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96 of 155 Terminal sites have reached their ADS - B IOC and 87 are operating on Fusion . The majority of the remaining Terminal sites are ARTS 2E sites awaiting an upgra de to the ELITE (STARS) build. The Terminal ADS - B/Fusion transition proceeds in this order: Kickoff meeting, ADS - B Flight Inspection, ADS - B IOC, Fusion Operational Suitabili ty Demonstration (OSD) , and Fusion Operations. The most recent and upcoming Terminal events: • Bismarck (BIS) Flight Inspection 3/8/17 • Tucson (U90) Fusion Support 3/14/17 • Wilkes Barre (AVP) Flight Inspection 3/15/17 • Fort Wayne (FWA) ADS - B IOC 3/15/17 • Huntsvi lle (HSV) ADS - B IOC 3/15/17 • Roswell (ROW) ADS - B IOC 3/15/17 • Roswell (ROW) OSD 3/16/17 • Huntsville (HSV) OSD 3/28/17 • Charleston WV (CRW) Flight Inspection 3/29/17 • Roswell (ROW) Fusion Operations 3/29/17 • Wilkes Barre (AVP) ADS - B IOC 3/29/17 • Portland ME (PWM) ADS - B IOC 3/30/17 A halt to travel was announced last week due to fundi ng concerns within the Agency. This threatens to derail an already compact ADS - B/Fusion rollo ut schedule for Terminal sites. In addition, failure to meet key objectives for each site could mean workforce r efresher training is required. NATCA SBS is working closely with our management counterparts to stress the importance of these activities and limit the impact on any facility. NATCA SBS continues to work with the Agency toward a more proactive app roach to ADS - B avionics issues. Though these are infrequent occurrences, the Agency's approach to date has been hampered by a lack of resources, bureaucracy, and legal constraints associated with investigating avionics issues flagged by t he S BS Compliance Monitor. These issues occur when standards for installation or configuration within aircraft or ground systems are not met. ADS - B is a cooperative surveillance source relying on the position information d etermined onboard the aircraft. In ord er to reduce or prevent the number of safety compromising events in the NAS , we nee d a proactive, timely response. NATCA SBS continues to prompt the Agency to reopen analysis of the risk associated with erroneo us position in the ADS - B SRMD. In addition, an ATSAP has been filed cove ring the known issues to date. The Agency has indicated potential mitigations are being worked. However, an SRM Panel is the appropriate place to determine whether the mitigations are acceptable. Advanced IM/FIM - S American Airlin es Merging and Spacing (AIRS) Working Group scheduled to meet with ZAB at the end of May to discuss possibl e key site role in the future. Advanced Surveillance - Enhanced Procedural Separation (ASEPS) NATCA National has selected JT Lenhart (ZOA) as the Na tional ATOP Representative. ASEPS representation is shifting primarily to JT, and Eric is supporting on technical ADS - B aspects.