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starting April 4, 2016, these t elc ons will now be w ebinars with the ability of the p lanner to utilize the Thin Client products to have T SDs and FSM s on screen to explain the route and terminal strategies as he goes through the days plans. These w ebinars were first tested last year as part of the NAS Vision 2015 initiatives and were conducted daily in Severe Weather Season at 8:45 am EST . They were very well received by the airline community for their insight into the day 's route plans. Later in the day, Bob Ocon, ZNY STMC, gave the group a briefing on the ZNY Pit operations. o The DCM/FET team will meet next at the March HITL. The March m eeting is 3/21 - 25. Mr. Smith will miss the first three days because of CFS, but will join the group on Wednesday night to participate on 3/24 - 25. o The Spring C DM meeting will be April 20, 2016 at American Airlines. The FET subgroup will fly in on Monday 4/18 a nd try to meet for a half day. The team will have a full days subgroup meeting on 4/19. The team will fly back on 4/21. • Future Concept Team (FCT) - Will meet in March with new tasking TBD. TEMPORARY OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY OFFICE (TOCO): Tammy Norman (ZTL) is the T OCO Article 48 Representative. This is a one - year detail at the Eastern Service C enter to work on this project. Ms. Norman's report for this month is below. • As of this week : o TOCO has closed 32; cancelled 4; and is working on the remaining 14 mitigations, actions and tasks assigned from the National CAP and the TOCO Re - charter. o As of this week, 70% of the work assigned to the TOCO Program is complete. o The Temporary Operational Contingency Office closes on March 24, 2016. • Policy: The 1900.47E (Air Traffic Control Operational Contingency Plan) was published on January 21, 2016 with an eff ective date of April 20, 2016. The ATO OG mandated that each facility will conduct SRM (safety risk management) on their individual operational contingency plan (OCP) when completed. Guidance for these requirements will be given by the regional OSG. • ACT - 2 (Automated Contingency Tool) : The ASO Operations Suppor t Group (OSG) invited the TOCO to meet with MITRE to discuss requirements for updating the ACT - 2. The TASK Order reads: MITRE CAASD will evaluate the current state of automation available to address contingency planning and sy stem resiliency within the FAA . MITRE CAASD will analyze the current the ACT2 automated digital library; provide input evaluating the processes for data updates; review the current Contingency Plans (CP), supporting documents, CP Policy and CP implementation procedures; identify needed process improvements for validating and implementing lessons learned, along with the actual practical and execution of CPs. The TOCO does not project the ACT - 2 updated until, possibly , the end of the year. • THE DOT OIG group was here Feb. 17 - 18 for continu ation of their a udit activities associated with "FAA's Ability to Manage Air Traffic Co ntrol Disruptions," to