Explanation of Changes
Basic

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to the office of primary responsibility (OPR)

  1. 2-1-35. USE OF UAS DETECTION SYSTEMS
    2-1-36. USE OF COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS)
    This change to subparagraph 2-1-35b modifies the FAA office for approval of any agreements between ATC facilities and other non‐FAA entities for UAS detection systems from Air Traffic Services (AJT) to ATO System Operations Security, UAS Security and C-UAS Integration (AJR-26). Other edits are made for clarity. This change to paragraph 2-1-36 modifies the FAA office responsible for notifying ATC facilities of C-UAS activities to UAS Security and C-UAS Integration (AJR-26). This change also updates the procedures for ATC facility personnel concerning the security communications that involve C-UAS operations. In addition, a new procedure is added that ATC facilities must coordinate and gain approval from ATO System Operations Security, UAS Security and C-UAS Integration (AJR-26), prior to any C-UAS agreements with non‐FAA entities. This change cancels and incorporates Notice JO 7210.952, which was effective October 18, 2024.
  2. 2-1-44. OBTAINING PILOT CONTACT INFORMATION
    This change incorporates language into a new paragraph of FAA Order JO 7210.3, Facility Operation and Administration. New paragraph 2-1-44, Obtaining Pilot Contact Information, provides guidance to facilities on the actions to be taken in order to retrieve pilot contact information and/or the filer of the flight plan.
  3. 2-2-13. REPORTING EQUIPMENT TROUBLE
    This change identifies the Technical Operations Control Center as the appropriate point of contact to deliver equipment trouble reports. This change provides new language that adds the requirement to ensure the Control Center is notified even when developing local procedures. Additional changes add clarity and replace an incorrect word in subparagraph 2–2–13b.
  4. 2-6-1. WATCH SUPERVISION
    This change incorporates the concepts of operational oversight within FAA Order JO 7210.3, Facility Operation and Administration, paragraph 2-6-1, Watch Supervision. Additionally, it reorganizes the tasks associated with watch supervision and provides a clearer expectation for both Air Traffic Managers and individuals providing watch supervision.
  5. 3-3-11. HEADSET TONE INCIDENTS
    Appendix 5. Checklist for Reported Headset Tone Incidents
    This change revises procedures using Employees' Compensation Operations & Management Portal (ECOMP) to file Injury and Illness Incident Reports (OSHA Form 301) and Workers' Compensation claims (CA-1, CA-2, and CA-7 forms) per a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed March 22, 2021.
  6. 6-6-2. OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR‐IN‐CHARGE RESPONSIBILITIES
    6-6-3. OPERATIONS MANAGER‐IN‐CHARGE RESPONSIBILITIES
    8-2-10. ERAM SPECIAL ACTIVITY AIRSPACE (SAA) ADAPTATION
    This change amends paragraphs 6-6-2, 6-6-3, and 8-2-10. In 6-6-2 and 6-6-3, the word “Display” has been amended to “View” to better align with En Route Decision Support Tool (EDST) terminology. In paragraph 8-2-10, “SAA” has been amended to “SUA (excluding controlled firing areas and alert areas) and ATCAA” since these are the only SAA required to be adapted in ERAM. The word “Aircraft” in the term Aircraft Problem Detection is corrected to “Automated” as defined in the Pilot/Controller Glossary (P/CG). Additionally, a note has been added to paragraph 8-2-10 for clarity.
  7. 10-1-4. SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND TERMINAL AREA CHARTS
    12-3-1. DEFINITION
    12-3-2. CRITERIA
    12-3-3. RESPONSIBILITIES
    12-4-1. POLICY
    12-4-2. DEFINITION
    12-4-3. CRITERIA
    12-4-4. RESPONSIBILITIES
    12-5-1. POLICY
    12-5-2. DEFINITION
    12-5-3. CRITERIA
    12-5-4. RESPONSIBILITIES
    This change updates references to the outdated Terminal Operations Area Office and associated titles and the System Operations Airspace and Aeronautical Information Office. FAA Order JO 7210.3, Facility Operation and Administration, Chapter 12, Sections 3, 4, and 5, provide instructions on the visual flight rules (VFR) route charting programs facilities may participate in. The current VFR route programs are VFR Flyway Planning Chart Program, Helicopter Route Chart Program, and VFR Transition Route Program. These section titles have been updated to reflect the current programs Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) publishes. Policy sections for each program have been updated to cover the explanation and expectations of the programs and permitted the definition paragraphs to be removed from each. Procedures for facility Air Traffic Managers (ATMs) have been updated to include collaboration with the Service Center Operations Support Group (OSG) for implementation and revisions. Facility ATMs must receive approval from the Service Area Director of Air Traffic Operations for chart or route publication and revisions prior to the OSG submitting the routes to AIS for publication. The revised language provides a harmonized procedure for developing a task force, route implementation, and revision across all three programs. Paragraph 10-1-4 is also updated to reflect the revised procedures for developing and revising the various chart programs.
