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facilities and present a strategy for moving forward but, due to Hurricane Irma, this mee ting is postponed indefinitely. The Florida re - evaluation work originally scheduled for the week of September 18 has been rescheduled for the week of October 2. Post - implementation of SoCal Metroplex amendments is scheduled for October 2017, November 2017, and February 2018. The SoCal project is looking at a closeout in late January 2018. Detroit/Cleveland Metroplex is still working towards a May 2018 implementation date but may move to the right due to environmental timelines. Also, there are still ongoing issues with Delta concerning published speeds on the STAR above FL200 and at DTW concerning the use of trips. The CLT project will closeout the week of September 18. Denver Metroplex wi ll be meeting the last week of September to discuss TBFM impacts and options. The Las Vegas Metroplex held an Admin Week at ZLA on August 29 - 31 to brief out the study team report and kickoff the beginning of design work. Atlanta Metroplex is working toward s their final implementation in October with a project closeout scheduled for December 2017. The next Metroplex Leads meeting is scheduled for Jan . 9 - 11, 2018 in San Diego. Funding issues has also caused us to look at other PBN projects as well, not just Metroplex. There has been much discussion around what to do with the Atlantic Coast (ACR) Q routes. Part of the current Florida re - scoping options is to incorporate a portion of the AC Q routes from ZJX and ZMA. The northern ACR Q routes (ZDC and north) co uld possibly be incorporated into the NE Corridor initiative or a stand - alone project with a dedicated set of Co - Leads. The PBN office is currently working with Flight Standards (AFS), Aeronautical Information Services (AIS), Service Center Operational S upport Groups (OSGs), Flight Inspection, and PASS on a workgroup to look at ways to streamline the Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP) development processes to improve the way we validate incoming IFP requests. This workgroup will also look at ways to bette r prioritize valid requests that aligns better with safety needs and the PBN NAS Nav Strategy. This workgroup kicked off on March 28 with a weeklong meeting in Seattle and will meet again in DC the week of September 18. The timeline for completion of this work is TBD. Also, the document defining Industry roles and responsibilities on PBN workgroups and projects is still currently in draft status and is awaiting final approval. We are also involved with helping the agency create a Community Involvement Pla n Desk Guide (CIPDG) to assist the PBN Co - Leads in developing community involvement strategies for their projects. Submitted by PBN/Metroplex Design and Impleme ntation Lead Art. 114 Ed Hulsey AIRSPACE TECH NICAL DEMONSTRATION 2 (ATD - 2) Pete Slattery (CLT ) represents the membership as the Article 114 Representative for ATD - 2. His report for is below: On Aug. 24th I participate d in ATD - 2 to TBFM connectivity testing at the Tech Center in Atlantic City, NJ. Matt Gammon (ZID), NATCA's new Article 114 TBFM re presentative,