Section 2. FAA NAVAIDs
4-2-1. POLICY
a. Site locations
for the establishment or relocation of NAVAIDs require approval by the
appropriate Technical Operations service area offices, FPT, service area
offices, Airports, and Flight Standards Divisions.
b. The Technical
Operations service area offices' airspace focal point must request the
appropriate service area office to initiate a nonrulemaking study of the
selected site.
c. The Technical
Operations service area office must concur with the site location before the
request for study is made.
4-2-2. COORDINATION
The service area office
must coordinate the proposed site with AIM, FPT, Flight Standards and Airports
Divisions, as well as affected air traffic control facilities. The NAVAIDs
purpose must be considered and, as appropriate, a preliminary decision made
regarding:
a. The
establishment of instrument procedures;
b. Airways/routes;
c. Designation of
controlled airspace;
d. The ability to
provide essential air traffic services;
e. The effect of
the site on facility performance; and
f. The effect on
the location or configuration of an airport. If all offices agree with the
selected site, then the service area office should circularize the proposal, as
determined necessary, for comment from the aviation community.
4-2-3. INFORMAL AIRSPACE
MEETINGS
Convene an informal
airspace meeting in accordance with the procedures detailed in chapter 2,
section 6, of this Order. Informal airspace meetings may not be practical for
time critical changes or in those cases where delay will adversely affect
aviation safety. At such meetings, agency representatives should explain the
planned use of the NAVAIDs, including instrument approaches or other terminal
procedures or airspace planning, and any action will be subsequently handled by
airspace rulemaking procedures. However, care should be taken that the agency's
ex parte policy is not violated during these informal proceedings.
4-2-4. APPROVAL AUTHORITY
The service area office
is responsible for coordination and final approval or disapproval of sites
selected for installation of en route NAVAIDs. The regional FPT is responsible
for coordination and final approval or disapproval of sites selected for
installation of terminal NAVAIDs. The approval or disapproval determination must
be issued by memorandum to the appropriate Technical Operations service area
office. Any disapproval issued must include the reasons why a site is not
acceptable. Agency personnel are reminded that en route site approval does not
constitute approval of instrument approach procedures or controlled airspace
planning to be processed under rulemaking action.
4-2-5. DISTRIBUTION
The service area office
must distribute a copy of the approval or disapproval determination to all FAA
offices that participated in the site study and to ARN-1.
4-2-6. COMMISSIONING DATE
The responsible Technical
Operations service area office is authorized to proceed with installation of the
NAVAID upon receipt of the site approval. As soon as possible thereafter, an
estimated date of commissioning must be agreed upon by the service area office,
FPT, Technical Operations service area office, and any other concerned FAA
offices. To the extent possible, the date of commissioning must coincide with
the associated aeronautical charting dates.
4-2-7. PROCESSING REGULATORY ACTIONS
The FPT must process the
necessary instrument procedures and the service area office must process
airspace rulemaking actions to be effective with the associated aeronautical
charting date.
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