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6/21 - 23 Participated in meetings with NexGen and PMO in Seattle to discuss potential projects in Seattle in anticipation of implementing TSA S, TBFM , and GIM - s integration in the Puget Sound Area. Meetings were held with ZSE, S46 , and SEA reps and managers in order to begin scoping the needs of the facilities and determine the best path forward for all stakeholders. Submitted by Phil Hargarten – WSC OSG PBN NATCA Article 48 Lead & National EoR Rep Metroplex Study Team – June 2016 The Las Vegas Metroplex Study Team completed all of its' conceptual design work by November 6 and then began work on the Study Team Final Report. The Study Team Final Report has now been edited by the team and the Metroplex Program Office Leads and has also finished going through the tech writing process. Also, for the first time in the Metroplex study team process, we established direct communication with the local ai rport authority and the Airport District Office to discuss potential noise sensitive areas and environmental hot spots. The final report has been signed by the Director of Airspace Services with a likely D&I phase kickoff sometime in the Fall 2016 timefram e after a determination of what the airport and community outreach will look like and finalizing funding issues. Also, the tower/TRACON move into their new facility sometime in August. The study team analysis of the conceptual designs has determined roughl y $7.5M in potential benefits to the Las Vegas Valley with an $11 cost to the agency. Pre - design coordination involving community involvement has already commenced. We continue to work with the VOR MON program to determine the most efficient way to integra te the ongoing work being done by VOR MON with the need to replace procedures through the current PBN processes. There are ongoing talks with AJV - 14 to add additional co - lead support in each of the Service Centers to do this extra procedure design and deve lopment. We also continue to work with AJV - 14 to improve the PBN Dashboard by finding ways to validate the accuracy of the Dashboard data along with efforts to examine the consistency of the data. The PBN Dashboard is the main support tool used by the OSG PBN Co - Leads to produce the Baseline Analysis Reviews (BAR) for PBN project requests through the 7100.41A process. We are also engaged in the rewrite of the 8260.43 order that governs the scheduling and prioritization of procedure development in AJV - 5 (Aer onautical Information Services). No future meeting dates have been scheduled at this time. I am currently the NATCA POC for the SFO CAR (Corrective Action Report). The CAR is reference the DYAMD and SERFR STARs into SFO and an issue with the descent profil e leaving the confines of the Class B airspace with speeds higher than allowed in the FARs. There is currently a deadline of July 24, 2016 to have a response to the CAR signed. We are also re - examining the lead operator roles and responsibilities as it rel ates to the ongoing Metroplex teams and the single site OSG PBN work. Submitted by Ed Hulsey - Metroplex Study Team NATCA Article 48 Lead National Design and I mplementation Rep – June 2016 VORMON: NATCA has forwarded an addendum to the PBN MOU for additio nal OSG Co - leads in the service centers because of the 7100.41 workload and the VORMON workload. Without the additional resources the VORMON program will not come close to making their waterfall. NATCA is awaiting a response from the agency. Metroplex : Com munity Outreach continues to be challenging in developing and implementing PBN in the NAS. Metroplex has developed Community Outreach plans for the sites, however funding for all t he activities has become a road block. If the FAA wants Outreach to be part o f all PBN projects, whether Metroplex or 7100.41 projects , it is