Ewr alleges changes to established FAA/far class B procedures since 9/tues/01.

Attributes
ACN	531529
Time
Date	200109
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Experience	controller limited radar : 10 controller time certified in position1 : 5
ASRS Report	531529
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : ewr.tower

Narrative:

FAA headquarters and east region operations branch (aea-530) have advised controllers at every (newark tower) that separation is not required for VFR aircraft operating in the new york enhanced class bravo airspace. They only need to obtain a discrete beacon code and establish 2-WAY communication with ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EWR ALLEGES CHANGES TO ESTABLISHED FAA/FAR CLASS B PROCS SINCE 9/TUES/01.

Narrative: FAA HEADQUARTERS AND E REGION OPS BRANCH (AEA-530) HAVE ADVISED CTLRS AT EVERY (NEWARK TWR) THAT SEPARATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR VFR ACFT OPERATING IN THE NEW YORK ENHANCED CLASS BRAVO AIRSPACE. THEY ONLY NEED TO OBTAIN A DISCRETE BEACON CODE AND ESTABLISH 2-WAY COM WITH ATC.

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.