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Collaborative Steering Group (CSG) NATCA continues to participate in the monthly leadership meetings of the CDM effort. The CSG consists of representatives from various industry stakeholders including the airlines and NBAA. CSG delegates and oversees the work of multiple CDM sub-teams on which NATCA participates. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Andy Marosvari (BOI) is the Chairman for NATCA National Professional Standards. Garth Koleszar (ZLA) and Josh Cooper (SCT) are members of the National Professional Standards committee. Their report is below. The Professional Standards program is in its eighth year and continues to have a positive impact on the professionalism of controllers nationwide. The program has 530 active members, with a total of over 850 trained to serve as committee members representing every facility in the National Airspace System. Committee members receive training on communication skills and conflict resolution during a three-day course taught by NATCA. The next class was held at ZLC, Jan. 17-19. To date, the Professional Standards program has received 2,539 submissions with 90 percent of those being resolved. That's 2,283 issues that NATCA was able to resolve the issue at the lowest level, peer to peer, without management involvement in the outcome. Approximately 70 percent of those cases are submitted by management, demonstrating the FAA's belief that the peer-to-peer method used by the program is working. The recidivism rate is very low, indicating that the one on one discussions between committee members and controllers has a long-lasting, positive effect on the safety of the system and the professionalism of our controllers. We now have an active PS tab on the NATCA website. It covers information for FacReps, members, and PS members, with contact information for all active Professional Standards Committee members and District chairpersons. We also have a link to email us directly. Please take a moment and check it out! If you have any questions about the Professional Standards Program, please don't hesitate to contact any of the NATCA National Professional Standards committee members at ps@natca.net. RUNWAY SAFETY Bridget Singratanakul (Gee) (DFW) is NATCA's Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) Representative. She also serves as the Article 114 Representative to the Runway Status Lights (RWSL) Program. Below is her report to the membership. Runway Status Lights (RWSL): ORD Being conducted in three phases: Phase 1, Runway 10L/28R, was turned online April 27, 2016. Phase 2 and 3 are scheduled to come online 2017. Phase 1 (10L/28R): ORD achieved 4/10/17. Phase 2 (10C Enhancement) –IOC (Initial Operating Capability) date estimated end of Feb/March 2018.

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