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Health & Wellness No substantial activities to report here. Fatigue ZOA - The final report for the actigraphy study is still moving through the approval chain. I am told it should be ready for release very soon. NEXTGEN Kevin McLaughlin (SCT) is the National NextGen Representative for NATCA. His report to the membership is below. National Safety and Technology Leadership Committee The NSTLC met during the third week of December, among the items on the agenda were Descend Via and Runway Transitions, FAA Requirements and Validation (CVR) operating model, Bird strike avoidance technology, UAS segregation/integration, and 2018 CFS. Remote Offshore Meteorology Information Demonstration (ROMIO) The ROMIO program is an effort to bring real time long-range modeling and depiction of oceanic convective weather into the cockpit. NATCA participates in Workgroup bi-weekly meetings. The scheduled December 2017 launch date has slipped due to several factors, including delayed vendor delivery of the web-based viewer that will enable PC display of ROMIO equipped tracks in the Oceanic Areas. Additionally, not all three participant air carriers have proceeded at the same pace with pilot training and equipage, and this will likely result in a rolling start to the Program. Currently, late February now looks like the likely launch window. Space Integration Enhancements Field Outreach Led by AJV-7, the purpose of this workgroup is to assess the current analogue state of FAA Space Tools and how to leverage Agency work to update to develop ATO capabilities, services, systems and procedures to more efficiently integrate space operations into the NAS. The Workgroup met on December 20 and is scheduled to meet again on January 17. The team is currently working on validating highly detailed operational walkthroughs of "as-is" and "to-be" states of Launch and Recovery operations. Joint Space Operations Group (JSpOG) NATCA continues to participate in the bi-weekly meetings of this ATCSCC based Ops group. The JSpOG is the primary FAA operational interface with the Commercial Space Industry for LOA creation and launch/recovery support activities. The JSpOG supported numerous Launch and Recovery events this month, including providing Airspace Management Plans for multiple Space X and United Launch Alliance rockets. Commercial Space Integration Team (CSIT) The Commercial Space Integration Team (CSIT) continues its monthly meetings. Topics on the January Agenda include ALR SRMP and AHA SRMP, Captive Carry Safety Panel Update, AJV-8 SRMP Procedures, JO 7400.2 Update, and AJR-F Update on International Commercial Space activities.

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