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anything, ever! For any questions or problems with registration, please contact Grace Colby, NATCA Executive Administrative Assistant: (202) 220 - 9829, gcolby@natcadc.org . SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT FLIGHT DATA INPUT OUTPUT (FDIO): Ron Shusterman (A90) is the FDIO Article 48 Representative. Also included in Mr. Shusterman's duties is Article 48 representation for the Electronic Flight Strip Transfer System (EFSTS). Mr. Shusterman forwarded the information below for the membership. o The Electronic Flight Strip Transfer System Keypad (ERK) is currently being utilized by BNA and PHL. The EFSTS had some software issues affecting the keypad a nd scanner that have bee n corrected via upgrade 1.3.3. Currently awaiting suitability calls from BNA and PHL, which sh ould occur by the end of June. EFSTS software upgrades and keypad kits should start shipping out, five at a time, to facilities currently using the legacy keypads by the end of June. Discussion on Phase 2 ERK is occurring now with scheduling of Keysite some time in September. o New FDIO monitors and keyboards are starting to reach facilities as they are ordered. New keyboards are very ergonomi c and have a recall button t o view last five entries made. NAS MONITORING EQUIPMENT (NME): Corrie Conrad (PDX) is the NME Article 48 Representative. Ms. Conrad's report to the membership is below. o We anticipate receiving comments back on the NME Program Safety Plan (PSP) (from AJI) on June 14th. As such, a safety working group session is scheduled for Tuesday 6/21 to work through and adjudicate any outstanding comments. Conversely, if the comments received are more administrative vs. substantive or critic al in nature, this meeting will be cancelled. o Training for the UIC for SFO controllers is currently being scheduled for the first two weeks of August and we plan to go online at the current SFO tower the week of Aug 22nd but a date for that week has not y et been decided. OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY & CONTINUITY OFFICE (OCCO): Tammy Norman (ZTL) is the O CCO Article 48 Representative. This is a one - year detail at the Eastern Service Center to work on this proje ct. Ms. Norman's report for this month is below. o Th e OCCO's original charter, TOCO, expired. Close out documents have been drafted, and the team continu es to work on lessons learned. We are moving forward to Phase 2 under the permanent Operational Contingency and Continuity Office (OCCO) . Th e OCCO will rem ain in Atlanta. The OCCO charter has not been created, but manager Tony Jenkins has submitted a proposal for the updated structure and mission. We will continue to improve facilities' equipment and procedures in the