This report presents and analyzes new approaches for determining when a sector should be alerted by the Monitor Alert capability of the Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS). TFMS currently alerts a fifteen-minute interval for a sector if the demand for any minute in that interval exceeds the Monitor Alert Parameter (MAP). This method suffers from three problems: *The demand from a single minute does not adequately reflect controllers' workload for the entire 15-minute interval. *The alert status for an interval is unstable: it can frequently change with minute-by-minute TFMS updates. *The...

This document mandates standard lightning protection, transient protection, electrostatic discharge (ESD), grounding, bonding and shielding configurations and procedures for new facilities, facility modifications, facility upgrades, new equipment installations, and new electronic equipment used in the National Airspace Systems (NAS). It provides requirements for the design, construction, modification or evaluation of facilities and equipment. This document does not apply to existing facilities unless the facility is undergoing upgrade or receiving new electronic equipment. This version of the...