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airspace other that Class A, B, C, D , or E airspace. This change aligns pilot and controller expectations and responsibilities for Class G or Uncontrolled Airspace. SRM Panel for 4 - 7 - 12, Airport Conditions The requirements for issuing NOTAMs have been a topic of discussion and disag reement for the last several years. About 14 months ago, En route Procedures issued a Memo to provide guidance for en route controllers when issuing NOTAMs to arrival aircraft. Some facilities were issuing only those NOTAMs that affect the approach and lan ding conditions while others were being required to issue every NOTAM published for the airport, including those static NOTAMs listed in the Chart Supplement. A Document Change Proposal was drafted, sent out to the field and a SRM panel was held to identif y hazards and mitigate risks that the new guidance may create. When published, this new guidance will require controllers to inform a pilot of any NOTAMs that may affect the approach and landing conditions at a particular airport. Asking the pilot, "do you have the NOTAMS" will not satisfy the requirement to inform nor will sending the aircraft to FSS. It is important to remember that only those NOTAMs affecting the approach and landing must be issued. This change should be published in March of 2018 but may be issued as a Notice, making it effective sooner. As a reminder, the 7110.65 W becomes the 7110.65 X Oct . 12, 2017. Please don't hesitate to co ntact me at procedures@natca.net with any questions regarding A TC procedures. AIRPORT CAPACITY DECISION SUPPORT TOOL (ADEST) Kristen Laubach represents the membership as the Article 114 Representative for ADEST. Her report is below. There haven't been any new developments with Airport Capacity Decision Support Tool (ADEST) in the past month. A couple of the weekly telcons were canceled d ue to team members being away. A basic model of ADEST is in place and continues to be tested. Looking ahead, the team will be reaching out to facilities in an effort to incorporate ai rport specific procedures into the ADEST program. AIRSPACE Jim Davis (PCT) is the National Airspace Representative for NATCA. Below are reports from the various airspace team leads and Mr. Davis. Atlanta Metroplex Coordination is ongoing for the Oct. 1 2, 2017 procedure publication (10 RNAV STARs and four RNAV Required Navigation Performance (RNP) legacy procedures. STAR implementation for Atlanta is planned for Oct. 17, 2017. Two satellite airport STARs will be implemented on Oct. 12, 2017. The Lead s provided a project update briefing at the Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance meeting in Seattle. Design changes and actions to avoid the problems experienced in Nov. 2016 were explained.