Explanation of Changes
Change 3

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

  1. 1-1-1. PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER
    1-1-9. PROCEDURAL LETTERS OF AGREEMENT (LOAs)
    1-1-9. CONSTRAINTS GOVERNING SUPPLEMENTS AND PROCEDURAL DEVIATIONS
    This change renumbers paragraphs and eliminates obsolete and redundant language. TBL 1-1-2 is updated to reflect the appropriate military office for coordination. A new paragraph was added to address letters of agreement (LOAs). This change also updates language and clarifies waiver approval and denial authority. Chapter 1, Section 1, has been revised to align with Chapter 1, Section 1, of FAA Order JO 7110.65, Air Traffic Control.
  2. 1-1-10. SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SMS)
    This change updates the paragraph to align with Safety Management System (SMS) principles and responsibilities addressed in FAA Order JO 1000.37, as well as available SMS training information.
  3. 10-1-7. USE OF ACTIVE RUNWAYS
    This change makes several editorial updates to the paragraph.
  4. 12-1-1. PROGRAM INTENT
    12-1-2. IMPLEMENTATION
    12-1-3. TRSA
    12-1-4. CLASS C AIRSPACE
    12-1-5. CLASS B AIRSPACE
    This change removes outdated procedures pertaining to the establishment, revision, or withdrawal of Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA), Class C and Class B airspace. FAA Order JO 7210.3, Facility Operation and Administration, paragraph 12-1-4, Class C Airspace, and paragraph 12-1-5, Class B Airspace, are revised to reference FAA Order JO 7400.2, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters, for the establishment, revision, or withdrawal for these two airspace classes. TRSA procedures are consolidated into a single paragraph. The Class C and Class B airspace description is updated to harmonize with FAA Order JO 7400.2, and additional references to the charted VFR programs in Chapter 12 of this order are incorporated.
  5. 12-7-1. ASDE SYSTEM OPERATION
    This change updates language in paragraph 12-7-1 to include Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) failure as a reason for Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X (ASDE-X) and Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) to enter radar‐only mode in addition to Multilateration (MLAT) failure, as MLAT is being divested. Subparagraphs 12-7-1c1 and c2 were removed as the content is covered in qualification technical training and site‐specific training pertaining to ASDE-X/ASSC systems. Related procedures are found in FAA Order JO 7110.65, Air Traffic Control, paragraph 3-6-1, Equipment Usage. This change cancels and incorporates Notice JO 7210.947, effective January 8, 2024.
  6. 12-11-1. sUAS OPERATIONS OVER NON‐MOVEMENT/CLOSED MOVEMENT AREAS
    This change adds the policy for evaluating and approving or denying requests for authorization for sUAS operations over non-movement areas and movement areas which are closed at airports with an operating Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT).
  7. 16-2-2. UHF EN ROUTE CHANNEL
    With the decommissioning of frequency 255.4 at Flight Service Stations, this change removes paragraph 16-2-2 from FAA Order JO 7210.3.
  8. 21-4-7. UAS SPECIAL GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST (SGI) OPERATIONS
    21-5-4. UAS SGI ADDENDUM REQUEST PROCESS AND COORDINATION
    This change incorporates CFR Part 89, Remote Identification (RID) of Unmanned Aircraft, into subparagraph 21-4-7b to address Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Special Governmental Interest (SGI) RID off requests and the application under the authority of the System Operations Support Center (SOSC). This change adds Part 89 to subparagraph 21-5-4a2 to cover UAS SGI RID off requests submitted in a timeframe incompatible with standard processing time for planned operations. This change also adds Part 89 to subparagraph 21-5-4g addressing how UAS SGI requests will be managed and implemented.
  9. Editorial Changes
    Editorial changes include updating the abbreviation CWSU to read Center Weather Service Unit instead of ARTCC Weather Service Unit, the removal of the abbreviation WARP from paragraph 1-2-4, and simple editorials fixing typos in 21-2-2d, a reference correction in 10-3-13c, and fixing an email address link in 10-3-12a.
  10. Entire Publication
    Additional editorial/format changes were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the insignificant nature of these changes.