ZDC CTLR IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHO HAS COORD RESPONSIBILITY FOR 'REDSKIN CAP' MOA OVER DCA.

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SINCE SEP/XA/01; A MOA 'REDSKIN CAP' HAS BEEN OVER DCA WITH A RADIUS OF 20 MI. ON JAN/XA/02; THE CAP ALTS WERE MOVED UP TO FL220-FL270 THUS PERMITTING IFR TFC TO UNDER FLY THE AREA. XXXX FLYING AT FL180 DIRECT GVE; WOULD BE UNDER FLYING THIS AIRSPACE. I WAS WORKING HGR SECTOR AT ZDC. I CALLED DCA-Z TO VERIFY THAT THEY STILL OWNED FL180. THE CTLR THERE STATED HE DID NOT OWN THAT AIRSPACE ANY MORE. HE SAID THAT AIRSPACE HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE 'REDSKIN CAP.' I STATED THE 'REDSKIN CAP' WAS NOW FL220-FL270 AND HE TOLD ME TO CHK WITH THE ZDC SURROUNDING SECTOR SWANN. I CALLED THE SWANN SECTOR AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT OWN THE AIRSPACE. THEY THOUGHT DCA-Z APCH DID. I ASKED THE AREA SUPVR IN CHARGE WHO OWNED THE AIRSPACE IN QUESTION. HE DID NOT KNOW AND PLACED A PHONE CALL TO SOMEONE TO ASK THIS QUESTION. I HAD TO TURN FLT XXXX OUT OF THE QUESTIONABLE AIRSPACE BECAUSE NO ONE KNEW WHO OWNED IT. AIRSPACE CHANGES TO ADJACENT AIRSPACE ARE NOT BEING BRIEFED TO CTLRS AT ZDC. VERY FEW PROCS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED SINCE THE CHANGES OF SEP/XA/01 AND THIS IS IMPACTING THE SAFETY OF ACFT AND THE LEVEL OF SVC WE CAN PROVIDE. I SUGGEST FULL COORD PROCS BE DEVELOPED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL PARTIES PLAINLY SPELLED OUT. COMPLETE BRIEFINGS NEED TO BE CONDUCTED TO ALL CTLRS EXPLAINING THE AIRSPACE CHANGES SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHO OWNS EVERY INCH OF AIRSPACE IN THE WASHINGTON; DC; AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED RESTRED AIRSPACE INTRACOORD HAD IMPROVED. THE PRIMARY COORD POS IS TMU. TMU EFFECTS COORD WITH THE ADJOINING FACS; ALERTING WHEN THESE AIRSPACE GOES 'HOT.' REDSKIN IS THE NAME OF THE RESTR AREA; AND CAP STANDS FOR COMBAT AIRS PATROL. THE RPTR WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ONGOING COM BETWEEN THE UNION; SUPVR'S OR OTHER FAC MGRS. ZNY SPECIALIST ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE DIRECT INPUT OVER AIRSPACE EFFECTIVE TIMES OR ALTS. ZDC'S COORD IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE ADJOINING ANY SECTORS ARE ALERTED TO AIRSPACE EFFECTIVE TIMES. ZDC MAY PROVIDE ALTERNATE FLOW CTL RTEINGS FOR SEQUENCING INTO AND THROUGH THE DCA AREA.