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Phase 1. Fortunately the Program office has been groomed over the past few years with including NATCA at every turn and know better than to proceed without having a NATCA pre sence in the locker room. This matter has been elevated to the regional level for resolution. · STARS/TAMR Phase 3 Segment 1 update submitted by Doug Peterson - D10 o No change in status of the program. Only four sites left in Segment 1, St Louis, Pot omac, Chicago and New York. Next week: Chicago Lessons Learned, PTR Prioritization, and R3aD3 softwar e testing. · STARS/TAMR Phase 3 Segment 2 update submitted by Scott Robillard - K90 o The TAMR3SEG2 team is comprised of the Scott Robillard (K90) Le ad, Bill Spence (BTV) Training Lead, Jim VanZee (GRR), Richard Thomas (GEG), Tim Poer (ABI), Kyle Ness (M98), Ross Costa (RSW) and Chris Falcone (MDT) from Air Traffic and Engineers Joe Yannone, Dan Stefko, Colin Ngai and Frank Stahler from Region X. o T he TAMR3SEG2 NATCA team works with the agency to deploy STARS G4 ELITE systems to replace all ARTS IIE systems, certain STARS G1/2 Legacy systems via tech refresh and Common Terminal Digitizer (CTD) development and deployment. Highlights of weekly activity are: § A follow - up telcon with CMI occurred to finalize training location and radar selection; § The Phase I and SEG2 portions of the TAMR Program Office conducted a telcon on the K90 S804 realignment to A90 to set an initial plan for air traffic training; § GRB conducted the Site Implementation Review (SIR); § ROA conducted a STAMP review; § GSO continues IOC transition planning telcons (IOC scheduled for December 10th); § EUG conducted their adaptation kickoff meeting; § TYS continues IOC transition pla nning telcons; § TAMR PO conducted an Internal RIO Risk Board; § CAE conducted a STAMP review; § K90 Joint Site Survey Kick Off telcon occurred. TEMPORARY OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY OFFICE (TOCO): Tammy Norman (ZTL) is the TOCO Article 48 Representative. This is a one - year detail at the Eastern Service Center to work on this project. Ms. Norman's report for this week is below. · One - Year Anniversary of the ATO's Report on 30 - Day Assessment of Operational Contingency Plans: On November 17, 2015, th e TOCO will report to Deputy COO, Randy Parks, the accomplished tasks and ongoing activities to meet the requirements of the Administrator: · TOCO Risks & Issues: o 1900.47E publication was not in advance of September 2015: 9/1/2015 - The National SRM panel was completed in early August; comments on the draft document were due 9/3/2015. The SRM Document was then routed for signature; all signatures will be at headquarters level. Separately, AJI will issue a policy statement