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NAS to adhere to Order JO 1900.47E : Air Traffic Control Operational Contingency Plans (OCPs). o This week OCCO will host a planning meeting to discuss strategy and create methodology for assessing the throughput, meeting the administrator's goals, and the effectiveness of current TRACON airspace once ATC - 0 and the above ARTCC(s) have assumed the airspace. OCCO will use this information to begin a gap analysis between a facilities current OCP performance estimates and actual performance data. The results will be used to create the next steps a nd ai d in investment decisions. The gap analysis will be used for future improvements in the NAS as NextGen projects roll out. Contingency and continuity responsibilities cross all of the Service Units . We will host SMEs from each office to assist in this devel opment plan. o The Administrator's Goals: (1) Achieve 90% of the Airport Acceptance Rate (AAR) at Core airport s within 24 hours of an event. (2) Return affected airspace to 90% capacity within 96 hours. o Site Surveys continue at the CONUS ARTCCs . These onsite visits validate technical requirements needed for the support of ATC - 0 outages. The work continues to enhance contingency inf rastructure to support outages. I continue to notify the facility technical reps and FacR eps of these upcoming visits to their fac ilities with the offer to join in the meetings. After the OCP is reviewed for any changes, the visit is mainly with tech ops to validate. o Order J.O. 7210. 3 - Facility Operation and Administration , Chapter 17 - Section 23: Contingency Plan Support System (CPSS ) is currently being revised by the OCCO with support of the OSG (Operational Support Group from the service centers) SM Es and our Command Center SME. The discussions are ongoing. This document prescribes the policies and guidelines for managing ARTCC OCP data with the CPSS. The Automated Contingency Tool (ACT - 2) is a web - based application used to collect, share, publish and distribute OCPs for access in the field during ATC - 0 events. The OCCO is assisting MITRE in writing the requirements to allow this dat abase to be suitable and ef ficient for contingency needs. MITRE reps will return to further discuss th e improvement of the database. There are deficiencies in adapting the needs of the 1900.47E, limitations of database access and input, database output nee ds (i.e. reports, notifications, charts), training issues , and deleting unwanted features. o The Office of the Inspector General of Aviation Audits has continued requesting information from OCCO to complete their audit. An Exit Conference is scheduled fo r th e "ATC Disruptions" audit. Each service unit and OCCO will be present. o Reps with the SMART tool (Simulation Model for ATC R&D and Training) have invited OCCO to attend a briefing with their focus being on how they can add value to OCCO's contingency effort s. TOCO went to OKC last year and viewed the d emonstration of the SMART tool. They showed how SMART can assist in the evaluation, refinement, and training of OPCs design ed to respond to ATC - 0 events. The system is amazingly adaptable to changing facil ities , maps, frequencies, etc. A change in a scenario can be made in seconds vs. the time it takes to rewrite a change in an SGET scenario.