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is, definition of collaboration, ILS ration . SURVEILLANCE and BROADCAST SERVICES (SBS): Eric Labardini (ZHU) i s the Article 48 Representative to the SBS Office. Mr. Labardini and the members of the SBS Article 48 Team forwarded their reports for this update. · Eric Labardini (ZHU), National SBS Article 48 Rep o Met with NATCA representatives Dale Wright, J eff Woods, Mel Davis, James Keith, Scott Conde and Tom Zarick to disc uss Interval Management issues. The efforts between TBFM and IM are intertwined and NATCA is trying to ensure the proper cross progr am coordination takes place. Our NATCA reps met with SB S Program Management to foster better awareness of the risks to program goals without proper s upport elsewhere in the Agency. The message was well received and NATCA will continue to foster communication along these lines. o Participated in a discussion on the level of effort required to conduct a safety assessment of Fusion with FMA. In order to prove Fusion is equivalent or better than Single Sensor with FMA, a Separation Standards analysis and sub sequent SRMD must be conducted. The effort is estimated to ta ke 18 months and $1.45 million. This is a growing issue as the number of airports now required to utilize FMA has expanded with Agency rule changes, and Fusion is not currently allowed to be used with FMA. o Participated in an ADS - B Resiliency Assessmen t telcon; the PO hopes to conduct formal tests in October with NATCA SBS observers. o Participated in the mo nthly FAA/Aireon Status telcon. The Agency is pursuing two phases of Space Based ADS - B. Phase One, simple ingestion of Space Based ADS - B to suppleme nt ADS - C/CPDLC, and ZNY ATOP is the ta rgeted key site for a 2018 IOC. Phase Two is a Reduced Oceanic Separation concept post 2020 that would likely use Space Based ADS - B for standalone 30/30 or lower separation. A user workshop is planned for October to ga in their perspective on potential future benefits of Reduced Oceanic Separation and Space Based ADS - B. An SRMD for Phase One is planned at ZNY the first week of November. o The monthly SBS Article 48 work group telcon was held this week via telcon. A numbe r of topics were covered in a very full agenda: § Further, lengthy discussion on the need for a safe ty analysis of FMA with Fusion. SBS management acknowledged the need to begin the analysis and is now working through the budgetary issues. § The Agency finally relayed new information on ASSC as Dan Hami lton reports. § ADS - B promotion within ERAM has successfully concluded at ZHU with no issues to report. A waterfall schedule for other ERAM sites will be developed in cooperation with the ERAM Article 48 work group. § MEARTS 3nm Fusion: A recently released Separation Standards report alleviated concerns with regard to Hilo, HI airspace. General issues are still to be worked with