Explanation of Changes
Change 1

Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center office staff to the Office of Primary Interest (OPI).

  1. 1-3-2. POLICY
    1-3-3. RESPONSIBILITIES
    20-1-1. PURPOSE
    20-5-2. RNAV ROUTE CRITERIA
    32-1-5. RESPONSIBILITIES
    This change identifies the updated air traffic office providing national oversight for the air traffic planning and analysis policy and moves the responsibilities of the national oversight office from paragraph 1-3-2 to a new paragraph 1-3-3, Responsibilities, also specifying Mission Support Services Executive Director of Service Centers (AJV-01) development of standard operating procedures (SOP) to be followed to comply with instrument flight procedure (IFP) policy and criteria. The change also specifies Mission Support Services Service Center Operations Support Group responsibilities regarding processing 14 CFR part 71 and part 73, and non-rulemaking SUA actions. Finally, the change specifies Headquarters, Air Traffic Services (AJT), development of SOPs providing air traffic facility responsibilities and actions for post-implementation monitoring of IFP actions. This change cancels and incorporates N JO 7400.38, which was effective December 1, 2024.
  2. 8-1-3. RECEIPT OF COMPLETED FAA FORM 7460-2
    This change updates outdated policies and procedures in Chapter 5 to ensure that the necessary business needs of the FAA are accurately identified, resulting in improved processing and internal and external collaboration with stakeholders and organizations. As a result, the guidelines in part supplement those contained in title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 77, Safe, Efficient Use, and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace. Additionally, revisions were made to FIG 5–2–1 through FIG 5–2–5, and new FIG 5–2–6 through 5–2–9 have been added.
  3. 32-1-5. RESPONSIBILITIES
    32-2-1. THE PROCESS
    This change adds clarity by replacing the current text with language that does not refer to the template in Appendix 6 as a requirement; instead, it refers to FAA Order 1050.1 for guidance on categorical exclusion (CATEX) documentation.
  4. Editorial Changes
    Editorial changes include fixing a misspelling in subparagraph 10-4-3a; formally identifying FAA Form 7460-1 in paragraph 4-4-2; correcting several omissions from previous changes in paragraphs 5-2-2, 6-3-8, and 7-1-2; 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).
  5. Entire Publication
    Additional editorial/format changes were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the insignificant nature of these changes.