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shut down WX Deviations while utiliz ing ADS - C distance based separation. Next step is to submit formal info requests. ASEPS HITL s were conducted the week of 9/11/17. John Fox from ZNY selected eight outstanding ZNY Oceanic controllers to participate. By design NATCA ensure all manner of experience and skill set were present to participate so we can collect useful, realistic data. John Fox and myself briefed all participants and stressed the importance of the data that will get collected and ensured each controller gave complete surveys. The data collected is only good as "data . " NATCA will make sure it's in the right context. I believe the HITL showed that as far as controller reaction time goes, Spaced based ADS - B operations in an Oceanic environment should definitely be explored. The business c ase for ATOP long - term contingency meeting was solicited for October. That being an extremely busy month, it is rescheduled for a possible February or March 2018 time frame. We are still standing by for short - term contingency models. F rom l ast m onth , "9/6 and 9/7 the Airspace Managers and NATCA Reps from ZNY, ZMA, and ZSU and myself will be meeting at AJV84. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the requirements for transitioning o ceanic traffic into the r adar environment along with the separation standards. There is some confusion within the facilities on what is allowed and what is not. Also we plan on an ATOP familiarization. We feel familiarization is necessary for two facilities to construct an effec tive LOA. I will mitigate the meeting for the NATCA side. " Due to the Tropical Storms Harvey and Irma, the Oceanic Offshore meeting was cancelled. A proposed reschedule of Oct. 23rd timeframe is in the works. More storms are rolling in so nothing is se t in stone. A IR TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS (AJV - 7) James Keith (D10) is NATCA's Article 114 Representative to the AJV - 7 Office. His update for this report is below. Continued work on determining the need for long range primary RADAR. I am working with AJV - 7 on developing a survey to gather data from the field on spill in and spill out primary only from special use airspace IE: MOA s and restricted airspace. EIDS - finalized the facility list for EIDS. AJV - 7 delivered the list to the PMO. Non - TFDM T ow ers - the agency is working on developing a list of possible concepts to assist those towers that will not be in the TFDM program. AJV - 7 was given this by Next Gen and is currently working on a shortfall and will begin development of the con - ops. IFR M obile App - I attended with other national reps a briefing on an IFR mobile app. MITRE has developed an app to allow pilots to receive IFR departure clearance from a smart phone. MITRE would like to do a field test. NATCA will be working with the FAA to provide a framework for a test in the future. Concept, validation, and requirements (CVR) - The agency has developed a method of tracking work responsibility on programs and concept work. The agency is scheduled to brief NATCA in October on this new p rocess.