GEN 3.3 Air Traffic Services
1. Responsible Authority
1.1 The authority responsible for the overall administration of air traffic services provided for civil aviation in the U.S. and its territories, possessions and international airspace under its jurisdiction is the Associate Administrator for Air Traffic Services, acting under the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Postal Address:
Director
Air Traffic Operations Program (ATP.1)
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20591
U.S.A.
Telephone: 202.267.9155
Telex: 892.562
Commercial Telegraphic Address: FAA WSH
AFTN Address: KDCAYAYX
2. Area of Responsibility
2.1 Air traffic services as indicated in the following paragraphs are provided for the entire territory of the conterminous U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the international airspace in oceanic areas under the jurisdiction of the
U.S. which lies within the ICAO Caribbean (CAR), North Atlantic (NAT), North American (NAM) and Pacific (PAC) regions.
3. Air Traffic Services
3.1 With the exception of terminal control services at certain civil aerodromes and military aerodromes, air traffic service in the U.S. is provided by the Air Traffic Operations Program, FAA, Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Government.
3.2 Air Traffic control is exercised within the area of responsibility of the U.S.:
3.2.1 On all airways.
3.2.2 In Class B, C, D, and E Airspace; and
3.2.3 Within the Class A airspace whose vertical extent is from 18,000 feet to and including FL 600 throughout most of the conterminous U.S. and, in Alaska, from 18,000 feet to and including FL 600 but not including the airspace less than 1,500 feet above the surface of the earth and the Alaskan Peninsula west of longitude 160° 00 West. (A complete description of Class A airspace is contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 14, Part 71.)
3.3 Air traffic control and alerting services are provided by various air traffic control (ATC) units and are described in ENR 1.1.
3.4 Radar service is an integral part of the air traffic system. A description of radar services and procedures is provided in ENR 1.1.
3.5 The description of airspace designated for air traffic services is found in ENR 1.4.
3.6 Procedural data and descriptions are found in ENR 1.5.
3.7 Numerous restricted and prohibited areas are established within U.S. territory. These areas, none of which interfere with normal air traffic, are explained in ENR 1.5. Activation of areas subject to intermittent activity is notified in advance by a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), giving reference to the area by its identification.
3.8 In general, the air traffic rules and procedures in force and the organization of the air traffic services are in conformity with ICAO Standards, Recom-mended Practices and Procedures. Differences between the national and international rules and procedures are given in GEN 1.7. The regional supplementary procedures and altimeter setting procedures are reproduced in full with an indication wherein there is a difference.
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