diff --git a/util/Minimization_Monitor/nwprod/gdas.v1.0.0/scripts/exgdas_atmos_vminmon.sh b/util/Minimization_Monitor/nwprod/gdas.v1.0.0/scripts/exgdas_atmos_vminmon.sh
index af3e3381..1fa612cb 100755
--- a/util/Minimization_Monitor/nwprod/gdas.v1.0.0/scripts/exgdas_atmos_vminmon.sh
+++ b/util/Minimization_Monitor/nwprod/gdas.v1.0.0/scripts/exgdas_atmos_vminmon.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export mm_costfile=${costfile:-${M_FIXgdas}/gdas_minmon_cost.txt}
 export MINMON_SUFFIX=${MINMON_SUFFIX:-GDAS}
 export PDATE=${PDY}${cyc}
 export NCP=${NCP:-/bin/cp}
-export NDATE=${NDATE:-/nwprod/util/exec/ndate}
 export pgm=exgdas_vrfminmon.sh
 
 if [[ ! -d ${DATA} ]]; then
diff --git a/util/Minimization_Monitor/nwprod/gfs.v1.0.0/scripts/exgfs_atmos_vminmon.sh b/util/Minimization_Monitor/nwprod/gfs.v1.0.0/scripts/exgfs_atmos_vminmon.sh
index 98e33c70..eb0eac23 100755
--- a/util/Minimization_Monitor/nwprod/gfs.v1.0.0/scripts/exgfs_atmos_vminmon.sh
+++ b/util/Minimization_Monitor/nwprod/gfs.v1.0.0/scripts/exgfs_atmos_vminmon.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ export mm_costfile=${costfile:-${M_FIXgfs}/gfs_minmon_cost.txt}
 export MINMON_SUFFIX=${MINMON_SUFFIX:-GFS}
 export PDATE=${PDY}${cyc}
 export NCP=${NCP:-/bin/cp}
-export NDATE=${NDATE:-/nwprod/util/exec/ndate}
 export pgm=exgfs_vrfminmon.sh
 
 
diff --git a/util/Radiance_Monitor/nwprod/gdas_radmon/scripts/exgdas_atmos_verfrad.sh b/util/Radiance_Monitor/nwprod/gdas_radmon/scripts/exgdas_atmos_verfrad.sh
index 06244e2c..263c3b59 100755
--- a/util/Radiance_Monitor/nwprod/gdas_radmon/scripts/exgdas_atmos_verfrad.sh
+++ b/util/Radiance_Monitor/nwprod/gdas_radmon/scripts/exgdas_atmos_verfrad.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export USE_MAIL=${USE_MAIL:-0}
 export MAIL_TO=${MAIL_TO:-" "}
 export MAIL_CC=${MAIL_CC:-" "}
 export NCP=${NCP:-/bin/cp}
-export NDATE=${NDATE:-/nwprod/util/exec/ndate}
 
 ###########################################################################
 # ensure TANK dir exists, verify radstat and biascr are available
@@ -208,6 +207,15 @@ elif [[ $rc_time -ne 0 ]]; then
    err=$rc_time
 fi
 
+#####################################################################
+# Restrict select sensors and satellites
+export CHGRP_CMD=${CHGRP_CMD:-"chgrp ${group_name:-rstprod}"}
+rlist="saphir"
+for rtype in $rlist; do
+    ${CHGRP_CMD} $TANKverf_rad/*${rtype}*
+done
+
+
 if [[ "$VERBOSE" = "YES" ]]; then
    echo "end exgdas_vrfyrad.sh, exit value = ${err}"
 fi