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• Conduct engineering and infrastructure site surveys with vendor(s) - Q4FY18 • Conduct SRMP for test site(s) - Q1FY19 • Commence test system(s) installation at test site(s) – Q2FY19 • Complete test system(s) installation at test site(s) – Q3/Q4FY19 • Commence test ing and evaluation process – FY20 ICAO - AOWG (Aerodr ome Operations Working Group) The AOWG is responsible for the development of SARP's and the PANS procedures pertaining to emergency response at and in the vicinity of aerodromes. Mr. Jean - Louis Pirat, C hairman of ADOP, specifically asked for my assistance on this working group due to the need of air traffic experience. Work is ongoing. ICAO - Runway Saf ety Action Plan Working Group This group reviewed Runway Safety Programme achievements, objectives an d priorities, and develop a Runway Safety Action Plan for the future. The Action Plan will be presented at the 2017 Global Runway Safety Symposium in Li ma in Nov. 20 - 22 for endorsem ent. The purpose of the Action Plan is to strengthen runway safety initia tives at a global level. I will be on two panels at the Symposium in Lima, Peru. The first panel is on Root causes of runway accidents and incidents and the second panel is on Preventing Runway Excursions. SURVEILLANCE BR OADCAST SERVICES (SBS) OFFICE Eric Labardini (ZHU) is the Article 114 Re presentative to the SBS Office. Below is the update for SBS. The NATCA Surveillance and Broadcast Services (SBS) team includes: Eric Labardini (ZHU), National SBS Article 114 Rep, Craig Bielek (A90), Dan Hamilton (SFO ), National Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) Rep, Andrew Stachowiak (I90), Tom Zarick (ZDV), National Interval Management Rep, and Chris Aymond (MSY), National Terminal Interval Management Rep . ADS - B: As of October 1, 2017, the number of Rul e Compliant ADS - B Out airc raft in the US reached 37,147. ADS - B In equipped aircraft reached 32,635. Total ADS - B equipage levels are falling short of the projected numbers needed to reach the Jan 1, 2020 deadline. So far, the Agency has been cl ear that th e deadline is firm. The stage is set for a potential showdown, as the date looms closer. Most, if not all, Air Carriers have provided the Agency with a plan to meet the deadlin e. However, the means to achieve those plans in the short amount of time remain ing is becoming a larger question. One example that stands out is Honeywell avionics which has yet to offer an ADS - B solution for B737 aircraft; Southwest Airlines and others are heavily dependent on Honeywell avionics. United Airlines, Rockwell, and the SBS Program Office have partnered to make significant progress in upgrading the United B737 Rockwell avionics fleet with 106 of 110 planned ADS - B installations complete. American, Delta, Alaska, and many other airlines are showing increased fleet ADS - B eq uipage. The military expects to be unable to meet this deadline for several versions of the ir fighter and older aircraft. They are working with the Agency on a compromise that requires DOD radar availabil ity at sites to be identified. This could be leve raged to identify critical military radars ne cessary for Fusion in the NAS. Many DOD Air Traffic facilities do not even plan to track aircraft via ADS - B.