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POC maybe assigned to work with me in the future due to my current counterpart retiring. I am currently awaiting review and commit by AJV. Once completed, we will be able to finalize our recommendations. CAR due date i s 2/28/17. Runway Safety Call 2 Action Communication Initiative – Runway Safety Best Practices Workgroup – We identified and reviewed Runway Safety best practices and will make recommendations for formalization where appropriate. The group in collaboratio n with the Runway Safety group and the Runway Safety Council will formalize the "best practices." I sit as the co - lead for this workgroup. Work is ongoing. Runway Incursion Prevention Shortfall Analysis (RIPSA ) - RIPSA had its formal in brief to NATCA on 1 2/12. RIPSA is funded by the Runway Safety group. This Runway Incursion Reduction Program (RIRP) is tasked to investigate, develop, test, evaluate, and deploy low cost runway incursion prevention technologies. This is the result of the NTSB recommendation to "require, at all airports with scheduled passenger service, a ground movement safety system that will prevent runway incursions; the system should provide a direct warnin g capability to flight crews." Currently, research was conducted at 15 airports wit hout any surface surveillance system and we are waiting on a final report of that research. Work is ongoing. NTSB – the NTSB is commencing a special investigation into runway incursions. The plan is to develop a Special Investigation Report (SIR) initiat ing a comprehensive discussion on runway safety in the National Airspace System (NAS) focusing on runway incursion cause, effect and mitigation. The report would include an overview of runway incursion history, mitigation efforts to date, areas of concern, and recommendations and suggestions to reduce the frequency and severity of systemic NAS - wide and airport - specific runway incursions. As the NATCA runway safety and RWSL subject matter expert, the NTSB as requested my yet to be defined support for this pr oject. ICAO – ADOP (Aerodrome Design and Operations Panel) – Representatives from around the globe met for the ADOP/2 panel last week in Montreal, Canada. We discussed over 400 pages of documentation. There were many topics covered such as and not limited heliport design and operations, assessment and reporting of runway surface conditions, international provisions addressing ground handling, aerodrome pavement management, enhancement of airport capacity, the 2nd edition of PANS - Aerodrome Doc 9981, and aer odrome emergency response. My final report was submitted to IFATCA and NATCA on 12/12. Additional efforts are underway were I will begin working with the AOWG. AOWG (Aerodrome Operations Working Group) - The AOWG is responsible for the development of SARP 's and the PANS procedures pertaining to emergency response at and in the vicinity of aerodromes. Mr. Jean - Louis Pirat, Chairman of ADOP, specifically asked for my assistance on this working group due to the need of air traffic experience. I am beginning t his effort now more information to follow. SURVEILLANCE BR OADCAST SERVICES (SBS) OFFICE Eric Labardini (ZHU) is the Article 114 Representative to the SBS Office. Below is the update for SBS. The NATCA Surveillance and Broadcast Services (SBS) team includ es: Eric Labardini (ZHU), National SBS Article 48 Rep, Craig Bielek (A90), Dan Hamilton (SFO), National