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§ 139.201
(2) Information, views, or arguments
provided under paragraph (b)(1) of this
section shall include the following in-
formation pertaining to the airport for
which the Airport Operating Certifi-
cate is held:
(i) An itemized cost to comply with
the requirement from which the ex-
emption is sought;
(ii) Current staffing levels;
(iii) The current annual financial re-
port, such as a single audit report or
FAA Form 5100–127, Operating and Fi-
nancial Summary;
(iv) Annual passenger enplanement
data for the previous 12 calendar
months;
(v) The type and frequency of air car-
rier operations served;
(vi) A history of air carrier service;
(vii) Anticipated changes to air car-
rier service;
(c) Each petition filed under this sec-
tion must be submitted in duplicate to
the—
(1) Regional Airports Division Man-
ager and
(2) Federal Docket Management Sys-
tem, as specified under 14 CFR part 11.
[Doc. No. FAA–2000–7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10,
2004; 72 FR 68475, Dec. 5, 2007]
§ 139.113 Deviations.
In emergency conditions requiring
immediate action for the protection of
life or property, the certificate holder
may deviate from any requirement of
subpart D of this part, or the Airport
Certification Manual, to the extent re-
quired to meet that emergency. Each
certificate holder who deviates from a
requirement under this section must,
within 14 days after the emergency, no-
tify the Regional Airports Division
Manager of the nature, extent, and du-
ration of the deviation. When requested
by the Regional Airports Division Man-
ager, the certificate holder must pro-
vide this notification in writing.
§ 139.115 Falsification, reproduction,
or alteration of applications, certifi-
cates, reports, or records.
(a) No person shall make or cause to
be made:
(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally
false statement on any application for
a certificate or approval under this
part.
(2) Any fraudulent or intentionally
false entry in any record or report that
is required to be made, kept, or used to
show compliance with any requirement
under this part.
(3) Any reproduction, for a fraudulent
purpose, of any certificate or approval
issued under this part.
(4) Any alteration, for a fraudulent
purpose, of any certificate or approval
issued under this part.
(b) The commission by any owner,
operator, or other person acting on be-
half of a certificate holder of an act
prohibited under paragraph (a) of this
section is a basis for suspending or re-
voking any certificate or approval
issued under this part and held by that
certificate holder and any other certifi-
cate issued under this title and held by
the person committing the act.
[Doc. No. FAA–2010–0247, 78 FR 3316, Jan. 16,
2013]
Subpart C—Airport Certification
Manual
§ 139.201 General requirements.
(a) No person may operate an airport
subject to this part unless that person
adopts and complies with an Airport
Certification Manual, as required under
this part, that—
(1) Has been approved by the Admin-
istrator;
(2) Contains only those items author-
ized by the Administrator;
(3) Is in printed form and signed by
the certificate holder acknowledging
the certificate holder’s responsibility
to operate the airport in compliance
with the Airport Certification Manual
approved by the Administrator; and
(4) Is in a form that is easy to revise
and organized in a manner helpful to
the preparation, review, and approval
processes, including a revision log. In
addition, each page or attachment
must include the date of the Adminis-
trator’s initial approval or approval of
the latest revision.
(b) Each holder of an Airport Oper-
ating Certificate must—
(1) Keep its Airport Certification
Manual current at all times;
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(2) Maintain at least one complete
and current copy of its approved Air-
port Certification Manual on the air-
port, which will be available for inspec-
tion by the Administrator; and
(3) Furnish the applicable portions of
the approved Airport Certification
Manual to airport personnel respon-
sible for its implementation.
(c) Each certificate holder must en-
sure that the Regional Airports Divi-
sion Manager is provided a complete
copy of its most current approved Air-
port Certification Manual, as specified
under paragraph (b)(2) of this section,
including any amendments approved
under § 139.205.
(d) FAA Advisory Circulars contain
methods and procedures for the devel-
opment of Airport Certification Manu-
als that are acceptable to the Adminis-
trator.
