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feedback from site on progress. IOC still scheduled for February 2016. FIM: · Flight - deck Interval Management . · IM - S AA&C (Arrivals Approach and Cruise) ConOps v2.1 completed and out for comments. · American Airlines Merging and Spac ing Operations resumed on December 8th and will be continuing into next year. FMA and Fusion: · A Flight Standards conducted study removed the requirement for high update sensors in multiple closely spaced parallel runway configurations. This study also called for FMA use in multiple configurations as specified in 7110.693. However, the study failed to account for the use of Fusion. This has left multiple sites in a position contrary to SBS guidance where controllers are required to move from one d isplay update rate to another. In order to remedy the situation, a new safety study must be conducted that proves that Fusion is sa fe for use in FMA. NATCA has been working closely within AJV, SBS, and TAMR to try and expedite the issue across multiple d epartments. MEARTS Fusion: · Work continues on separation standards analysis to supp ort the MEARTS 3nm Fusion SRMD. SBS targets completion of the draft SRMD by the end of FY16, and an operational IOC at the HCF key site soon after. Space Based AD S - B (SBA): · Monthly meetings between the Agency and Aireon continue to target a completed launch cycle by 2017. The network of 72 satellites will open the door to enhancements in the oceanic environment including dramatic improvements in search and rescue and potential Re duced Oceanic Separation (ROS). The Agency is pursuing Phase 1 as ingestion of SBA in ATOP to enhance situational awareness by 2018; however, no separation st andard is directly tied to SBA. SME input has led to the understanding t hat this may lead to undesirable complications, and the Agency is reevaluating their approach to ATOP modifications. Phase 2 is ROS by 2020 or later, and the Agency is evaluating alternatives that include SBA and faster ADS - C reporting. Vehicle ADS - B: · 652 equipped vehicles at 12 airports. The team continues to gather data in regards to STIR regions and hopes to have a plan forward soon. An outreach at FLL will take place on December 14th, with HOU and IAH to follow sometime in January. NATCA and th e FAA have come to a mutual agreement in regards to the LAX transmit map, and we hope to start installation and deployment in the near future. ARP and AJM provided comments on an Airports Council Int'l draft rulemaking petition for the Code of Federal Regu lations to expand the areas on the airfield where vehicle squitters can transmit. The Airports Office is planning a meeting in December with ATO to discuss the petition.