Updates in terms of the future of the NCEPT...
1. Although not directly tied to the NCEPT, they are looking to change CPC reinstatement from 6 months to 1 year.
2. They are working to adjust and tighten up the timelines in order provide a panel where...
A) Facility Priority List is Locked
B) ERR Submission Deadlines occurs after
C) Priority Placement Tool is locked
D) Panel occurs with the original Facility Priority List.
They said they are very close in getting this to happen. They tightened down the deadlines for the agency (HR uploads, Manager's Ranking List, etc) in order to make this a possibility. It's a huge step in fairness and once implemented, you'll no longer have to wait for the random roll of the dice facility adjustment prior to the panel
3. They are not close to changing the rules to staff 10-12's to 100% projected. If it ever happens it will not be a piecemeal approach (Ex. 10's staffed to 100% projected, then 11's or 10-12's staffed to 95% projected). If it occurs, they will all be staffed to 100% together. If I was a betting man, if the FAA continues to meet their hiring goals, we'll eventually hit a 100% projected national average and it will occur naturally.
4. Although far off, the N90 local bid has set a precedent that may be copied for these hard to staff lower level facilities. There are many facilities where the vast majority of the workforce has ERR's out. By hiring locally, they can increase the likelihood of retention at hard to staff lower level facilities.