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5. What if I do not have my NATCA Membership Number? If you do not know your NATCA Membership Number, you may retrieve it by using the NATCA Portal, "Forgot Your Membership Number," function. To access the NATCA Portal, use this link: https://portal.natca.net . A high turnout with a high ratification percentage emphasizes our collective strength. Please take the time to vote YES for ratification of the tentative agreement and encourage your fellow b rothers and sisters to do the same. NATCA National Representative Election Information The nomination acceptance period for the NATCA National Representative election closed on June 15, 2016. An election will be held for National Representative for the Ai rcraft Certification Services (AIR) unit and National Representative for the Airports (ARP) unit. Ballots will go out via U.S. Mail on Thursday, June 30th. For the remaining National Representative positions, the following individuals have been declared w inners by acclamation: Paul Wills for the Drug Abatement Inspectors and Investigators (AAM - 800) unit; Bobby Rickels for the En Route Automation unit; Troy Barr for the Terminal Automation unit; Kathryn Wilson for the Office of General Counsel (AGC) unit; a nd Lawrence Trottini for the Flight Service Specialist (FSS) unit. The new National Representatives will begin their terms on September 1, 2016. Congratulations to the winners and best of luck to the AIR and ARP candidates! LABOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT N ATCA ATTENDS TELCON WITH THE FLRA REGARDING FAA'S PETITION TO CLARIFY AFSCME'S HEADQUARTER S UNIT On June 21, 2016, NATCA attended a telcon with the FLRA regarding a petition that the FAA filed in December of 2015. The FAA and a number of other unions also participated in the call. The FAA's petition seeks to clarify the language in AFSCME's headquarters unit certification, which the FAA asserted is confusin g and difficult to administer. The FAA's petition affects a number of NATCA bargaining u nits in Regio n X. It also impacts a petition that NATCA filed in September of 2015, seeking to represent employees in the FAA's Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV) who work in fie ld offices in Renton, Wash.; College Park, Ga. ; and Fort Worth, Texas. During the t elcon, the FAA proposed a solution to the alleged difficultie s with AFSCME's certification. The FAA asserts that its suggested resolution does not change the existing bargaining unit structure within the FAA. NATCA is currently analyzing the available evid ence and developing our position regarding that assertion. The Parties will reconvene on July 11, 2016, to discuss the petition and attempt to develop a written record that would allow the FLRA to make a d ecision on the FAA's petition. If the Parties are unable to do so, the Parties will go to a hearing. The FLRA has tentatively scheduled the hearing for the week of August 1, 2016. POCs: NOC Chairman John Bratcher, NOC Committee Member Torrey Reich, Special Counsel to the President Eugene Freedman, Directo r of Labor Relations Ryan Smith, and Assistant Director o f Labor Relations Nicole Vitale. NATCA RECEIVES A BRIEFING ON TACTICAL ACTION NOTIFICATION RESPONSE (TANR) PROCEDURES On March 7, 2016, NATCA received notice of the Agency's intent to expand TANR Pr ocedures for NORAD Interceptors Operations, in order to bridge the