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Coordinate Use of Airspace

JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov

Ensure that the necessary coordination has been accomplished before you allow an aircraft under your control to enter another controller's area of jurisdiction.
Before you issue a control instruction directly to a pilot that will change the aircraft's heading, route, speed, or altitude, you must ensure that coordination has been completed with all controllers whose area of jurisdiction is affected by those instructions unless otherwise specified by a letter of agreement or facility directive. If your control instruction will be relayed to the pilot through a source other than another radar controller (FSS, New York Radio, San Francisco Radio, another pilot, etc.), you are still responsible to ensure that all required coordination is completed.
Note
1. It is good operating practice for controllers to confirm that required coordination has been/will be effected, especially in unusual circumstances, such as recently modified sector configurations, airspace changes, route changes, etc.
2. Ensuring that all required coordination has been completed does not necessarily imply that the controller issuing the control instruction directly to the pilot has to perform the coordination action.
Reference

FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 2-1-15, Control Transfer.
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-5-10, Adjacent Airspace.
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-4-5 , Transferring Controller Handoff.
FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-4-6, Receiving Controller Handoff.