diff --git a/tests/WE2E/run_WE2E_tests.sh b/tests/WE2E/run_WE2E_tests.sh
index f3040208e..bcc3b0a6a 100755
--- a/tests/WE2E/run_WE2E_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/WE2E/run_WE2E_tests.sh
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ SFC_CLIMO_DIR=\"${SFC_CLIMO_DIR}\""
 # 2) The directory in which the output files from the post-processor (UPP)
 #    for a given cycle are stored.  The path to this directory is
 #
-#      \$PTMP/com/\$NET/\$envir/\$RUN.\$yyyymmdd/\$hh
+#      \$PTMP/com/\$NET/\$model_ver/\$RUN.\$yyyymmdd/\$hh
 #
 # Here, we make the first directory listed above unique to a WE2E test
 # by setting RUN to the name of the current test.  This will also make
@@ -872,40 +872,32 @@ SFC_CLIMO_DIR=\"${SFC_CLIMO_DIR}\""
 # envir to the same value as RUN (which is just EXPT_SUBDIR).  Then, for
 # this test, the UPP output will be located in the directory
 #
-#   \$PTMP/com/\$NET/\$RUN/\$RUN.\$yyyymmdd/\$hh
+#   \$PTMP/com/\$NET/\we2e/\$RUN.\$yyyymmdd/\$hh
 #
 RUN=\"\${EXPT_SUBDIR}\"
-envir=\"\${EXPT_SUBDIR}\""
+model_ver="we2e""
 
 #
-# Set COMINgfs if using the FV3GFS or the GSMGFS as the external model 
-# for ICs or LBCs.
-#
-    if [ "${EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS}" = "FV3GFS" ] || \
-       [ "${EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS}" = "GSMGFS" ] || \
-       [ "${EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS}" = "FV3GFS" ] || \
-       [ "${EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS}" = "GSMGFS" ]; then
+# Set COMIN.
 
-      COMINgfs=${TEST_COMINgfs:-}
+    COMIN=${TEST_COMIN:-}
 
-      if [ ! -d "${COMINgfs:-}" ] ; then
-        print_err_msg_exit "\
-The directory (COMINgfs) that needs to be specified when running the
+    if [ ! -d "${COMIN:-}" ] ; then
+      print_err_msg_exit "\
+The directory (COMIN) that needs to be specified when running the
 workflow in NCO mode (RUN_ENVIR set to \"nco\") AND using the FV3GFS or
 the GSMGFS as the external model for ICs and/or LBCs has not been specified
 for this machine (MACHINE):
   MACHINE= \"${MACHINE}\""
-      fi
+    fi
 
-      expt_config_str=${expt_config_str}"
+    expt_config_str=${expt_config_str}"
 #
 # Directory that needs to be specified when running the workflow in NCO
-# mode (RUN_ENVIR set to \"nco\") AND using the FV3GFS or the GSMGFS as
-# the external model for ICs and/or LBCs.
+# mode (RUN_ENVIR set to \"nco\").
 #
-COMINgfs=\"${COMINgfs}\""
+COMIN=\"${COMIN}\""
 
-    fi
 #
 # Set STMP and PTMP.
 #
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_nco/config.nco_grid_RRFS_CONUS_13km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GFS_v16.sh b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_nco/config.nco_grid_RRFS_CONUS_13km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GFS_v16.sh
index f9eea0729..f6d6454bd 100644
--- a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_nco/config.nco_grid_RRFS_CONUS_13km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GFS_v16.sh
+++ b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_nco/config.nco_grid_RRFS_CONUS_13km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GFS_v16.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="FV3GFS"
 FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_ICS="grib2"
 EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="FV3GFS"
 FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_LBCS="grib2"
-USE_USER_STAGED_EXTRN_FILES="TRUE"
 
 DATE_FIRST_CYCL="20190615"
 DATE_LAST_CYCL="20190615"
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_nco/config.nco_grid_RRFS_CONUS_3km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GFS_v15_thompson_mynn_lam3km.sh b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_nco/config.nco_grid_RRFS_CONUS_3km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GFS_v15_thompson_mynn_lam3km.sh
index 6a02d4f11..19b36f87f 100644
--- a/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_nco/config.nco_grid_RRFS_CONUS_3km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GFS_v15_thompson_mynn_lam3km.sh
+++ b/tests/WE2E/test_configs/grids_extrn_mdls_suites_nco/config.nco_grid_RRFS_CONUS_3km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GFS_v15_thompson_mynn_lam3km.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_ICS="grib2"
 EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="FV3GFS"
 FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_LBCS="grib2"
 
