as they are currently working on equipping 9 tugs at IAH. o ASDE - X tech refresh: Continues to move forward with minimal issues. There was a small issue that occurred at IAD, which was fixed promptly and all other facilities were checked to make sure this issue did not occur again. • Andrew Stachowiak (I90) o Participated in the FFG our NATCA SBS weekly teleconference. Also participated in ADS - B Only teleconferences for RDU and T7 5. o Traveled to the FAA Tech Center in Atlantic City to evaluate and discuss all things Fusion related. The recent SCT false targets were lessened by identifying a pine tree that was blocking and bending the signal to one of their SRR. The tree was cut down and the false targets immediately stopped.