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§ 139.341 

(2) A list prioritizing the following 

actions identified in the wildlife hazard 
assessment and target dates for their 
initiation and completion: 

(i) Wildlife population management; 
(ii) Habitat modification; and 
(iii) Land use changes. 
(3) Requirements for and, where ap-

plicable, copies of local, State, and 
Federal wildlife control permits. 

(4) Identification of resources that 

the certificate holder will provide to 
implement the plan. 

(5) Procedures to be followed during 

air carrier operations that at a min-
imum includes— 

(i) Designation of personnel respon-

sible for implementing the procedures; 

(ii) Provisions to conduct physical in-

spections of the aircraft movement 
areas and other areas critical to suc-
cessfully manage known wildlife haz-
ards before air carrier operations 
begin; 

(iii) Wildlife hazard control meas-

ures; and 

(iv) Ways to communicate effectively 

between personnel conducting wildlife 
control or observing wildlife hazards 
and the air traffic control tower. 

(6) Procedures to review and evaluate 

the wildlife hazard management plan 
every 12 consecutive months or fol-
lowing an event described in para-
graphs (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3) of this 
section, including: 

(i) The plan’s effectiveness in dealing 

with known wildlife hazards on and in 
the airport’s vicinity and 

(ii) Aspects of the wildlife hazards de-

scribed in the wildlife hazard assess-
ment that should be reevaluated. 

(7) A training program conducted by 

a qualified wildlife damage manage-
ment biologist to provide airport per-
sonnel with the knowledge and skills 
needed to successfully carry out the 
wildlife hazard management plan re-
quired by paragraph (d) of this section. 

(g) FAA Advisory Circulars contain 

methods and procedures for wildlife 
hazard management at airports that 
are acceptable to the Administrator. 

§ 139.339 Airport condition reporting. 

In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must— 

(a) Provide for the collection and dis-

semination of airport condition infor-
mation to air carriers. 

(b) In complying with paragraph (a) 

of this section, use the NOTAM system, 
as appropriate, and other systems and 
procedures authorized by the Adminis-
trator. 

(c) In complying with paragraph (a) 

of this section, provide information on 
the following airport conditions that 
may affect the safe operations of air 
carriers: 

(1) Construction or maintenance ac-

tivity on movement areas, safety 
areas, or loading ramps and parking 
areas. 

(2) Surface irregularities on move-

ment areas, safety areas, or loading 
ramps and parking areas. 

(3) Snow, ice, slush, or water on the 

movement area or loading ramps and 
parking areas. 

(4) Snow piled or drifted on or near 

movement areas contrary to § 139.313. 

(5) Objects on the movement area or 

safety areas contrary to § 139.309. 

(6) Malfunction of any lighting sys-

tem, holding position signs, or ILS 
critical area signs required by § 139.311. 

(7) Unresolved wildlife hazards as 

identified in accordance with § 139.337. 

(8) Nonavailability of any rescue and 

firefighting capability required in 
§§ 139.317 or 139.319. 

(9) Any other condition as specified 

in the Airport Certification Manual or 
that may otherwise adversely affect 
the safe operations of air carriers. 

(d) Each certificate holder must pre-

pare and keep, for at least 12 consecu-
tive calendar months, a record of each 
dissemination of airport condition in-
formation to air carriers prescribed by 
this section. 

(e) FAA Advisory Circulars contain 

methods and procedures for using the 
NOTAM system and the dissemination 
of airport information that are accept-
able to the Administrator. 

§ 139.341 Identifying, marking, and 

lighting construction and other un-
serviceable areas. 

(a) In a manner authorized by the Ad-

ministrator, each certificate holder 
must— 

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§ 139.343 

(1) Mark and, if appropriate, light in 

a manner authorized by the Adminis-
trator— 

(i) Each construction area and un-

serviceable area that is on or adjacent 
to any movement area or any other 
area of the airport on which air carrier 
aircraft may be operated; 

(ii) Each item of construction equip-

ment and each construction roadway, 
which may affect the safe movement of 
aircraft on the airport; and 

(iii) Any area adjacent to a NAVAID 

that, if traversed, could cause deroga-
tion of the signal or the failure of the 
NAVAID; and 

(2) Provide procedures, such as a re-

view of all appropriate utility plans 
prior to construction, for avoiding 
damage to existing utilities, cables, 
wires, conduits, pipelines, or other un-
derground facilities. 

(b) FAA Advisory Circulars contain 

methods and procedures for identifying 
and marking construction areas that 
are acceptable to the Administrator. 

§ 139.343 Noncomplying conditions. 

Unless otherwise authorized by the 

Administrator, whenever the require-
ments of subpart D of this part cannot 
be met to the extent that uncorrected 
unsafe conditions exist on the airport, 
the certificate holder must limit air 
carrier operations to those portions of 
the airport not rendered unsafe by 
those conditions. 

Subpart E—Airport Safety 

Management System 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–2010–0997;Amdt. 

No. 139–28, 88 FR 11672, Feb. 23, 2023, unless 
otherwise noted. 

§ 139.401 General requirements. 

(a) Each certificate holder or appli-

cant for an Airport Operating Certifi-
cate meeting at least one of the fol-
lowing criteria must develop, imple-
ment, maintain, and adhere to an Air-
port Safety Management System pur-
suant to the requirements established 
in this subpart. If the certificate hold-
er: 

(1) Is classified as a large, medium, or 

small hub based on passenger data ex-
tracted from the Air Carrier Activity 
Information System; 

(2) Has an average of 100,000 or more 

total annual operations, meaning the 
sum of all arrivals and departures, over 
the previous three calendar years; or 

(3) Is classified as a port of entry, 

designated international airport, land-
ing rights airport, or user fee airport. 

(b) The scope of an Airport Safety 

Management System must encompass 
aircraft operation in the movement 
area, aircraft operation in the non- 
movement area, and other airport oper-
ations addressed in this part. 

(c) The Airport Safety Management 

System should correspond in size, na-
ture, and complexity to the operations, 
activities, hazards, and risks associ-
ated with the certificate holder’s oper-
ations. 

(d) If a certificate holder qualifies ex-

clusively under paragraph (a)(3) of this 
section and has no tenants that are re-
quired to comply with SMS require-
ments of any jurisdiction, the certifi-
cate holder is eligible for a waiver from 
the requirements of paragraph (a) of 
this section. 

(1) To obtain the waiver, the certifi-

cate holder must submit a written re-
quest to the Regional Airports Division 
Manager justifying its request. 

(2) If FAA grants a certificate hold-

er’s request for a waiver, the certifi-
cate holder must validate its waiver 
eligibility to the Regional Airports Di-
vision Manager every two years. 

(e) If an airport has a tenant required 

to maintain a SMS subject to the re-
quirements of part 5 of this title, then 
the certificate holder may develop a 
data sharing and reporting plan to ad-
dress the reporting and sharing of haz-
ard and safety data with the tenant. 

(1) Any data sharing and reporting 

plan must include, at a minimum: 

(i) The types of information the cer-

tificate holder expects the tenant to 
share; 

(ii) The timeliness of sharing rel-

evant safety data and reports; 

(iii) Processes for analyzing joint 

safety issues or hazards; 

(iv) Other processes, procedures, and 

policies to aid the certificate holder’s 
compliance with its obligations under 
the Airport Safety Management Sys-
tem; and 

(v) Identification of the mechanisms 

through which the certificate holder