Explanation of Changes
Change 1

Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center office staff
to the office of primary responsibility (OPR)

  1. 1–1–9. REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETATIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS TO THIS ORDER
    1–1–10. WAIVERS TO THIS ORDER
    This change adds new language and aligns procedures with FAA Order JO 7110.65, Air Traffic Control, pertaining to requests for interpretation or clarification from Air Traffic Organization (ATO), non‐ATO FAA, Department of Defense (DoD), and external requesters.
  2. 2–5–1. BASIC WATCH SCHEDULES
    2–6–7. BASIC WATCH SCHEDULE
    This change updates the language in subparagraphs 2–5–1c3 and 2–6–7b4, describing the break requirements from the time work ends to the start of any shift for any air traffic control specialists whose primary duties are those directly related to the control and separation of aircraft. Additionally, subparagraph 2–5–1c4 was added and subparagraph 2–6–7b4(a) was deleted, and the verbiage in subparagraph b4(b) was incorporated into subparagraph b4. Subparagraph 2–6–7b5 was updated to include a break requirement preceding a midnight shift. This change incorporates and cancels Notice JO 7210.953, Basic Watch Schedule, effective January 12, 2025.
  3. 2–6–1. WATCH SUPERVISION
    18–26–4. RESPONSIBILITIES
    This change will switch the responsibility of issuing high barometric pressure Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) from the FAA Flight Procedures & Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division (AFS-420), to Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs).
  4. 5–2–2. FLIGHT INSPECTION AIRCRAFT
    This change incorporates new language to standardize the process and requirements for communication, operational monitoring, and disseminating information regarding Flight Inspection Mission operations. Flight Inspection Central Operations (FICO) was changed to Flight Program Operations (AJF) and AJF Operations Control Center (OCC) was identified as a point of contact for flight inspection missions. This change incorporates and cancels Notice JO 7210.958, Flight Inspection Aircraft, effective April 2, 2025.
  5. 6–4–4. PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES
    10–4–5. PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES
    This change revises the language in paragraph 6–4–4, Practice Instrument Approaches, and paragraph 10–4–5, Practice Instrument Approaches, so that airports where this service is provided must be specified in a facility directive. Paragraphs for ARTCCs and Terminal facilities are revised with a unified procedure for determining locations where this additional service is available and published via a Letter to Airmen (LTA). Letter of Agreement (LOA) provisions for nonapproach control towers and Flight Service Station airports are consolidated to a single subparagraph. Mission Support's Interpretation, FAA Order 7210.3Y, Paragraph 10–4–5b, VFR Practice Approaches, dated March 23, 2015, is canceled. Related changes can be found in FAA Order JO 7110.65, paragraph 4–8–11, Practice Instrument Approaches.
  6. 6–7–1. GENERAL
    6–7–4. FACILITY MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES
    This change adds policy for use of the Advanced Technologies Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) Weather Deviation Tool as a decision support tool, allowing resumption of controller approved weather deviations when using required navigation performance (RNP) distance‐based longitudinal separation in United States‐delegated oceanic airspace. This proposed change incorporates and cancels Notice JO 7210.954, En Route Operations and Services, that was effective on February 21, 2025.
  7. 10–3–7. LAND AND HOLD SHORT OPERATIONS (LAHSO)
    This change provides editorial and technical updates to comport with planned publication of FAA Order JO 7110.118, Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO).
  8. 10–3–14. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION AND USE OF A TAXIWAY AS A RUNWAY
    FAA Order 7110.19B, Designating Taxiways as Temporary Runways, dated March 2, 1981, predates the Air Traffic Organization and use of a Safety Management System. Review of the order led to a determination that the content needed to be updated; but further, that the order could be canceled once the topic is addressed in FAA Order JO 7210.3, Facility Operation and Administration. The new paragraph 10-3-14 provides updated policy for temporary authorization and use of a taxiway as a runway.
  9. 19–6–3. MANUAL AIRSPACE AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES (VIA DRONEZONE)
    This change provides additional language when air traffic control facility coordination is not required for small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) operators conducting vertical structure inspections within the NAS.
  10. Editorial Changes
    Editorial changes include adding the verbiage “low, close‐in” to subparagraph 3-8-5a5 to correct an administrative error; correcting punctuation in subparagraphs 2-6-12b1 and b2; updating verbiage in TBL 1-1-2; updating references from AJT-2 to AJT-1 to reflect a recent reorganization; updating the abbreviation of NWSOP in paragraph 1-2-4; a universal change replacing all prior references to the term Gulf of Mexico with the term Gulf of America in accordance with Executive Order 14172; and a universal change updating the term Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) to Notice to Airmen (NOTAM).
  11. Entire Publication
    Additional editorial/format changes were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the insignificant nature of these changes.