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Release 13, focusing on Industry Requirements and Option s, CTOP, TFMS IDP and international interface, TFMS testing opportunities, TBFM Data Exchange, SWIM, and Data Release/Data Policy. · Mr. Keirce also attended a follow up meeting on October 1 with members of NavCanada. Our system works closely with t heirs and with the transition to SWIM (Systemwide Information Management), the FAA will continue to provide the data to NavCanada, but they will have to develop their own software to interpret and display it. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS): Steve Weidn er (ZMP) is the Article 48 Representative for UAS and is a ssisted by Jeff Richards (ZAU). The UAS report for this week is below. · Participated in a call with Transportation and Infrastructure committee staff arranged by NATCA's Director of Govern ment Affairs, Jose Ceballos. The call was to discuss the UAS hearing that was held on October 7th. · Reviewed and commented on the draft SRMD for the Pathfinder 3 (Beyond Visual Line of Sight - BVLOS) SMS panel. · Reviewed and commented on the draft SRMD for the 400' AGL and below blanket UAS COA. · Participated in a call with David Hinton from the VA Unmanned Systems Commission to discuss the panels work and the upcoming meeting on November 5th. · Participated in the UAS ARC meetin g held at RTCA all day Wednesday and half the day on Thursday this week. · Participated in an AJV8 (Air Traffic Requirements) / AJV115 (Air Traffic Emerging Technologies) meeting to discuss the rewrite for the JO 7210.882 notice. · Met with NAT CA's Deputy Director of Safety and Technology, Jim Ullmann to discuss the Pathfinder 3 SMS panel. · Mr. Weidner and Danny Watson (NATCA UAS SME - ZAB) submitted NATCA's dissenting opinion on the Pathfinder 3 BVLOS SMS panel. · Met with FAA Sen ior A dvisor on UAS Integration, Mark "Hoot" Gibson to discuss UAS Pathfinder efforts . · Participated in a call with Todd McNamee (Ventura County Director of Airports - AAAE Member) to discuss Mr. Weidner's participation in AAAE's upcoming conference. WAKE TURBULENCE: Scott Pressley (BHM) is the Article 48 Representative for NATCA to the Wake Turbulence Office . Mr. Pressley's update for this week is below. · The week of October 5th was spent traveling to Denver to discuss the implementation of RECAT at D01 and Denver Tower. o The team had a lot of issues to work through and they are still working on some. o Their implementation date is December 10th and we have a lot to get done by then with the upcoming holiday moratoriums. · Time was also spent this week with the Recurrent training folks in D . C . helping them work on one of next year ' s training sessions about Wake Turbulence. o It is always a pleasure to work with another Article 48 rep and Jamaal Haltom (LAS) and company have a wel l - oiled machine.