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SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AIRSPACE Jim Davis (PCT) is the National Air space Representative for NATCA. Below are reports from the various airspace team leads and Mr. Davis. Denver Metroplex Updat e – 04/27/17 The Denver Metroplex Team has conducted its validation HITL at MITRE this month. This has been a vital test to see what procedural, LOA, and SOP modifications along with traffic management adaptations need to be made for a successful implement ation. The team has also conducted eight of the twelve scheduled public Pre - Environmental Assessment workshops this month. They discussed the proposed procedures with the public and solicited feedback on how to mitigate impacts for the communities in the Denver area. Submitted by Mark Ostronic Denver Metroplex Article 114 NATCA Lead Florida Metroplex April 2017 : Participated in meeting with ESC Participated in South California Metroplex implementation Caribbean Group activ itie s: Attended Caribbean stud y meetings at ZMA Participated in Caribbean Study Teleconference with ESC Participated in Caribbean Study Teleconference with ZSU Submitted by Greg Harris, Florida Metroplex NATCA Art 48 rep and Caribbean Lead Cleveland/Detroit Metroplex Design & Implemen tation We have been preparing an implementation plan for the new routing structure around the two core airports. Currently we are working on letters of agreement with all the surrounding facility of Detroit, Cleveland , a nd Cleveland Center. We have me t wit h ZAU to work to a draft agreement, started talks with ZID, ZMP , and Toronto Center. There has been an agreement to move a small piece of airspace from LAN approach to FNT approach for route protection. A portion of FNT airspace to D21 for route protection . Agreements to move D21 ceiling to 170 and CLE ceiling to 140 from ZOB. Airspace is being adjusted between CAK and CLE with their draft LOA. MFD is reviewing an airspace transfer with CLE. ERI, YNG , and TOL still need to be scheduled. Worked with the NA V - Canada flight pro duction team on production time lines, which differ from our OKC timelines. This is important since a big portion of our work is under U . S . a ir t raffic control , it is in the sovereign country of Canada and the rules differ slightly. We ar e also working with them on a couple of routes into Canadian airports in D21 airspace with their own NAVAID shutdown schedule. Selfridge ANGB (MTC) assumed airspace from ZOB and adjusted D21 boundaries on April 27th. MTC will be working airspace 100 and below to the south of its current boundary. This was a mostly limited radar operation for the Center. Continued to work the following issues for the facilit y groups: Spectrum for CLE, 3 - mile for ZOB, airway removal, Delta flight SIMs data, D21 control ro om configuration. We are working on a wavier for PRM approach plates to add information and remove some chart