ZFW CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE NOTAM DISPLAY AND DISPERSAL SYSTEM USED IN THE CTL ROOM.

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MVFR CONDITIONS IN OKC AREA -- WORKING ZFW AIRSPACE ADJACENT TO OKC APCH. WEST SIDE -- OKC HANDS OFF ACFT X; AN IFR MOONEY LNDG HINTON; OK; (2O8). ON INITIAL CONTACT; ACFT X REQUESTED RNAV35 INTO 2O8. SINCE IT WAS MVFR AT OKC I PULLED THE APCH PLATE 'BINDER' TO REVIEW THE PLATE. THE CHART HAD A SMALL SLIP OF PAPER OVERLYING THE CHART; WHICH IS HOW OUR AIRSPACE OFFICE USUALLY DISPLAYS NOTAMS ON APCHES. READING THE NOTAM -- THE WORDING 'ORIG...PROC NA' MADE NO SENSE TO ME I ASKED 4 OTHER CTLRS WHAT IT MEANT TO THEM AND NO ONE KNEW. I SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED ACFT X FOR THE APCH -- TO MAINTAIN AT OR ABOVE 3500 FT UNTIL IAF. SO THE ACFT X IS MANEUVERING TOWARDS THE IAF AT 3500 FT WHEN I ASK ANOTHER CTLR WHO IS A CFII WHAT HE THOUGHT THE NOTAM MEANT. HE SAID IT MEANT WHAT IT SAID -- ORIGINAL NOT AVAILABLE. I IMMEDIATELY CANCELLED ACFT X'S CLRNC AND CLBED HIM BACK TO THE MINIMUM RADAR ALT OF 4000 FT. WHEN I TOLD HIM THE APCH WAS NOTAMED NOT AVAIL -- THE PLT SAID; 'OH -- I KNEW IT WAS. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE USABLE THOUGH.' I WRITE THIS EVENT UP BECAUSE I FEEL THE SYSTEM AT ZFW FOR APCH NOTAMS IS LACKING. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR CTLRS TO CONSULT OUR CHART BINDERS BEFORE CLRNCS ISSUED. JUST BE UP-TO-DATE WITH NOTAMS ON BRIEFING BOARD AT SECTOR. THIS NOTAM WAS NOT ON THE BOARD NOR WAS IT ON THE LIST KEPT CURRENT AT THE SUPVR DESK. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT IF AN APCH IS DEEMED UNUSABLE -- THE CHART SHOULD EITHER BE REMOVED OR A CLEARLY WRITTEN AND POSSIBLY VISUALLY SIGNIFICANT (LIKE A RED X OR SOMETHING) NOTE SHOULD LEAVE NO DOUBT THAT AN APCH IS NOTAMED OUT. ALSO -- CLEAR EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ADDED THAT CTLRS SHOULD REVIEW APCH PLATES PRIOR TO ANY MVFR OR LOWER CLRNC ISSUED TO DOUBLE CHK THAT SOMEONE FORGOT TO WRITE DOWN A NOTAM LIKE THIS ONE.