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SoCal Metroplex. We have begun discussi ons with them the past month or so. All the other affected facilitie s are in place and ready to go. The plan for our project is to kick off with an Admin week and tra ining for ZLA the week of Aug. 28th at ZLA . Our schedule is in place to begin design wor k with the full team starting Sept ember 18th through early 2018. Up to this point , we ' ve been working primarily with L30 and LAS to develop RNP procedures and internal issues tha t only effect those facilities. We will be traveling to Oklahoma City next wee k to simulate that RNP work with AFS 460. Submitted by Chris Thomas, Las Vegas Metroplex Article 114 Co - Lead CSA PBN 2017 - 08 - 1 Major work in Central this month has revolved around waivers to mitigate new criteria that is causing many problems with procedu re design and managing high level of tasks and workload to support community engagement activities. We continue to discuss and develop strategies and tools to help prioritize and quantify costs for each P BN project. As demands from VORMON increase, some P BN projects might be put on hold. Obviously, facilities that discover safety concerns will continue to be high priority. As previously reported, the Austin - Bergstrom Airport project has been slipped one ch art cycle to Oct. 12, 2017. There are two procedur es at Austin Executive Airport and the ZEEKK STAR (KIAH) that are also being worked for October. All procedures for the three airports have been flown by Flight Check and a ll were satisfactory (passed). The Waivers and Letters of Authorization have been re viewed by the Procedure Review Board, but several items have b een returned to us for re - work. We met with AIS to fully understand what the PRB is looking for but Flight Standard s was not able to participate. We hope to have resolution on all items in time to not delay the publication. However, the chart date is at risk and another slip is possible. There are numerous items in the new criteria, which need to be re - evaluated, and until these items are corrected, PBN development at many sites will be more diff icult. Our Industry partners have also expressed their concern with recent criteria changes. On a more positive note, Community Engagement activities for the Austin post - implementation amendments continue to meet the local needs and are on track to sup port the new publication date. More sites are starting t he decom process under VORMON. ZMP was briefed by several Operational Support Group personnel in May and the existing waterfall of navaids impacting ZMP was identified. We are currently preparing for the following VOR decoms in FY17: BRD, BTL, DDD, E NW, HRK, HUW, RIS, STE, and SYO. ZMP is also participating in discussions regarding potential Q - Route development that may involve ZDV, ZMP, ZAU, and ZID in the future. Preparation for Community Engagement fo r the KSAT and KCMH projects is being planned and executed: In Central, the Community Involvement Team (CIT) has been stood up and includes the Co - Leads, OSG Environmental Specialists, and Air space Redesign Manager. This team is working with Great Lakes an d Southwest Regional Administrators, their Staff, local FAA facilities, and FAA Office of Communications. All involved are giving tremendous support for every level of this growing activity.