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CLT Metroplex. The MALNR STAR into RDU needs to tie into the amended RNPs but is part of the Metroplex project and is scheduled to publish Jan 2017. We consulted with the Metroplex to determine the risks invol ved with the environmental process. The current environmental climate nationally would preclude us from moving forward until sometime closer to or after that date. RDU will also be involved with the VORMON because several of their procedures are connected to FKN and CLB, which are slated for decommissioning. ZDC and RDU are also discussing an airspace swap that will affect our designs. We will continue to evaluate RDU and hope to keep it as one project in 2017. o BNA - We received a request from SWA to redesign the SIDs at BNA, which we have recommended not to pursue. Management and NATCA at the facility feel their current procedures serve them better than the requested changes. The Co - Leads agree with the facility. The old BNA SIDs were designed on what is toda y ' s "Open SID" design criteria. They were first published before the criteria was in place and AFS made BNA change the design in 2012 - 13. BNA's experience with the original Open SID designs and slight changes to the criteria help support our stance. The pr oponent (SWA) has not commented on the decision but we expect some feedback. o CVG - Atlas Air requested OPD STARs into CVG in 2015 and we will tie the current or amended RNP to the STARs during the redesign. The facility requested the satellite airport LUK be added to the RNAV SIDs. This project should kick - off in May 2016. o VORMON - The first major NAVAID to be decommissioned in the ESA under the VORMON will be PXT. There have been a few coordination issues that have put the PBN .41 process behind amending and/o r designing replacement procedures in the decommissioning process. The PXT NAVAID will be shut down in MAY 2016 and decommissioned sometime in 2017. We are working to mitigate the loss of PXT until our current target dates of March and April 2017 to publis h new PBN RNAV procedures to replace the conventional procedures. The major facilities affect ed by PXT are ZDC, PCT, PHL, N90 (EWR, LGA, TEB) and DOV. The Co - Leads are working with the Eastern Service Center's FPT, Support Specialist, Tetra Tech and Flight Standards for the best solution. PCT and N90 both have STARS implementation through May and ZDC is preparing for a CLT/ATL Metroplex implementation in May. We are planning work groups at N90 and PCT in June to meet the 2017 pub dates. o Bermuda - TXKF is an I nternational initiative that the PBN office has been tasked to help. Bermuda is hosting the America Cup in May 2017 and they have requested RNAV SIDs and STARs for TXKF. We have been asked to help develop Non - Radar PBN procedures in ZNY airspace for TXKF. o 8260.43B - AFS and AJV have been working to rewrite this order since early 2015. AFS and AJV - 5 have had several set backs in the rewrite due to their lack of collaboration with NATCA. The PBN Team was invited to the table in September 2015 because of AJV - 5's misconception of the 7100.41 process and its affect on the 8260.43b. We then identified changes that may affect our brothers in the FPT in Region X. Region X