§ 139.203 Contents of Airport Certifi-
cation Manual.
(a) Except as otherwise authorized by
the Administrator, each certificate
holder must include in the Airport Cer-
tification Manual a description of oper-
ating procedures, facilities and equip-
ment, responsibility assignments, and
any other information needed by per-
sonnel concerned with operating the
airport in order to comply with appli-
cable provisions of subpart D of this
part and paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) Except as otherwise authorized by
the Administrator, the certificate
holder must include in the Airport Cer-
tification Manual the following ele-
ments, as appropriate for its class:
R
EQUIRED
A
IRPORT
C
ERTIFICATION
M
ANUAL
E
LEMENTS
Manual elements
Airport certificate class
Class
I
Class
II
Class
III
Class
IV
1. Lines of succession of airport operational responsibility ..............................................................
X
X
X
X
2. Each current exemption issued to the airport from the requirements of this part .......................
X
X
X
X
3. Any limitations imposed by the Administrator ..............................................................................
X
X
X
X
4. A grid map or other means of identifying locations and terrain features on and around the air-
port that are significant to emergency operations .........................................................................
X
X
X
X
5. The location of each obstruction required to be lighted or marked within the airport’s area of
authority .........................................................................................................................................
X
X
X
X
6. A description of each movement area available for air carriers and its safety areas, and each
road described in § 139.319(k) that serves it ................................................................................
X
X
X
X
7. Procedures for avoidance of interruption or failure during construction work of utilities serving
facilities or NAVAIDS that support air carrier operations ..............................................................
X
X
X
8. A description of the system for maintaining records, as required under § 139.301 ....................
X
X
X
X
9. A description of personnel training, as required under § 139.303 ...............................................
X
X
X
X
10. Procedures for maintaining the paved areas, as required under § 139.305 ..............................
X
X
X
X
11. Procedures for maintaining the unpaved areas, as required under § 139.307 ..........................
X
X
X
X
12. Procedures for maintaining the safety areas, as required under § 139.309 ..............................
X
X
X
X
13. A plan showing the runway and taxiway identification system, including the location and in-
scription of signs, runway markings, and holding position markings, as required under
§ 139.311 .......................................................................................................................................
X
X
X
X
14. A description of, and procedures for maintaining, the marking, signs, and lighting systems,
as required under § 139.311 .........................................................................................................
X
X
X
X
15. A snow and ice control plan, as required under § 139.313 ........................................................
X
X
X
16. A description of the facilities, equipment, personnel, and procedures for meeting the aircraft
rescue and firefighting requirements, in accordance with §§ 139.315, 139.317 and 139.319 .....
X
X
X
X
17. A description of any approved exemption to aircraft rescue and firefighting requirements, as
authorized under § 139.111 ...........................................................................................................
X
X
X
X
18. Procedures for protecting persons and property during the storing, dispensing, and handling
of fuel and other hazardous substances and materials, as required under § 139.321 ................
X
X
X
X
19. A description of, and procedures for maintaining, the traffic and wind direction indicators, as
required under § 139.323 ..............................................................................................................
X
X
X
X
20. An emergency plan as required under § 139.325 ......................................................................
X
X
X
X
21. Procedures for conducting the self-inspection program, as required under § 139.327 .............
X
X
X
X
22. Procedures for controlling pedestrians and ground vehicles in movement areas and safety
areas, as required under § 139.329 ..............................................................................................
X
X
X
X
23. Procedures for obstruction removal, marking, or lighting, as required under § 139.331 ...........
X
X
X
X
24. Procedures for protection of NAVAIDS, as required under § 139.333 .......................................
X
X
X
25. A description of public protection, as required under § 139.335 ................................................
X
X
X
26. Procedures for wildlife hazard management, as required under § 139.337 ..............................
X
X
X
27. Procedures for airport condition reporting, as required under § 139.339 ..................................
X
X
X
X
28. Procedures for identifying, marking, and lighting construction and other unserviceable areas,
as required under § 139.341 .........................................................................................................
X
X
X