Narrative:

On jul/xa/97 I read a letter that was put in the area read binder that stated sector 20 area C was to acquire airspace from socal TRACON that is designated as class B airspace. The letter also instructed controllers to provide services associated with class B airspace. The procedures for class B airspace are terminal procedures. It is clearly defined in the 7110.65 as class B airspace -- terminal. There are no en route procedures for class B airspace. The unsafe situation that now exists is that center controllers are being told to apply procedures for which they have no training. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated a ucr was filed 3 weeks ago on the procedure. Reporter indicated the only response has been that the procedure is being reviewed. Reporter has not called the administrator's hotline. Reporter alleged the procedure was placed in the read binder without a briefing or any training before the procedure was implemented. Reporter indicated it was then removed from the read binder and placed in the hot item binder after the reporter called attention to the procedure and questioned its legality. Reporter indicated the read binder is for review by personnel at their convenience and the hot item binder is a must read before going on position. Reporter was unaware of what caused the airspace change but stated another sector within the center currently controls traffic in a different class B airspace that has been delegated to the center.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED AIRSPACE CHANGE WHICH REQUIRES THE CTR TO CTL PART OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. RPTR CLAIMS THE CTR CTLRS ARE BEING TOLD TO APPLY PROCS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NO TRAINING AND THAT HANDBOOK 7110 PT 65 SPECIFICALLY REFERS TO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AS BEING UNDER TERMINAL PROCS WITHOUT GUIDELINES FOR THE CTR TO CTL TFC WITHIN THAT AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON JUL/XA/97 I READ A LETTER THAT WAS PUT IN THE AREA READ BINDER THAT STATED SECTOR 20 AREA C WAS TO ACQUIRE AIRSPACE FROM SOCAL TRACON THAT IS DESIGNATED AS CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE LETTER ALSO INSTRUCTED CTLRS TO PROVIDE SVCS ASSOCIATED WITH CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE PROCS FOR CLASS B AIRSPACE ARE TERMINAL PROCS. IT IS CLRLY DEFINED IN THE 7110.65 AS CLASS B AIRSPACE -- TERMINAL. THERE ARE NO ENRTE PROCS FOR CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE UNSAFE SIT THAT NOW EXISTS IS THAT CTR CTLRS ARE BEING TOLD TO APPLY PROCS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NO TRAINING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED A UCR WAS FILED 3 WKS AGO ON THE PROC. RPTR INDICATED THE ONLY RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT THE PROC IS BEING REVIEWED. RPTR HAS NOT CALLED THE ADMINISTRATOR'S HOTLINE. RPTR ALLEGED THE PROC WAS PLACED IN THE READ BINDER WITHOUT A BRIEFING OR ANY TRAINING BEFORE THE PROC WAS IMPLEMENTED. RPTR INDICATED IT WAS THEN REMOVED FROM THE READ BINDER AND PLACED IN THE HOT ITEM BINDER AFTER THE RPTR CALLED ATTN TO THE PROC AND QUESTIONED ITS LEGALITY. RPTR INDICATED THE READ BINDER IS FOR REVIEW BY PERSONNEL AT THEIR CONVENIENCE AND THE HOT ITEM BINDER IS A MUST READ BEFORE GOING ON POS. RPTR WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE AIRSPACE CHANGE BUT STATED ANOTHER SECTOR WITHIN THE CTR CURRENTLY CTLS TFC IN A DIFFERENT CLASS B AIRSPACE THAT HAS BEEN DELEGATED TO THE CTR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.