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Operations Center to ZBW TMU. Restart date now tentatively scheduled for the week of Dec 6th. o GIM - S activity included a follow up telcon with ZDV to discuss last week's Tech Center visit and next steps to move forward. Also had several di scussions regarding the prioritization of several GIM - S enhancement requests. RNAV and PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION (PBN): Dennis Kelly (PHL) leads NATCA's efforts with the criteria work on RNAV and PBN as the Article 48 Representative for this. Below is Mr. Kelly's report for this week. · Data Comm – The below 10 min video link provides an understanding of how controllers and pilots use DataCom to communicate without radio. o https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUSFgkEyVAU · NPA – The precursor to this group ' s effort is the removal of conventional procedures as noted below. The FAA is issuing a final rule that removes certain redundant or underutilized ground - based nondirectional ra dio beacon (NDB) and VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) Standard Instrume nt App roach Procedures (SIAPs). On April 13, 2015, the FAA published a notice of proposed rulema king to remove 736 procedures. After consideration of public comments and conducting an internal review, the FAA has decided to move forward with removing 334 procedures that did not receive public comment. The 198 procedures for which comments were received wi ll be addressed in the future. The FAA also identified 191 procedures that were p roposed for removal but that do not m eet the criteria at this time. Those 191 procedures may be reevaluated at a later date; however, their removal is withdrawn fr om consideration in this rule. There are 13 procedures erroneously identified in the NPRM t hat were already in the process for removal and should not have been included in this proceeding. The FAA concluded that these procedures should continue in the separate proceeding and are no t addressed in this final rule. Mr. Kelly has a copy of the lis t of procedures if anyone wants a copy. · NSPP - Metroplex Procedures: CLE/DET project adds for 4/27/2017 publication cycle DTW 11 RNAV SIDs, 20 RNAV STARs, 1 Conv STAR and 1 T - route. CAK 2 RNAV STARs. BKL 1 RNAV SID. CLE 6 RNAV SIDs and 4 RNAV ST ARs. o SIDs/STARs/RNP: Changes for 11/10/2016 publication cycle LAS 3 RNAV STARs and 10 RNAV SIDs. 12/8/2016 MIA 3 RNAV SIDs, BDL 1 RNAV STAR, PWM 4 RNPs. 1/5/2017 MHT 2 RNPs, EWR 1 RNAV SID, ISP 1 RNAV SID, PIT 4 RNAV SIDs, MSP 4 RNPS and 6 RNAV STARs. OKC 1 RNAV STAR. o RNAV production Figures – 2016 o LP/LPV – 222 Scheduled, 96 in FPT, 38 in DEV/QC, 9 in FC not scheduled, 12 in FC scheduled, 0 in AFS, 13 in TS, 52 in charting, 29 published. o SIDs/STARs – 107 Scheduled, 8 published, 99 remainin g. o RNPs – 8 scheduled, 2 published, 6 remaining. o Cancelled procedures 2016 – 11 SID/STARs, 5 RNAV (GPS). · PARC GBAS - Wake mitigation benefit – Volpe analysis o WTMA - P uses three factors, time for wake to decay (in trail distance), latera l offset from path of leading aircraft and vertical offset from path of leading aircraft to accommodate this but with staggered runways.