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SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & OCEANIC PROCEDURES (ATOP) John Lenhart (ZOA) is the Article 114 Representative for Advanced Technologies & Oceanic Procedures (ATOP). Mr. Lenhart's report is below. Items worked: • CAR 2016 - 025 (WX Deviations, not complete) • T26 ATOP Demo (Tech Center) • Atop Work Package 1 Hardware Completion • Initial D iscussions for ATOP Contingency • ASEPS SRM Car 2016 - 025 is still not satisfied. We are still working with AJV84 to expand on their Feb . 2016 guidance in reference to WX Deviations in an Oceanic environment. It appears they do not want to state the fact th at it was never considered in any risk model. Next step is to make a formal information request so we can move forward with the CAR. All t hree Oceanic sites provided SME s to travel to the Tech Center and view test and provide input on the T26 ATOP drop. T he En d User test will be in October. Also while we were there , NATCA was able to sign off on the provided 30 - inch Dell monitors and back lit keyboards for the ATOP work stations. The concern with the 30 - inch monitor in the D - side position was the font size . The techs fixed that problem. The equipment is now operationally acceptable and I have provided a memo to the ATOP Program office with NATCA's concurrence. Since the Chicago Center fire in 2014, ATC contingency is a hot item for the NAS. Oceanic contin gency has not been addressed in an acceptable manner. A short - term contingency is to print strips and attempt to work the Oceanic traffic. It's not feasible, or acceptable. I met with the Agency and discussed the ATOP Business Continuity Plan ( BCP). This w ill be a big undertaking. The initial premise is for the Tech Center to i ngest the Oceanic facilities IP s so if a facility goes down we can work the traffic from the Tech Center. Obviously much more discussions and work will have to be done to get to the i deal goal. ASEPS SRM is scheduled for August. I have selected the NATCA participants. AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES (AJV - 8) Andy Marosvari (BOI) is the Article 114 Representative in the AJV - 8 Office. This week Mr. Marosvari worked on Professional Standards and his update is below. The Profession al Standards program is in its seventh year and continues to have a positive impact on the professionalism of controllers nationwide. To date, the National Workgroup has trained nearly 850 members to serve as committee members representing every facility in the National Airspace System. Committee members receive training on communication skills an d conflict resolution during a three - day course taught by NATCA. The most recent class was held in Boise in May, with 28 new c ommittee members attending. The last class of FY17 will be held in Minneapolis August 22 - 24 with more classes planned for FY18.