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worked JQF and OKC to find wording that would solve the issue. Overflights at CLT have become a challenge with the introduction of OPDs and we are working with CLT and the surrounding Centers to identify routes to mitigate the issue. o The Team has started bi - weekly telcons for the March and May implementations. We are assisting the facilities with LOA negotiations and have advised the ZTL and ZDC teams that we are prepar ed to use the Metroplex MOU to get an LOA complete. Facility POCs have briefed their teams. We have a telcon schedule d for next week and will bring the parties together for a face - to - face meeting prior to using the MOU. o The Leads briefed the Director of Ai r Traffic Operations and the Southern Regional Administrator on the project. We work closely with the all POCs as needed and maintain contact with facility FacReps and Managers as we work the project. o Bob Szymkiewicz CLT Metroplex Article 48 lead • Denver Me troplex Design & Implementation o The Denver Metroplex Team com pleted design work this month. We began work on our Design Packages and completed naming our new procedures. o The Core Team traveled to the Western Service Area in Seattle to continue outrea ch wit h OSG and Environmental. During our week there we were able to brief the Deputy Director o f Airspace Services, as well as the Regional Administrator on our project. George Peurifoy (FAA) and Mark McKelligan (NATCA OAPM) joined us for our briefing with the Regional Administrator. o The Denver Metroplex Team had a briefing from Bobby Kluttz, MITRE, to explain the upcoming TBFM HITLs. o We finished out the month giving our 75% Validation Briefing to three satellite airports that weren't able to attend our original briefing in January. o Mark Phipps (FAA Co - Lead) and Mr. Thomas worked a request from the Administrators office reference co ncerns from Southwest Airlines. All questions that were a sked we successfully answered. We also addressed an issue that came from ZDV TMU concerning their issues with the design and how they are going to manage the new STARs. We are still developing a plan to help support ZDV TMU and hopefully will be able to fully address their issues with the upcoming HITLs at MITRE, as well as, spend ing more time with the ZDV TMU SMEs. o This updated represents the work and status of the Denver Metroplex D&I for the month of February 2016. o Submitted by Chris Thomas Article 48 Co - Lead Denver D&I . • SoCal Metroplex o The SoCal Metroplex Core met with our i ndu stry representatives to provide them with a status update of the project. Glen Martin, Regional Administrator, provided them a presentation of the political climate and the effect it is having on our process. Ryan Weller, FAA Environmentalist, provided an update on the EA process and ATAC provided a d emonstration of the EA website. o The week was spent reviewing changes to procedures that were required by criteria, items that were overlooked, or made at the request of FAA Leadership. Industry concurred with a ll of the changes. Discussion was