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o After multiple meetings with the concerned facilities, assistance from the National FAST Manager and NATCA th e ADAR issue has been solved. ZTL and ZDC were able to agree on adaptation that will ensure aircraft have proper routes. o The northwest corner at CLT is an area that we continue to monitor. We brought in a team of TBFM experts to meet with the CLT controlle rs and to identify ways to refine the adaption. Additionally, we spent time with the sectors that feed the TRACON and explained some of the issues the TRACON is encountering. We observed a few anomalies with TBFM times and have relayed this to the TBFM tea m. A tech pilot from AAL has arranged a visit to ZTL to further discuss ways that may help to refine the feed for the TRACON. o We've briefed the National Customer Forum in Silver Spring , MD; briefed the ESC Directors and had meetings with the following at Jacksonville Center: Executive Officer, Training Manager, NATCA Facility Representative, FAST Manager , and Air Space Manager. o Outreach and post implementation are two concerns. The FAST shop at ZTL is under a heavy workload and we now have a plan in place to work with the 530 shop before we schedule dates for up - numbered procedures. This should help to keep the workload manageable. The leads continue to work with the Regional Administrator and the Metroplex office on how to proceed with outreach. o Ron Myers is now on the team and will take over as the NATCA Article 48 for the project on May 1, 2016. We started the process of briefing Ron on the scope of the project and the implementation schedule. o Bob Szymkiewicz , CLT Metroplex Article 48 lead • SoCal Metroplex o The SoCal Metroplex Core Team has continued to respond to public comments to the Draft EA. The Team will complete responses to 3,797 comments next week. FAA Legal will then begin legal review. During this process several Congressional inquiries about the project have been responded to. Because of this, FAA Legal has recommended that the SoCal Team respond to the 259 public comments that were received after the comment period closed. The response process will begin next week. o The Core Team met at Western S ervice Center (WSC) last week. The team updated and received updates on the status of procedure development from the Flight Procedures Team, and the PRG team on the status of the frequency relocation for SCT. The Team met with QCG team to discuss preparati ons for the SRM panels scheduled at ZLA and SCT the week of May 23, 2016. o The Team participated in a briefing that Rob Henry presented to Western Service Area Directors, WSC, Western Regional Administrator and the Metroplex Program Office. The briefing co nsisted of two P ower P oints. The first was an update that included a project timeline, military airspace impacts on design procedure, international coordination with SENEAM (Mexico), a listing of the 86 public and elected official outreach meetings the Team has conducted to date, status of EA comments, historical ROD process versus SoCal recommended ROD process and proposed procedure presentations that include historical flight tracks. o The second PowerPoint addresses several proposed procedures that receive d additional review based on compilation of feedback from airports,