-USE_USER_STAGED_EXTRN_FILES="TRUE"
-
 DATE_FIRST_CYCL="20190615"
 DATE_LAST_CYCL="20190615"
 CYCL_HRS=( "00" )
diff --git a/ush/config.nco.sh b/ush/config.nco.sh
index 3b2c84be6..2e136c773 100644
--- a/ush/config.nco.sh
+++ b/ush/config.nco.sh
@@ -8,27 +8,34 @@ VERBOSE="TRUE"
 RUN_ENVIR="nco"
 PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD="rename"
 
-PREDEF_GRID_NAME="CONUS_25km_GFDLgrid"
+PREDEF_GRID_NAME="RRFS_CONUS_25km"
 QUILTING="TRUE"
 
-CCPP_PHYS_SUITE="FV3_GFS_v15p2"
+CCPP_PHYS_SUITE="FV3_GFS_v16"
 
-FCST_LEN_HRS="06"
-LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS="6"
+FCST_LEN_HRS="6"
+LBC_SPEC_INTVL_HRS="3"
 
-DATE_FIRST_CYCL="20190901"
-DATE_LAST_CYCL="20190901"
-CYCL_HRS=( "18" )
+DATE_FIRST_CYCL="20220407"
+DATE_LAST_CYCL="20220407"
+CYCL_HRS=( "00" )
 
 EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS="FV3GFS"
 EXTRN_MDL_NAME_LBCS="FV3GFS"
 
+FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_ICS="grib2"
+FV3GFS_FILE_FMT_LBCS="grib2"
+
+WRITE_DOPOST="TRUE"
+
 #
 # The following must be modified for different platforms and users.
 #
-RUN="an_experiment"
-COMINgfs="/scratch1/NCEPDEV/hwrf/noscrub/hafs-input/COMGFS"     # Path to directory containing files from the external model (FV3GFS).
+NET="rrfs"
+model_ver="v1.0"
+RUN="rrfs_test"
+COMIN="/scratch1/NCEPDEV/rstprod/com/gfs/prod"     # Path to directory containing files from the external model.
 FIXLAM_NCO_BASEDIR="/scratch2/BMC/det/FV3LAM_pregen"            # Path to directory containing the pregenerated grid, orography, and surface climatology "fixed" files to use for the experiment.
-STMP="/scratch2/BMC/det/Gerard.Ketefian/UFS_CAM/NCO_dirs/stmp"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains input files.
-PTMP="/scratch2/BMC/det/Gerard.Ketefian/UFS_CAM/NCO_dirs/ptmp"  # Path to directory PTMP in which the experiment's output files will be placed.
+STMP="/scratch2/NCEPDEV/fv3-cam/Chan-hoo.Jeon/01_OUT_DATA/stmp"  # Path to directory STMP that mostly contains input files.
+PTMP="/scratch2/NCEPDEV/fv3-cam/Chan-hoo.Jeon/01_OUT_DATA/ptmp"  # Path to directory PTMP in which the experiment's output files will be placed.
 
diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.sh b/ush/config_defaults.sh
index 145d397ff..fc2a573e5 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.sh
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #
 #   NCEP Central Operations
 #   WCOSS Implementation Standards
-#   April 17, 2019
-#   Version 10.2.0
+#   January 19, 2022
+#   Version 11.0.0
 #
 # RUN_ENVIR is described in this document as follows:
 #
@@ -232,18 +232,11 @@ EXEC_SUBDIR="bin"
 # Set variables that are only used in NCO mode (i.e. when RUN_ENVIR is 
 # set to "nco").  Definitions:
 #
-# COMINgfs:
-# The beginning portion of the directory containing files generated by 
-# the external model (FV3GFS) that the initial and lateral boundary 
-# condition generation tasks need in order to create initial and boundary
-# condition files for a given cycle on the native FV3-LAM grid.  For a 
-# cycle that starts on the date specified by the variable yyyymmdd 
-# (consisting of the 4-digit year followed by the 2-digit month followed
-# by the 2-digit day of the month) and hour specified by the variable hh
-# (consisting of the 2-digit hour-of-day), the directory in which the 
-# workflow will look for the external model files is:
-#
-#   $COMINgfs/gfs.$yyyymmdd/$hh/atmos
+# COMIN:
+# Directory containing files generated by the external model (FV3GFS, NAM,
+# HRRR, etc) that the initial and lateral boundary condition generation tasks 
+# need in order to create initial and boundary condition files for a given 
+# cycle on the native FV3-LAM grid.
 #
 # FIXLAM_NCO_BASEDIR:
 # The base directory containing pregenerated grid, orography, and surface 
@@ -258,6 +251,24 @@ EXEC_SUBDIR="bin"
 # string in this file, but it can be specified in the user-specified 
 # workflow configuration file (EXPT_CONFIG_FN).
 #
+# envir, NET, model_ver, RUN:
+# Standard environment variables defined in the NCEP Central Operations WCOSS
+# Implementation Standards document as follows:
+#
+#   envir:
+#   Set to "test" during the initial testing phase, "para" when running
+#   in parallel (on a schedule), and "prod" in production.
+#
+#   NET:
+#   Model name (first level of com directory structure)
+#
+#   model_ver:
+#   Version number of package in three digits (second level of com directory)
+#
+#   RUN:
+#   Name of model run (third level of com directory structure).
+#   In general, same as $NET
+#
 # STMP:
 # The beginning portion of the directory that will contain cycle-dependent
 # model input files, symlinks to cycle-independent input files, and raw 
@@ -269,22 +280,6 @@ EXEC_SUBDIR="bin"
 #
 #   $STMP/tmpnwprd/$RUN/$cdate
 #
-# NET, envir, RUN:
-# Variables used in forming the path to the directory that will contain
-# the output files from the post-processor (UPP) for a given cycle (see
-# definition of PTMP below).  These are defined in the WCOSS Implementation
-# Standards document as follows:
-#
-#   NET:
-#   Model name (first level of com directory structure)
-#
-#   envir:
-#   Set to "test" during the initial testing phase, "para" when running
-#   in parallel (on a schedule), and "prod" in production.
-#
-#   RUN:
-#   Name of model run (third level of com directory structure).
-#
 # PTMP:
 # The beginning portion of the directory that will contain the output 
 # files from the post-processor (UPP) for a given cycle.  For a cycle 
@@ -292,16 +287,17 @@ EXEC_SUBDIR="bin"
 # (where yyyymmdd and hh are as described above), the directory in which
 # the UPP output files will be placed will be:
 # 
-#   $PTMP/com/$NET/$envir/$RUN.$yyyymmdd/$hh
+#   $PTMP/com/$NET/$model_ver/$RUN.$yyyymmdd/$hh
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-COMINgfs="/base/path/of/directory/containing/gfs/input/files"
+COMIN="/path/of/directory/containing/data/files/for/IC/LBCS"
 FIXLAM_NCO_BASEDIR=""
-STMP="/base/path/of/directory/containing/model/input/and/raw/output/files"
-NET="rrfs"
 envir="para"
-RUN="experiment_name"
+NET="rrfs"
+model_ver="v1.0.0"
+RUN="rrfs"
+STMP="/base/path/of/directory/containing/model/input/and/raw/output/files"
 PTMP="/base/path/of/directory/containing/postprocessed/output/files"
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ush/machine/cheyenne.sh b/ush/machine/cheyenne.sh
index 6cf61061a..f92c6fa84 100644
--- a/ush/machine/cheyenne.sh
+++ b/ush/machine/cheyenne.sh
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ MET_BIN_EXEC=${MET_BIN_EXEC:-"bin"}
 
 # Test Data Locations
 TEST_PREGEN_BASEDIR="/glade/p/ral/jntp/UFS_SRW_app/FV3LAM_pregen"
-TEST_COMINgfs="/glade/p/ral/jntp/UFS_SRW_app/COMGFS"
+TEST_COMIN="/glade/p/ral/jntp/UFS_SRW_app/COMGFS"
 TEST_EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR="/glade/p/ral/jntp/UFS_SRW_app/staged_extrn_mdl_files"
diff --git a/ush/machine/hera.sh b/ush/machine/hera.sh
index bb0f77313..39c28f8ee 100644
--- a/ush/machine/hera.sh
+++ b/ush/machine/hera.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MET_BIN_EXEC=${MET_BIN_EXEC:-"bin"}
 
