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U.S. Department         Eastern Region                       Federal Building
of Transportation      Air Traffic Division                  JFK International Airport
Federal Aviation                                             Jamaica, New York 11 430
Administration

FEB - 1 2000

Mr. Ronald Maisel
NAATS Eastern Regional Director
P.O. Box 1975
Manassas, Virginia 22110

Dear Mr. Maisel:

In accordance with FAA Order 7400.8G, Special Use Airspace, we will conduct a 
formal review of the Special Use Airspace (SUA) that is operational in the FAA
Eastern Region airspace.

The data for airspace use during Fiscal Year 1999, due to be submitted to the
FAA no later than January 31, 2000, will be an appropriate base for the review.
The review will give us the opportunity to assess the effectiveness and efficiency
of our region's airspace program and provide an opportunity to determine
improvements or modifications that may be needed. Scheduled use, return of
the airspace to the controlling agency, and needed changes for both the military
and the civil users benefit will be of particular concern.

We request that you nominate and submit the name of one representative from
your organization to participate in the review as part of the FAA group. Data
developed from informal reviews in the past will be distributed to the team
members and a workshop will be conducted to review the current military
submission in preparation for the formal review.

We request that you submit the name of the nominee no later than February 15, 2000.
If you require additional information, please contact my office, at (718) 553-4500.

Sincerely,

Franklin D. Hatfield
Manager, Air Traffic Division

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AIR TRAFFIC SPECIALISTS
NAATS EASTERN REGION

February 5, 2000

Mr.Frank Hatfield, Manager Air Traffic Division
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Building
JFK International Airport
Jamaica, New York 114330

Dear Mr. Hatfield,
Thank You for the opportunity to leave a NAATS representative for the
Special Use Airspace (SUA) review work group. As you know, the
Southwestern Region already has in place, at DFW AFSS, an approved and
tested system specifically related to Special Use Airspace. Additionally,
Special Use Airspace is addressed by the Administrator's JSIT group and the
FSS Renaissance work group.

I have selected Mr. Patrick Less from ISP IAFSS to be the NAATS
representative for this very important review. Mr. Less can be reached at
work 516-471-7395 or at home 516-736-1132. Thank you. 

Sincerely,

Ronald A. Maisel

NAATS EAREG DIR