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ZFW continues to prepare for their first wave of impacts from VORMON. Three of the four major corner post feeds into D10 contain navaids targeted for decom. PBN is working closely with the Central Flight Procedures Team Manager to identify and provide additional conventional procedure evaluations where extra detail will benefit facility decision making. In many cases, existing conventional intersections that are deemed critical for emergency preparedness can be redefined using other navaids that will remain as part of the Minimum Operating Network (MON). Hopefully, concepts explored by ZFW will apply at other ARTCCs in Central. The abbreviated amendments to support KIAH EoR efforts are in OKC for development. The NextGen Program Office hosted a FlyIt Meeting June 26 th in Houston to focus on Industry and Facility education. The 9/13/2018 chart date is still reserved and final coordination with the Airport and Environmental processes are underway. Exact dates for operational plans will be discussed during the 6/26 FlyIt activity. Phil Hargarten, NATCA National EoR Representative, will be in attendance. My management co-lead counterpart retired the beginning of May. A permanent replacement hasn't been made, but other FPT and OSG managers have been identified as counterparts for the interim. A permanent management Co-Lead is crucial to being able to return to fully supporting all of the projects in process and starting new ones identified as priorities. In Central, we have PBN requests on hold for the following airports or facilities: KABQ, KADS, KAUS, KDAL, KDFW, KHOU, KIAH, KJVY, KLUM, KMCI, KMDW, KMKE, KMSY, KOKC, KOMA, KORD, KSTL, ZAU, ZKC, and ZMP. The next update will detail those sites that have been brought back into an active status. Submitted by CSA PBN NATCA Art. 114, Brent Luna Western PBN Update San Francisco (KSFO) Full Work Group (FWG) meeting On May 8th, 2018 a PBN FWG meeting convened at SCT TRACON to discuss the NorCal Select Committee's proposal for an RNAV STAR overlying the Big Sur (BSR) conventional STAR. Work group consensus was achieved and it was determined that the request was not operationally feasible. Items that were identified and discussed in length include interaction with the BRIXX STAR, holding pattern airspace challenges, interaction with Bay Area departures, increased operational complexity due to integrated jet and prop arrival traffic, and reduced airspace to achieve in-trail separation. Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (KASE) Procedure design for the RNP approach and RNAV SID are still pending review with industry flight simulation. The PBN Co-Leads are scheduled to meet with AFS-460 and other industry partners in Oklahoma City next month. Josh Haviland, NATCA Western PBN Rep NATCA PBN Co-Lead East In the past month in East, we worked on the PXT VORMON STARS, NEC ACR project, BOS Massport Study, and the TDG/EWA VORMON activities.

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