 # Test Data Locations
 TEST_PREGEN_BASEDIR="/scratch2/BMC/det/UFS_SRW_app/FV3LAM_pregen"
-TEST_COMINgfs="/scratch2/NCEPDEV/fv3-cam/noscrub/UFS_SRW_App/COMGFS"
+TEST_COMIN="/scratch2/NCEPDEV/fv3-cam/noscrub/UFS_SRW_App/COMGFS"
 TEST_EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR="/scratch2/BMC/det/UFS_SRW_app/develop/model_data"
 TEST_ALT_EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS="/scratch2/BMC/det/UFS_SRW_app/dummy_FV3GFS_sys_dir"
 TEST_ALT_EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_LBCS="/scratch2/BMC/det/UFS_SRW_app/dummy_FV3GFS_sys_dir"
diff --git a/ush/machine/jet.sh b/ush/machine/jet.sh
index dac90d549..9a12c0c14 100644
--- a/ush/machine/jet.sh
+++ b/ush/machine/jet.sh
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ RUN_CMD_POST="srun"
 
 # Test Data Locations
 TEST_PREGEN_BASEDIR="/mnt/lfs4/BMC/wrfruc/UFS_SRW_app/FV3LAM_pregen"
-TEST_COMINgfs="/mnt/lfs4/BMC/wrfruc/UFS_SRW_app/COMGFS"
+TEST_COMIN="/mnt/lfs4/BMC/wrfruc/UFS_SRW_app/COMGFS"
 TEST_EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR="/mnt/lfs4/BMC/wrfruc/UFS_SRW_app/staged_extrn_mdl_files"
diff --git a/ush/machine/orion.sh b/ush/machine/orion.sh
index 5c872410d..ce39308d4 100644
--- a/ush/machine/orion.sh
+++ b/ush/machine/orion.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@ MET_BIN_EXEC=${MET_BIN_EXEC:-"bin"}
 
 # Test Data Locations
 TEST_PREGEN_BASEDIR="/work/noaa/fv3-cam/UFS_SRW_App/FV3LAM_pregen"
-TEST_COMINgfs="/work/noaa/fv3-cam/UFS_SRW_App/COMGFS"
+TEST_COMIN="/work/noaa/fv3-cam/UFS_SRW_App/COMGFS"
 TEST_EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR="/work/noaa/fv3-cam/UFS_SRW_App/develop/model_data"
 
diff --git a/ush/machine/wcoss_dell_p3.sh b/ush/machine/wcoss_dell_p3.sh
index 811c3ae8b..0c8b7cd24 100644
--- a/ush/machine/wcoss_dell_p3.sh
+++ b/ush/machine/wcoss_dell_p3.sh
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ MET_BIN_EXEC=${MET_BIN_EXEC:-"exec"}
 
