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SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AIRSPACE : Jim Davis (PCT) is the National Air space Representative for NATCA. Below are reports f rom the various airspace team leads and Mr. Davis. ATL Metroplex The Atlanta Metroplex team helped ZTL and A80 implement full time dual arrivals into ATL from the Northeast and Northwest on 9/15/16. This Dual feed is intended to help the facilities get us ed to giving and receiving 6 full time feeds prior to the New ATL STARs on 11/15/16. Both A80 and ZTL have seen no major impacts from the 6 full time feeds into ATL. A80 is receiving a few more ties than in the past, but TBFM is providing gaps for the air craft to fit in the stream. A80 is doing a great job with speed control and some minor vectors to merge the dual feeds into one stream. TBFM adaptations are still being tweaked in order to refine the delay absorption parameters. There is another meeting w ith Delta and Southwest on 9/27/16 to further discuss metrics for the 11/15/16 STARs implementation. The meeting with Delta and Southwest on 9/12/16 went well; most of the same items we have been discussing were looked at a little more in depth. Delta is s till concerned with throughput into ATL and doesn't want to increase first tier delays during implementation , thereby causing passengers to misconnect. MITRE presented some metrics examples of what they can measure and Delta selected the metrics they want to receive data on. MITRE is presenting these metrics examples to Delta at our 9/27 meeting and they are using pre and post 9/15 as a baseline. Ou r upcoming activities: 9/26/16: Regional Administrator Briefing, 9/27/16: Delta Metrics Meeting, 10/3/16: ESC Directors Brief, 10/5/16: GBAA Briefing , 10/6/1 6: Delta ATM Symposium. Joey Tinsley ATL Metroplex Article 48 Florida Metroplex October Report Florida Metroplex team had the following activates during the past month: • Prepared for k ey stakeholder and Air port Authorities meetings in Tampa and Orlando. • Briefed the k ey stakeholder and Airport Authorities in the Tampa and Orlando areas. • Completed preliminary design packages. • Coordinated ISIM and HITLs scenarios. • Supplied required input to Headquarters. Greg Harris, Florida Metroplex NATCA Art 48 rep Cleveland/Detroit Metroplex Design & Implementation The Community Involvement work this month consumed most of the team's time. Airport and Public Meetings where heard in both the Cleveland and Detroit c ommunitie s. Very few of the general public attended the public meetings in the Detroit area. Cleveland