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• T-294 extension – ZTL request for TDG/EWA VOR MON project; • ROA – RNPs, FEDEX request for safer operation through terrain; • TJSJ SIDs & STARs – DataComm generated project • ZME Q-routes – eight new routes and 10 amended; • ZME/MEM – FEDEX request to update OPD STARs & RNPs; • RDU – Funding issue no BFOT to support project; • WRI – Multiple NAVAIDS VOR MON generated; • BGR – RNAV STARs; • BNA – facility request; • NPA – RNAV SID & STAR for the military; • ZBW – Nav Canada T-route project. Submitted by Bill Wise, ESA PBN/NEC Airspace & Procedures Article 114 Rep PBN/Metroplex Design and Implementation Lead Monthly Report – 2/21/18 Metroplex: The four remaining Metroplex D&I projects (minus SoCal) are awaiting decisions from the Executive Committee (EC) reference budgetary and litigation concerns moving forward. The Florida Metroplex Co-Leads briefed the ATCSCC on February 21 about the planned November 2018 implementation of the Q/Y routes for ZJX and ZMA. Re-design work will then begin on the Florida Metroplex SIDs/STARs in the next few weeks. The re-scoping efforts will focus mostly 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/March/May 2018. The SoCal project is currently looking at a closeout on May 31, 2018. Detroit/Cleveland Metroplex is now working towards a September 2018 implementation date. 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 but will begin developing a working schedule to move forward with the project as originally scoped. The next Metroplex Leads meeting is scheduled for March 2018 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 a November 2018 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) have been incorporated into the NE Corridor initiative 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 met again in Fort Worth the week of February 5, 2018. NATCA was briefed on the progress of the workgroup on February 20. The timeline for completion of the draft implementation plan is June 2018. Submitted by PBN/Metroplex Design and Implementation Lead Art. 114 Ed Hulsey

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