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project does not have a process or funding to implement the results of the study. The facility also expressed concerns about having the staffing available to open the final monitor positions to conduct Eo R operations , but stated they would make it work to support the project. 8/22 - 24 : Participated in a kick - off meeting with the Next G en office at the Houston TRACON to begin the process of implementing the w idely s paced RNP separation standard (5 - 9 - 10) at I AH. Next G en and Digital iBiz intend to assist the facility from a program management standpoint with setting timelines, training, automation , and all other facets of implementation leading up to a fly - it date. Although the separation standard is establishe d and in the .65, I90 will be the first to fly with this separation standard since it was added to the order and they are requesting implementation assistance. The facility will also be looking to adapt CRDA to provide controllers with a decision support t ool while using the new separation standard. 8/24 : Participated in a telcon with AJV - 14 and Western OSG to discuss redesign of the SERFR RNAV STAR at SFO. This STAR was originally designed in Metroplex with the expectation of a Class B amendment to fully contain the procedure. The Class B has not yet been amended , so as published, aircraft descend out of , then re - enter the Class B. An ATSAP CAR was initiated due to aircraft descending below Class B, but th e STAR has speeds that exceed the 210k - speed restri ction below B Airspace, which is a violation of FARs. Currently, mitigations are in place where controllers issue a Descend Via clearance "exc ept after EPICK, maintain 8000." This mitigation contained aircraft within Class B. As a result of the CAR , a deci sion has been made to amend the SERFR STAR by adding a waypoint with a restriction to contain aircraft in the Class B at the earliest possible date. .41A processing is underway with the plan to convene a full work group on 9/21 with a target publication da te of 1/5/17. Phil Hargarten, Western PBN Rep/National EoR Rep AIR TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS (AJV - 7): James Keith (D10) is NATCA's Article 48 Repr esentative to the AJV - 7 Office. His update for this report is below. I attended the Mobile IFR clearance deliver y research demonstration. The demo showed a concept that allows pilots to receive IFR clearance from a mobile device and the possibility of IFR release being ob tained from the mobile device. The concept is in the early stag es and NATCA will provide SME s to M ITRE to assist in the development. AIM S eg 3 : The wo rk on this project is ongoing. The con ops and shortfall a nalysis is a work in progress. The concept i s to digitize all paper IE: LOAs, SOPs, charts, orders, etc . The issue brought to light by NATCA is th e absence of a method for controller s to obtain the digitized versions of reference material s for the purp ose of studying and training. I will keep the membership posted moving forward. ERAM sector enhancement : The ERAM National User Team (NUT) took on the task of p rioritizing sector enhancement. A series of three meeting s were held to brief the NUT on the concepts for sector enhancement and how to use the scorecards to rank score those enhancements. The NUT retu rned all scorecards by August 17th. The score cards where summarized to provide a NATCA score to the overall process of sect or enhancement prioritization. I would like to say thank you to the NUT for taking the time to complete this process. QWERTY : We are finalizing th e plan to test these keyboards. Interval Management (IM) : The IM workgroup will c ontinue its work in September. Spectrum Frequency: The agency is updating an order dated 1980. The order outlines the requirements for frequency installation and back - up requirements. Jon Shedden has been r epresenting NATCA on this project.