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PBN/Metroplex Design and Implementation Lead Monthly Report – 1/24/18 Metroplex The four remaining Metroplex D&I projects are awaiting decisions from the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) reference budgetary concerns moving forward. The Florida Metroplex facility POCs met during the first few weeks of January in Atlanta and Jacksonville to work on the Q/Y routes in south Florida. Work will then begin on the Florida Metroplex SIDs/STARs in the next few weeks. The re-scoping efforts will focus on procedure design at 10,000ft and above to reduce environmental and community involvement costs. Post-implementation of SoCal Metroplex amendments is scheduled for February. The SoCal project is currently looking at a closeout sometime in March/April 2018 but may push to the right due to litigation and congressional inquiries. Detroit/Cleveland Metroplex may no longer be working towards a May 2018 implementation date and will most likely move to the right due facility concerns regarding trip operations. The Denver Metroplex team is awaiting the decision from the ESC regarding the future and possible cancellation of the project. The Las Vegas Metroplex had been on a "slow down" due to budgetary concerns and concerns about the ability of ZLA to participate. Atlanta Metroplex completed their final implementation in October with a project closeout in December 2017. The next Metroplex Leads meeting is scheduled for February via VTC/GoToMeeting. 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 northern ACR Q routes (ZDC and north) will 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. This workgroup will also look at ways to better prioritize valid requests that aligns 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 met again in Fort Worth the week of February 5, 2018. The timeline for completion of the draft implementation plan is June 2018. Submitted by PBN/Metroplex Design and Implementation Lead Art. 114 Ed Hulsey. NATCA National Airspace Rep We are still working with the agency to see what limitations will be placed on our airspace and procedure projects due to lack of funding, the uncertainty of the CRs adds to the complexity. Additionally, the community involvement decisions made over the last couple years are driving the agency priorities to higher altitudes. We are working with the airspace services office to address the many issues Seattle TRACON is experiencing. This last week, Phil Hargarten briefed the VP of mission support and her staff by identifying the problems so we will continue to develop a plan.

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