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or behavior related to IFR/VFR conflicts. This IVF/VFR Co nflict Attitudes survey is voluntary and all responses are anonymous. No identifiable information is included in this survey. NATCA has recommended participation in this survey. Please click this link to take the survey: http://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/bmp5mY NATCA Safety & Tech Upd ate Week of Oct. 30 , 2017 FLOW EVALUATION TEAM (FET) Tony Smith (DCC) is the Article 114 Representative to the Flow Evaluation Team (FET) for Collab orative Decision Making (CDM). His report is below. The CDM/FET subgroup was scheduled to meet from Oct . 10 - 12, to resume work on our assigned tasking of identifying classes of scenarios and benefits of submitting Trajectory Option Sets (TOS). This tasking includes work on the u se of the Airborne Reroute (ABRR) and Pre - Departure Reroute (PDRR) capabilities when they come on - line. The FAA due to budget shortfalls canceled that briefing, and all FET meeting s through the end of the year. We were scheduled to participate in a Human in the Loop Testing (HITL) of the Integrated Departure Management (IDM) tool in early November. That has also been pushed back. N AS MONITORING EQUIPMENT (NME) Corrie Conrad (PDX) is the N ME Article 114 Representative. Ms. Conrad's report to the membership is below. NME/UIC/ICMS Update Ms. Conrad had a telcon with AJW - 143 (Oklahoma, C ity) on Thursday, Oct. 26 at which time Sylvester Ivory stated that NBP did not want to enter into a new maintenance warranty unle ss they can do a tech refresh. Th is would mean that after Jan. 13, 2018 equipment such as worksta tions would not be warrantied. According to data, this is the equipment that needs maintenance the most. Since NME is undergoing the AMS process, both UIC and ICMS have been asked by the PMO not to do upgrades to add functionality to either system as not to give anyone in the market an unfair advantage. We are exploring ways to mitigate this issue. TERMINAL AUTOMATION MOD ERNIZATION REPLACEMENT (TAMR) Aaron Rose (NCT) is the TAMR Article 114 Rep resentative for NATCA. His report to the membership is below. Congratulations to India napolis, Casper, and Ashville. All three facilities transitioned to TAM R STARS this reporting period. Great to have you in the family. STARS is the fou ndation of the ter minal world. ATPA (Automated Terminal Proximity Alert), ADS - B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast), and TSAS (Terminal Spacing and Sequencing) are just a few of the NextGen programs that are dependent on TAMR