U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Includes: Change 1 effective February 11, 2010
and Change 2 effective October 20, 2011

Section 2. COORDINATION

3-2-1. ORIGINATING NOTAMs

Air traffic facilities shall originate NOTAMs for air navigation aids for which they are responsible for monitoring or controlling.

3-2-2. COORDINATION WITH OTHER FACILITIES

When a shutdown or an outage/closure of a component of the NAS will affect another facility's operation, the facility serving as the approval/controlling authority shall coordinate with other facilities concerned.

3-2-3. FILING NOTAM INFORMATION WITH FSSs

NOTAM information should not be filed with an FSS prior to 3 days before the expected condition is to occur. A NOTAM shall be transmitted as soon as practical but not more than 3 days before the expected condition is to occur.

3-2-4. PASSING NOTAM DATA BY PART-TIME FSS FACILITIES

a. Before closing, part-time facilities shall give the following NOTAM data to the FSS responsible for handling their NOTAMs during the period the facility is closed:

1. Any known NOTAMs that will require dissemination during the hours the facility is closed.

2. All current NOTAMs.

b. Immediately upon resuming the daily operation, part-time facilities shall obtain all the above data as well as pertinent FDC NOTAMs issued.

3-2-5. NON-FEDERAL FACILITIES

a. NOTAMs on non-Federal facilities that are part of the NAS are distributed through the FAA NOTAM system. Letters of agreement covering FSS notification procedures for these facilities should be executed whenever possible.

REFERENCE-
14 CFR Part 171 outlines owner/operation responsibilities.

b. NOTAMs on non-Federal facilities that are not part of the NAS are not distributed in the FAA NOTAM system. FSSs receiving data on these facilities shall notify the appropriate Technical Operations, Service Area Director as well as Aeronautical Information Management.