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Flight), Johnson (Space), Kennedy (Space), Langley (Research), Marshall (Space Flight), Stennis (Space). The majority of ATC-related research takes place at NASA Ames and NASA Langley. NATCA has enjoyed a healthy collaborative relationship with the research and program management team at Ames, especially on the ATD-2 project. However, as the scope and depth of NASA ATC research and development deepens, it is critical that the NATCA/NASA collaborative relationship deepens also. With that goal in mind, I have met with John A. Cavalowski, Director-Airspace Operations and Safety Programs and Akbar Sultan-Deputy Director Airspace Operations. These meetings have been extremely positive with NASA very willing to embrace a deeper collaborative relationship going forward. We are working towards a visit to NASA Langley for the National Article 48 Reps and additional meetings between Jim Ullman, NATCA Director of Safety and Technology, and NASA Directors of Aeronautics, and other related programs. Additionally, NASA has expressed an interest in participating in Communicating For Safety 2017. In support of this effort, on August 1-4, I will be traveling to NASA Ames to participate in the NASA Airline Operations Workshop (AOW). The AOW is attended by both Industry and FAA and without this renewed emphasis on the NATCA/NASA relationship we would not be represented at this important gathering. Among the technologies showcased at the AOW are: Traffic Aware Strategic Aircrew Requests (TASAR), Flight Awareness Collaboration Tool (FACT
 ), and Four Dimensional Trajectory based Separation, among others. RNAV and PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION (PBN): Bennie Hutto (PCT) is the Article 48 Representative for RNAV and PBN criteria work. Mr. Hutto's report for the membership is below: Q40/J42 Intersection Waypoint Addition After several conversations with the Eastern Service Center (ESC), Washington ARTCC (ZDC), and Atlanta ARTCC (ZTL), the waypoint named "YICUT" will be added at the intersection of Q40 and J42 to allow departing aircraft from the Washington Metro area to be correctly assigned J42 after the waypoint "YICUT". The waypoint should go into effect around November 10, 2016. Pilot Controller Procedures & Systems Integration (PCPSI) A meeting was held in Denver at the Jeppesen building on June 21-23, 2016, in which Brent Luna covered for me as I was attending the ICAO PBN Study Workgroup meetings in Montreal, Quebec Canada. Topics and briefings during the meeting included the following: Top Altitude and Climb Maintain clearances- At the Aeronautical Charting Forum (ACF), NATCA raised concerns that definition contained in the FAA 7110.65 and AIM as now made every SID a Climb Via procedure, which was never the intention. A recommendation has been made to change the definition, therefore allowing Maintain or Climb and Maintain clearances to be issued when there are no altitude constraints published at a fix/waypoint. Charting Complexities Variables Associated with Procedural Compliance

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