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right due to environmental timelines. DTW still has concerns over the ability to use trips to maximize the proposed Metroplex designs. The Denver Metroplex team is looking at an i mplementation in June 2019 but may be displaced due to a confliction with the DataComm schedule. The Las Vegas Metroplex has alre ady begun design work with a 25 percent design complete milestone meeting the week of October 23. Atlanta Metroplex completed t heir final implementation in October with a project closeout scheduled for December 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 nor thern 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 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. Th is workgroup will also look at ways to better prioritize valid requests that align better with safety needs and the PBN NAS Nav Strategy. This workgroup kicked off on March 28, 2017 with a weeklong meeting in Seattle and will me e t again in Atlanta the week of October 9. The timeline for completion of the draft implementation plan is June 2018. Also, the document defining Industry roles and responsibilities on PBN workgroups and projects is still currently in final status and is awaiting final signature. N ATCA National Airspace Rep (Submitted by Jim Davis (PCT), NATCA National Airspace Rep) Many of our Metroplex and .41 PBN projects are being affected by the recent budget cuts, the agency is deferring/canceling travel needed for the teams to develop p rocedu res and adjust airspace. Until a prioritization process is put in place and the budget is stabilized we will continue to see last minute decisions made that negatively impact all ongoing and future airspace and procedure development. AIRSPACE TECH NICAL DE MONSTRATION 2 (ATD - 2) Pete Slattery (CLT) represents the membership as the Article 114 Representative for ATD - 2 . His report for is below. The NASA/FAA ATD - 2 Integrated Arrival, Departure & Surface (IADS) system has been in use between the CLT FAA air traf fic control tower/TRACON and the CLT airport ramp tower for just over one month. Usage between CLT ATC tower and Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC) began on November 1st . TMC s at CLT and airport ramp controllers indicate that they are pleas ed with the way the system performs and they are seeing the benefit of incorporating the system into their normal workflow. Daily use of the system between the ATC tower and the airport ramp tower begins with the second bank of flights each day that typi cally starts at 0915 Local. Frequently, use of the system continues for the remainder of the day after coordination between the airport ramp tower and the FAA control tower. Occasionally the airport ramp tower advises the ATC tower that they will not be us ing the system for a specified period of time. This is