diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d253f6966..1240e891a 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@
 	branch = master
 [submodule "ccpp/physics"]
 	path = ccpp/physics
-	url = https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics
-	branch = master
+	#url = https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics
+	#branch = master
+	url = https://github.com/climbfuji/ccpp-physics
+	branch = final_gfsv16_changes
diff --git a/ccpp/physics b/ccpp/physics
index d076cc2ba..0144a5fca 160000
--- a/ccpp/physics
+++ b/ccpp/physics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d076cc2bac2e34fc22a00e145ce6423def61abdb
+Subproject commit 0144a5fcaf54ad066a5a32c34b06c03e18424a28
diff --git a/io/FV3GFS_io.F90 b/io/FV3GFS_io.F90
index 03871255e..6a07b3853 100644
--- a/io/FV3GFS_io.F90
+++ b/io/FV3GFS_io.F90
@@ -962,11 +962,11 @@ subroutine sfc_prop_restart_read (Sfcprop, Atm_block, Model, fv_domain)
     endif
 #endif
       !--- register the 3D fields
-    if (Model%frac_grid) then
+!   if (Model%frac_grid) then
       sfc_name3(0) = 'tiice'
       var3_p => sfc_var3ice(:,:,:)
       id_restart = register_restart_field(Sfc_restart, fn_srf, sfc_name3(0), var3_p, domain=fv_domain, mandatory=.false.)
-    end if
+!   end if
  
     do num = 1,nvar_s3
       var3_p => sfc_var3(:,:,:,num)
@@ -1994,11 +1994,11 @@ subroutine sfc_prop_restart_write (Sfcprop, Atm_block, Model, fv_domain, timesta
 #endif
 
       !--- register the 3D fields
-      if (Model%frac_grid) then
+!     if (Model%frac_grid) then
         sfc_name3(0) = 'tiice'
         var3_p => sfc_var3ice(:,:,:)
         id_restart = register_restart_field(Sfc_restart, fn_srf, sfc_name3(0), var3_p, domain=fv_domain)
-      endif
+!     endif
 
       do num = 1,nvar3
         var3_p => sfc_var3(:,:,:,num)