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a few filtering updates. Once those updates have been tested, they will be sent out to the remaining facilities to update their system. · Wednesday - Had a weekly EFSTS Keypad replacement meeting, a TFDM Early Implementation Risk meeting, and an AEFS training meeting. o The EFSTS requirements manual is 85% complete and the Tech M anual is 75% complete, both are on or ahead of schedule. o The replacement keypads should be delivered to PHL and BNA by the end of this year. o A site survey to both locations will be done by the end of this year as well, to determine additional adapt ation needs, as well as planning for actual replacement strategies based on each facilities schedule. o Training for AEFS at EWR and SFO will hopefully begin near the beginning of the year. o With the help of NATCA Training Rep Tom Adcock, a decision o n how many NATCA trainers are needed will be made, then the team will move forward with the standard selection process. · Thursday - Sat in the TFDM VisSpec meeting, TFDM Program Schedule Review, TFDM Risk meeting as well as the weekly ops team meeti ng. o TFDM VisSpec team discussed how to determine and organize runway configuration in the GUI as well as how to display delays for each aircraft. o The key deliverables for TFDM FID are still on schedule and the FAA is planning to award the contract in early April of 2016. · Friday - Traveled home to Houston, no other meetings TIME BASED FLOW MANAGEMENT (TBFM): Eric Owens (I90) is the Article 48 Representative to TBFM. Mr. Owens forwarded the information below for this week's update. · Last week the TBFM Ops Team supported four activities. Mr. Owens had NATCA SMEs in ZOA and ZLA helping with Coupled Scheduling (CS) discovery site. o They have delayed the key site event because ZOA is not able to complete necessary training d ue to Super Bowl training currently taking place. The Ops Team will help provide necessary training needed for CS key site to take place. o From Mr. Owens' understanding, ZLA is ready to move forward with CS. o They also had a NATCA SME at MITRE h elping with the PHX MetroPlex HITLs. The HITLs demonstrated dual STARS and SIDs as designed by the MetroPlex Team. o Although the team was trying to get the ZAB controllers to turn on their DCTs and hit the times generated by TBFM, the majority did no t. · Mr. Owens was at Raytheon working on CHI for Terminal Spacing and Sequencing (TSAS). o He had controllers and TMCs from Seattle TRACON, Houston TRACON, Denver TRACON and Chicago TRACON at this event. o They made a lot of progress and t hings appear to be moving forward. The plan is to meet every eight weeks to discuss CHI and integration issues. Since there are two contractors working with the TBFM Team, they have asked that both be present for future