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area was better attended but still far below other projects. Aviation technical trade personnel have been more involved from both cities. Most of the Congressiona l districts in the work area have been briefed also during this period. The project is closing in on two years behind schedule as we look to a 2018 implementation date. The stress of this delay has caused us to re - adjust the plan to accommodate other proj ects and regulation changes incre asing costs as we move forward. Looking ahead we are continuing with TBFM HITLs at MITRE and working with Selfridge Approach for the airspace exchange with ZOB. Submit the plan to the Environmental office to finalize the c urrent phase. I continue to work remotely on the project and hope to return to the team shortly. Don Ossinger , C LE/DTW Article 48 D & I Liaison Charlotte Metroplex September 2016 A post implementation meeting to refine the SIDs and STARs and airspace ass ociated with procedures implemented in May and July of 2016 was conducted this month. Attendees included CLT TRACON, ZDC, ZID, ZJX, and ZTL. AERONAV personnel provided criteria updates. AAL, DAL, PSA, and SWA were also involv ed in the refinement process. Only one SID required adjustment – a waypoint was adjusted to make connectivity and autom ation less workload intensive. Three STA Rs required minor adjustments. Adjustments included renaming some waypoints that had been identified as causing hearback/readb ack issues, changing the anchor points on one STAR from an at or above to an at altitude, assisting aircraft FMS with vertical path issues. ZTL changed the stratum of three sectors to assist in making the procedures more efficient however the entire sector changing stratum has led to some unforeseen issues (increased coordination). Modifications to the refined airspace were developed and being evaluated. The me eting proved very productive. Ron Myers , CLT Metroplex NATCA Article 48 lead SoCal Metroplex The SoCal Metroplex Project received a Fi nding of No Significant Impact/ Record of Decision on September 2, 2016. The decision enables the Agency to move forward with the project and begin phasing in use of the procedures, starting in November 2016 and continu ing through April 2017. I would like to congratulate and thank all of our SoCal Metroplex b rothers and s isters who have dedicated so much of themselves to successfully get the project to this milestone. The Team has conducted three webinars and three gov ernmental and selected airport official briefings announcing the FONSI/ROD. Six w ebinars and three community engagement workshops have been scheduled for the public. Work continues in the development of the products that will be us ed for the community brie fings.