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NME The Investment Analysis Readiness Decision (IARD) meeting has been pushed back to the end of November because it was lacking all of the proper signatures from the PMO. So far, the NME in SFO has been reported to be working well and the switch over into the new tower also went well. UIC AJW in OKC wanted to update UIC systems that are currently in the field. The PMO suggested updating ONLY if there would be an operational impact that would ben efit or fix a problem in a facility. If not, he suggested waiting on the IARD. ICMS Our engineer, Steve Hard, is back in the office and we have discussed a plan for testing and implementing the new ICMS software version. Our proposal is to install the new software version at Cleveland as a Test Modification. The Test Modification will allow the new software to be installed for a year and, after the year is up, we will either be in a position to install the new software as a National Modification at al l ICMS sites, or we can extend the Test Modification for another year, or the site can keep the new version installed via a Local NCP. To install the Test Modification, our office first has to perform a Safety Risk Management (SRM) analysis and submit th e proper documentation. That will take a couple of weeks (at best) and then we can prepare a Letter of Authorization (LOA) that will allow us to install the new software at Cleveland as a Test Modification. Due to the amount of time required to get the S RM approved and the LOA signed, in addition to the Maintenance Moratoriums around Thanksgiving and Christmas, the best time - frame for us to install the new version at Cleveland will be in early December sometime (between the Maintenance Moratoriums). TERM INAL AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION REPLACEMENT (TAMR): Aaron Rose (NCT) is the TAMR Article 114 Representative for NATCA. Below is the report from the TAMR Project for the past month. NATCA TAMR has been blessed from the beginning to have Doug Peterson (D10) as the Software and Engineering lead and Segment 1 deployment lead. Doug will be departing the pattern on Oct . 31 to start a well - deserved retirement. Doug's leadership throughout the last five years ensured the success of this one of a kind program. TAMR is on time and on budget largely in part because of Mr. Peterson's hard work and dedication. "Controllers are always my first thought when making decisions , " Mr. Peterson said. That is the way he worked everyday with a "controller first" view of th e program. NATCA TAMR and NATCA as a whole will sorely miss Doug and all he brought to the table. October was a busy month for NATCA reps associated with TAMR. A deployment meeting was held the week of Oct 11 with the program office. The meeting incl uded discussions about CTD, ASR8 radars, training, and lighting of older terminal approach controls. The CTD (Common Terminal Digitizer) program office briefed the entire TAMR deployment team about the impacts to TAMR IOCs (Initial Operational Capacity). Rockford and Roanoke transitions will be moved to the fourth quarter fiscal year 2017 because the CTD is not ready for deployment. Both facilities do not have the ability to