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scope of the project to become unsustainable. Post - implementation of SoCal Metrop lex amendments is scheduled for October 2017, November 2017, and February 2018. The SoCal project is looking at a closeout in March 2018. Detroit/Cleveland Metroplex is still working towards a May 2018 implementation date but may move to the right due to environmental timelines. There are still ongoing issues with Delta concerning published speeds on the STAR above FL200 but alternate designs have been proposed to mitigate those concerns. Also, DTW still has concerns over the ability to use of trips to ma ximize the proposed Metroplex designs. The CLT project closed out the week of Sept . 18 and current rough estimates show that the CLT Metroplex designs far exceeded the initial benefits expectations. The Denver Metroplex team met the week of Sept . 25 to dis cuss TBFM impacts and options. The Las Vegas Metroplex has alre ady begun design work with a 25 percent design complete milestone of Oct . 23. Atlanta Metroplex is working towards their final implementation in October with a project closeout scheduled for De cember 2017. The next Metroplex Leads meeting is scheduled for January 9 - 11, 2018 in San Diego. Part of the current Florida re - scoping options is to incorporate a portion of the AC Q routes from ZJX and ZMA. The Florida Metroplex team will work to connect the Q routes to the existing SIDs and STARs for an early implementation. The team will then reconnect the future Metroplex SIDs and STARs to the Q routes at a later date. The northern ACR Q routes (ZDC and north) could possibly be incorporated into the NE Corridor initiative or become 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 Support Groups (OSGs), Flight Insp ection, 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 better 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 Atlanta the week of October 9. 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 final status and is awaiting final signature. We are also involved with helping the agency create a Community Involvement Plan Desk Guide (CIPDG) to assist t he PBN Co - Leads in developing community involvement strategies for their projects. Submitted by PBN/Metroplex Design and Implementation Lead Art. 114 Ed Hulsey . NATCA National Airspace Rep We continue to have moderate to major issues surrounding community involvement and the continuous changes associated with this subject. The agency has issued a desk guide to help the co - leads navigate this issue; we suspect many more changes will follow. We recently added an additional NATCA co - lead in the eastern servi ce center to help with the overwhelming workload. We will continue to monitor the PBN implementation workload in each service area and provide assistance as necessary. We have been trying to get the FAA to create a procedure pr ioritization process for abo ut two years now with no success. With resources growing thin and no prioritization