A80 CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE DECISION TO MOVE ILS CTLS FROM THE TRACON TO THE TWR.

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ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO; SOMEONE IN THE FAA DECIDED TO RELOCATE THE ILS CTL PANELS FROM THE APCH CTL TO THE TWR. THE ATL TWR HAS HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE THE ILS(S) WERE TURNED ON OR OFF AT WRONG TIMES. IT IS EVEN A PROC THAT THE SUPVR IN THE TRACON 'REMIND' THE TWR SUPVR TO TURN ILS'S ON AND OFF. IN THIS SPECIFIC INSTANCE; 2 ACFT WERE BEING VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 9L (BECAUSE RWY 9R WAS CLOSED) AND BOTH WERE ABOUT 5 MI FROM THE LOC WHEN THE TWR CALLED AND SAID THAT RWY 9R WAS OPEN. THE TWR APPARENTLY TURNED THE ILS RWY 9L OFF AND ILS 9R ON WHILE THE ACFT WERE BEING ISSUED APCH CLRNCS TO ILS RWY 9L. THIS ALL OCCURRED IN A MATTER OF 15 SECONDS. HISTORICALLY; THE ILS CTL PANELS HAVE BEEN IN THE TRACON WHERE THE USER RECEIVES THE SVC BY THE CTLR. IT IS ALSO HISTORICAL THAT THE APCH (TRACON) DECIDES WHAT APCH TO USE; NOT THE TWR. SITUATIONS LIKE THIS CREATE A DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION; WHERE THE ACFT COULD BE USING AN ILS THAT IS TURNED OFF PREMATURELY; BECAUSE THE ACFT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE VIEW AND PURVIEW OF THE TWR. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CFIT ACCIDENT. I RECOMMEND THAT ALL ILS CTL PANELS ARE RETURNED TO THEIR RIGHTFUL; COMMON SENSE PLACE; IN THE TRACON AND APCH CTLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.