 # Test Data Locations
 TEST_PREGEN_BASEDIR="/gpfs/dell2/emc/modeling/noscrub/UFS_SRW_App/FV3LAM_pregen"
-TEST_COMINgfs="/gpfs/dell2/emc/modeling/noscrub/UFS_SRW_App/COMGFS"
+TEST_COMIN="/gpfs/dell2/emc/modeling/noscrub/UFS_SRW_App/COMGFS"
 TEST_EXTRN_MDL_SOURCE_BASEDIR="/gpfs/dell2/emc/modeling/noscrub/UFS_SRW_App/develop/model_data"
diff --git a/ush/set_extrn_mdl_params.sh b/ush/set_extrn_mdl_params.sh
index f110a4c26..9664d6a47 100644
--- a/ush/set_extrn_mdl_params.sh
+++ b/ush/set_extrn_mdl_params.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ function set_extrn_mdl_params() {
   #
   #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   #
-  # Use known locations or COMINgfs as default, depending on RUN_ENVIR
+  # Use known locations or COMIN as default, depending on RUN_ENVIR
   #
   #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   #
   if [ "${RUN_ENVIR}" = "nco" ]; then
-    EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS="${EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS:-$COMINgfs}"
-    EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_LBCS="${EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_LBCS:-$COMINgfs}"
+    EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS="${EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS:-$COMIN}"
+    EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_LBCS="${EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_LBCS:-$COMIN}"
   else
     EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS="${EXTRN_MDL_SYSBASEDIR_ICS:-$(set_known_sys_dir \
     ${EXTRN_MDL_NAME_ICS})}"
diff --git a/ush/set_predef_grid_params.sh b/ush/set_predef_grid_params.sh
index 88b2c0f63..d14e9381f 100644
--- a/ush/set_predef_grid_params.sh
+++ b/ush/set_predef_grid_params.sh
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ case ${PREDEF_GRID_NAME} in
     WRTCMP_stdlat2="${ESGgrid_LAT_CTR}"
     WRTCMP_nx="217"
     WRTCMP_ny="128"
-    WRTCMP_lon_lwr_left="-122.719258"
+    WRTCMP_lon_lwr_left="-122.719528"
     WRTCMP_lat_lwr_left="21.138123"
     WRTCMP_dx="${ESGgrid_DELX}"
     WRTCMP_dy="${ESGgrid_DELY}"
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ case ${PREDEF_GRID_NAME} in
     WRTCMP_stdlat2="${ESGgrid_LAT_CTR}"
     WRTCMP_nx="416"
     WRTCMP_ny="245"
-    WRTCMP_lon_lwr_left="-122.719258"
+    WRTCMP_lon_lwr_left="-122.719528"
     WRTCMP_lat_lwr_left="21.138123"
     WRTCMP_dx="${ESGgrid_DELX}"
     WRTCMP_dy="${ESGgrid_DELY}"
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ case ${PREDEF_GRID_NAME} in
     WRTCMP_stdlat2="${ESGgrid_LAT_CTR}"
     WRTCMP_nx="1799"
     WRTCMP_ny="1059"
-    WRTCMP_lon_lwr_left="-122.719258"
+    WRTCMP_lon_lwr_left="-122.719528"
     WRTCMP_lat_lwr_left="21.138123"
     WRTCMP_dx="${ESGgrid_DELX}"
     WRTCMP_dy="${ESGgrid_DELY}"
diff --git a/ush/setup.sh b/ush/setup.sh
index 26dd58b17..b1b60f136 100755
--- a/ush/setup.sh
+++ b/ush/setup.sh
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ check_for_preexist_dir_file "$EXPTDIR" "${PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD}"
 # is not placed directly under COMROOT but several directories further
 # down.  More specifically, for a cycle starting at yyyymmddhh, it is at
 #
-#   $COMROOT/$NET/$envir/$RUN.$yyyymmdd/$hh
+#   $COMROOT/$NET/$model_ver/$RUN.$yyyymmdd/$hh
 #
 # Below, we set COMROOT in terms of PTMP as COMROOT="$PTMP/com".  COMOROOT 
 # is not used by the workflow in community mode.
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ check_for_preexist_dir_file "$EXPTDIR" "${PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD}"
 # from the RUN_POST_TN task will be placed, i.e. it is the cycle-independent 
 # portion of the RUN_POST_TN task's output directory.  It is given by
 #
-#   $COMROOT/$NET/$envir
+#   $COMROOT/$NET/$model_ver
 #
 # COMOUT_BASEDIR is not used by the workflow in community mode.
 #
@@ -1164,19 +1164,15 @@ FIXclim="${EXPTDIR}/fix_clim"
 FIXLAM="${EXPTDIR}/fix_lam"
 
 if [ "${RUN_ENVIR}" = "nco" ]; then
-
-  CYCLE_BASEDIR="$STMP/tmpnwprd/$RUN"
+  CYCLE_BASEDIR="${STMP}/tmpnwprd/${RUN}"
   check_for_preexist_dir_file "${CYCLE_BASEDIR}" "${PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD}"
-  COMROOT="$PTMP/com"
-  COMOUT_BASEDIR="$COMROOT/$NET/$envir"
+  COMROOT="${PTMP}/com"
+  COMOUT_BASEDIR="${COMROOT}/${NET}/${model_ver}"
   check_for_preexist_dir_file "${COMOUT_BASEDIR}" "${PREEXISTING_DIR_METHOD}"
-
 else
-
   CYCLE_BASEDIR="$EXPTDIR"
   COMROOT=""
   COMOUT_BASEDIR=""
-
 fi
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------