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o NASE Engineering continues to work on potential system enhancem ents as they support the 35 ASDE - X sites. o Discussion with the program office has started on options for the current SMR s (Surface Movement Radar) in the NAS. The ASDE - X Program office is waiting to see what develops with ASSC and the NCS (non - cooperative surveillance) discussions that are starting to develop. • ASSC: o Dan Hamilton attended a T IM/PMR the week of April 18th. o SAT (Site Acceptance Testing) takes pla ce the week of May 2nd at SFO. OT&E (Operational Testing and Evaluation) will take place in July. Everything is still on track to IOC ASSC in coordination with the new tower opening at SFO in October. o In light of the SMR (Surface Movement Radar) , which was added to the ASSC baseline, the agency is planning on sending out a market survey for NCS (Non Cooperative Surveillance) , which is a new pro gram in the development phase. Dan Hamilton will be an active participant with NCS. o The JRC would like the program office to conduct an SRMP this summer to evaluate the year 2020 ADS - B mandate and how that wil l affect transponder compliance in regards to surface movement. • CLT WAM: o A successful regression WAM Flight In spection took place April 5 - 6. The issues observed earlier with acquisition of ATCRBS targets w ere resolved through an adaptation change within th e SBS network. Coverage was very good in the CLT airspace. All Discrepancy Reports (trouble tickets) were closed during the event. CLT Fusion was evaluated in degraded modes, including shutting off all radars; WAM proved more than capable of continuing in Fusion without radar support. o The technical issu es appear to be largely closed. The remaining hurdle to reaching the targeted May 24 IOC date is acquiring all t he necessary Agency approvals. Timelines remain tight but achievable. o CLT Air Traffic training s tarted on April 18 and is on track for the IOC date of May 23. • FIM - S o Three IM/TSAS concept evaluation events scheduled for May and June at Mitre IDEA lab. • FMA and Fusion: o The SBS Article 48 work group determined that both Atlanta (A80) and Chicago (C90) wil l be key sites for operational start to combined use of FMA and Fusion, currently planned for June 2017. o The first FMA/Fusion SRMP was held April 26 - 27. The panel worked its way down to one possible minor risk, and that one may be eliminated with further discussion. Much work remains in Separation Standards analysis, completing the draft SMRD, and of course the lengthy approval process. • GIM - S: o ZLC - On - site eval uation of adaptation complete. W aiting on ZLA departure scheduling before IOC. o ZDV - Working on s econd arrival stream into DE N. Southwest stream IOC scheduled for mid - May. o ZSE - On - si te adaptation testing complete. Controller training in pr ogress. IOC delayed one week. New date is May 23rd.