ZNY CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT FACILITY MGMNT DID NOT PROVIDE UPDATED BRIEFINGS AND CHARTS FOR UNV RNAV APCH PROCS.

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EXISTING RNAV/GPS RWY 6 APCH TO UNV ARPT CANCELLED AND NEW RNAV/GPS RWY 6 APCH RELEASED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO WORKFORCE. NEW APCH USES ALL NEW FIXES; NEW MINIMUMS AND NEW MISSED APCH PROC. CTLRS NOT MADE AWARE OF NEW PROC UNTIL PLT QUESTIONED WHICH FIX CLRED TO. POTENTIAL FOR OPERROR OR WORSE. THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER THIS CHANGE WAS HAMPERED BECAUSE BOTH THE OLD APCH AND THE NEW APCH WERE SIMILAR TYPES TO THE SAME RWY. AT THE PRESENT TIME FAA MGMNT AT ZNY TAKES NO STEPS TO ENSURE THAT ANY NEW APCH PROC IS BRIEFED TO THE CTLR WORKFORCE; OR THAT APCH PLATE BINDERS ARE KEPT UP TO DATE WITH CURRENT INFO. RECOMMENDATIONS: WHEN A NEW PROC IS DEVELOPED; OR AN EXISTING PROC IS CHANGED OR DISCONTINUED; FAA HEADQUARTERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL AFFECTED FACILITIES ARE ALERTED TO THE CHANGE. IDEALLY; 4 WKS NOTICE OR MORE SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO ALLOW THE SCHEDULING OF ANY REQUIRED TRAINING. IN THE CASE OF ZNY; THE AIRSPACE AND PROCS OFFICE SHOULD BE THE CONTACT POINT AND WOULD COORDINATE ANY BRIEFINGS OR TRAINING. IN REF TO KEEPING APCH PLATE BINDERS UP TO DATE: WHEN NOAA PUBLISHES NEW US TERMINAL PROCS EACH 56 DAYS; A SUPVR SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE BINDERS REFLECT CURRENT INFO. THIS TASK COULD BE DELEGATED.