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With ASEPS being an Agency priority along with an ATOP Tech Refresh and T drops, the ATOP A114 Team is going to have a very busy 2018. A big thank you to Donald White, John Fox, and Mark Crabtree. ATOP has a solid team. AIR TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS (AJV-7) James Keith (D10) is NATCA's Article 114 Representative to the AJV-7 Office. His update for this report is below. 1. The Terminal CHI team met with the Stars e2 group on two occasions to discuss CHI from the concepts that are in the development process for Stars e2, which was formerly terminal work package one. 2. ASR9 radar panels: We're working with Bill Geoghagan to get the PMO and AJV7 on the same page to get a new requirement written that will provide a switch that will allow the radar panels to remain in tower cabs. 3. Attended a demo at MITRE for paired approaches. HUMAN PERFORMANCE Jay Barrett (MIA) is the Article 114 Representative for Human Performance. His report is below. Human Factors Activities N90 Last week we nailed down a delivery schedule for the training standards. We will begin Feb. 26 with a goal of having all current OJTIs, trainees, and FLMs trained by end of June with each area going live using the standards as enough OJTIs are trained in using the new standards. We will do mop up classes for stragglers as able over the summer. ATC Survival Guide The name of this guide has changed from survival to success. It will now be referred to as the ATC Success Guide. A first draft has been placed in the can and circulated to AJI leadership and the NATCA national training rep. We hope to have a completed guide by end of February. Safety Culture The TPA report is at the tech edit stage. Should have a copy to share very soon. Academy Curriculum We are in the process of assembling what a full day of HF, Fatigue, and H&W training will look like for new hires at the Academy. We do not have a deadline per se on this material, but understand there is some level of urgency to get it done to reach as many new hires as possible. HF Roundtable This roundtable is a group that has representatives from every corner of the Agency that does HF research. HF dollars are dwindling in appropriations and this group meets to determine where the remaining money is best spent. There is some money left from FY17 that is being allocated. As you can imagine, there are many more projects than there is money for. This should be finalized soon.