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PURPOSE. This order provides guidance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), contractor, and subcontractor personnel for the administration of air traffic control (ATC) operations at airport traffic control towers (ATCT) that are contracted under the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program. Terminal Safety and Operations Support, Federal Contract Tower Group, provides technical guidance and direction for service area and national contracts wherein contractor personnel provide ATC services at FCT locations throughout the United States and its territories and possessions.