TRACON controller unable to resolve issue with FSS controller over responsibility of NOTAM issue for...

Attributes
ACN	397106
Time
Date	199803
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hts
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hts artcc : zbw
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	controller radar : 14 flight time total : 2200
ASRS Report	397106
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Buckeye and brush creek MOA's make up the northwest sides of huntington approach control airspace. The cincinnati sectional chart, low altitude chart L21-22, and the controller chart 19 all depict the operating hours, and state that other hours 'are by NOTAM.' the military areas are not depicted as being used at any time on sundays, however today they decided to use them. When I asked day FSS about a NOTAM, they told me that FAA order 7930.2F does not require a NOTAM to be issued. The problem is how does a pilot flying VFR (or IFR for that matter) find out that the MOA's are active if they received a duats briefing, or if they did not know to ask specifically about the status of the areas. Order 7930.2F does require a NOTAM in the case of a restr area (paragraph 6-2-3). The FSS specialist told me that pilots need to be educated about this change. Instead, I propose the FAA go back to doing things the way they used to. Not having this information available as a NOTAM, as the government charts depict, is a potentially dangerous situation. While the FSS briefer could be correct, how would a pilot find out the status of an MOA by way of duats or other provider? A NOTAM is the surest and most widely available means.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON CTLR UNABLE TO RESOLVE ISSUE WITH FSS CTLR OVER RESPONSIBILITY OF NOTAM ISSUE FOR MOA UTILIZATION OUTSIDE OF PUBLISHED DAY TIME.

Narrative: BUCKEYE AND BRUSH CREEK MOA'S MAKE UP THE NW SIDES OF HUNTINGTON APCH CTL AIRSPACE. THE CINCINNATI SECTIONAL CHART, LOW ALT CHART L21-22, AND THE CTLR CHART 19 ALL DEPICT THE OPERATING HRS, AND STATE THAT OTHER HRS 'ARE BY NOTAM.' THE MIL AREAS ARE NOT DEPICTED AS BEING USED AT ANY TIME ON SUNDAYS, HOWEVER TODAY THEY DECIDED TO USE THEM. WHEN I ASKED DAY FSS ABOUT A NOTAM, THEY TOLD ME THAT FAA ORDER 7930.2F DOES NOT REQUIRE A NOTAM TO BE ISSUED. THE PROB IS HOW DOES A PLT FLYING VFR (OR IFR FOR THAT MATTER) FIND OUT THAT THE MOA'S ARE ACTIVE IF THEY RECEIVED A DUATS BRIEFING, OR IF THEY DID NOT KNOW TO ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE AREAS. ORDER 7930.2F DOES REQUIRE A NOTAM IN THE CASE OF A RESTR AREA (PARAGRAPH 6-2-3). THE FSS SPECIALIST TOLD ME THAT PLTS NEED TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT THIS CHANGE. INSTEAD, I PROPOSE THE FAA GO BACK TO DOING THINGS THE WAY THEY USED TO. NOT HAVING THIS INFO AVAILABLE AS A NOTAM, AS THE GOV CHARTS DEPICT, IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SIT. WHILE THE FSS BRIEFER COULD BE CORRECT, HOW WOULD A PLT FIND OUT THE STATUS OF AN MOA BY WAY OF DUATS OR OTHER PROVIDER? A NOTAM IS THE SUREST AND MOST WIDELY AVAILABLE MEANS.

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.

TRACON controller unable to resolve issue with FSS controller over responsibility of NOTAM issue for MOA utilization outside of published day time.