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The next DAC meeting will be held January 31st in Reno, Nev . As a reminder, NATCA Executive Vice President, Trish G ilbert is a member of the DAC. There is a su b - committee that has b een formed under the full DAC. Jeff Richards is representing NATCA on the DAC sub - committee. Mr. Weidner, Mr. Richards and NATCA's Deputy Director of Safety and Technology, Mark McKelligan , are supporting Trish on the DAC. UAS SAFET Y TEAM (UAST) The agency has formed a UAS Safety Team, which is being modeled after the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) and the General Aviation Joi nt Steering Committee (GAJSC). This group has been tasked to address safety issues related to the in creasing number of UAS operations within the NAS. The group will consist of government and industry stakeholders who will use a data - driven, consensus - based approach to analyze safety data and develop non - regulatory interventions to mitigate potential cau ses of accident s involving unmanned aircraft. The co - chairs of the group are Earl Lawrence (FAA Director of UAS Integration Office ) and Ben Marcus (CEO Airmap). The UAST has met twice - Oct and Dec 2016. The next meeting is scheduled for February 2nd. Mr. Weidner is representing NATCA on the UAST. UAS QUESTIONS As a reminder, any UAS related questions can be addressed to Mr. Weidner and Mr. Richards at UAS@natca.net . VOR MI NIMUM OPERATING NETWORK (MON) John Vogelsang (P31) is the Article 114 Represe ntative on the VOR MON project. His update is below. There was not a lot going on with the program over the holidays but that is expected to start changing soon. I am working with the National Office to f ind a wa y to disseminate to FacR eps the information about upcoming VOR discontinuances earlier in the process. The Agency notifies facility managers when the NR process begins but that information is not always finding it's way to the affected reps. Initial disc ussions will begin shortly on what effect the VOR MON program will have on ERAM emergency airport FRD in the centers. There will be a meeting in OKC in March to discuss the upcoming discontinuances with some folks from the PBN programs.