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To date, the Professional Standards program has received 2,588 submissions with 90 percent of those being resolved. That's 2,329 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 discussion 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 member 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 2 (10C Enhancement) – Testing is on going. IOC (Initial Operating Capability) date estimated end of April 2018. Phase 3 (9R Enhancement) – 9R Enhancement – Construction estimated to be completed spring 2018 and IOC Fall of 2018. Drawings have been received; work is currently out for bid. BOS Checkout and optimization was completed Jan. 19, 2018. Pre-SAT briefing scheduled for 2/13/18. SAT was to be held 2/26-3/2. Prototype shut down expected June 2018 due to construction. Install expected to be estimated completion 12/2018. DFW Shadow Operations was conducted on the west airfield 3/6-3/8. IOC for the west side of the complex is expected 3/22/18. San Diego Shelter installation estimated to be completed 12/17/17. IOC estimated Jan 2019.