Local controller expressed concern regarding the FAA's taxi into position and hold (tiph) procedure.

Attributes
ACN	726263
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8 controller time certified in position1 : 4 flight time total : 200
ASRS Report	726263
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : zzz.tower

Narrative:

Since feb the FAA has implemented a new procedure to withhold landing clearance from any aircraft while taxi into position and hold procedures are in effect. Now air traffic is issuing ATC instructions during critical phases of flight on a routine basis. This has potential for disaster.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LCL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE FAA'S TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD (TIPH) PROC.

Narrative: SINCE FEB THE FAA HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW PROC TO WITHHOLD LNDG CLRNC FROM ANY ACFT WHILE TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD PROCS ARE IN EFFECT. NOW AIR TFC IS ISSUING ATC INSTRUCTIONS DURING CRITICAL PHASES OF FLT ON A ROUTINE BASIS. THIS HAS POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.