CTLR COMPLAINS ABOUT A PROPOSED NOISE ABATEMENT PROC TEST INVOLVING OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC.

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ON MAY/FRI/92 I RECEIVED A COPY OF A PROPOSED CHANGE IN OUR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS FOR RWYS 18/36. I ANSWERED THIS PROPOSAL ON MAY/TUE/92 BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT OF COMMERCIAL ACRS HAVING TO FLY 4 TO 5 MI IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITE DIRECTION LNDG TFC AS SOON AS THEY LIFT OFF OF RWYS 35L OR 35R. IN MY ANSWER; I CITED A SIMILAR REQUEST WHICH I ANSWERED ON FEB/WED/92. OUR FAC ADVISORY BOARD AND NUMEROUS SUPVRS ALSO CONTESTED THIS PROC. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK FROM MY LETTER TO THE AIR TFC MGR. ON MAY/MON/92 I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS TESTING PROC WILL COMMENCE JUNE/MON/92 DESPITE OUR CONCERNS AND WITHOUT COMPLETING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE AIR TFC CTLRS UNION (NATCA). THIS PROC IMMENSELY COMPROMISES THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC AND SHOULD NOT BE DONE. AS THE UNION FAC REPRESENTATIVE; I HAVE INSTRUCTED ALL BARGAINING UNIT CTLRS TO OPERATE UNDER ARTICLE 65 OF OUR CONTRACT; WHICH PLACES THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY OCCURRENCE DIRECTLY ON THE SUPVR IN CHARGE. I HAVE ALSO FILED AN UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPT AND HAVE WRITTEN THE AIR TFC MGR AGAIN ON MAY/TUE/92; EXPRESSING THIS SAME CONCERN.