  8. 10-4-6. SIMULTANEOUS INDEPENDENT APPROACHES
    This change accounts for the Flight Standards Service now permitting Area Navigation (RNAV) approaches operating to the Lateral Navigation (LNAV) line of minima during simultaneous independent parallel operations to be conducted without vertical guidance for up to 29 days when an instrument landing system (ILS) or glide slope is out of service and with an Air Traffic Organization Safety Oversight (AOV) approved contingency plan. This change also accounts for a Flight Standards (AFS) concern that the chart note Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) is disseminated to the Flight Procedure NOTAM center, which administers Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs for terminal procedures in the NAS, by the ATC facility involved. This change cancels and incorporates Notice JO 7210.949, which was effective July 1, 2024.
  9. 10-4-8. SIMULTANEOUS CONVERGING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES
    This change reintroduces the prior requirement in the former FAA Order 7110.98A, now canceled, that primary obstacle evaluation surfaces within Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) do not overlap. This was overlooked when the former order was canceled, and its contents placed into FAA Order JO 7210.3 in January 2015. The phrase final approach course is changed to final approach segments as the new definition of the former will provide for a more concise definition in the context of these procedures. Lastly, the reference to regional Flight Standards Division is obsolete and replaced with the correct nomenclature for Flight Standards. This change cancels and incorporates GENOT JO 7210.950 (24/31), which was effective August 28, 2024.
  10. 11-2-6. FCT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ELIGIBILITY
    This change updates air traffic controller hiring eligibility for the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) program. It incorporates and cancels GENOT N JO 7210.948, FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Air Traffic Controller Eligibility, that was effective March 4, 2024.
  11. 12-9-1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
    12-9-3. SMALL UAS (sUAS) ATC AUTHORIZATIONS
    12-9-4. FURTHER COORDINATION
    12-9-5. FACILITY RESPONSIBILITIES
    12-10-1. POLICY
    12-10-2. RESPONSIBILITY
    12-10-3. ASSUMPTIONS
    12-10-4. AUTHORIZATION MAP DESIGN PROCEDURES CLASS B/C/D AIRSPACE
    12-10-6. PART 107 OPERATION APPROVALS
    This change provides up‐to‐date information for accessing the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) system, modifies language to clarify responsibilities, updates email contacts, and provides other general edits for clarity and consistency. This change cancels and incorporates N JO 7210.951, which was effective October 1, 2024.
  12. 20-2-6. RESPONSIBILITIES
    This change clarifies the responsibilities of the facility manager (or designee) having jurisdiction of a 14 CFR 91.137 Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR), to ensure unauthorized traffic is rerouted, the TFR is monitored, and a Mandatory Occurrence Report (MOR) submitted for TFR violators.
  13. Editorial Changes
    Editorial changes include updating the cover page to match the new title of Part 6, a reference correction in paragraph 3-6-6, a reference correction in paragraph 2-6-2, another reference correction in subparagraphs 4-3-10a and 3-6-6b8, adding PHL TRACON to the list of air traffic control facilities where Traffic Management Coordinators (TMCs) and Supervisor Traffic Management Coordinators (STMCs) are required to maintain currency only within the Traffic Management Unit (TMU), and a reference update in subparagraph 3-8-2e1. Additionally, the universal change to lowercase the CFR reference words “part” and “section” was accomplished throughout the publication. Instances of “shall” to “must” were updated as part of a universal editorial change. Finally, a correction to the title of FAA Form 7230-4 to “Daily Record of Facility Operation” was made in paragraphs 2-1-7 and 8-1-4.
  14. Entire Publication
    Additional editorial/format changes were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the insignificant nature of these changes.