[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR139.337]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICSAND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 139--CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS: LAND AIRPORTS SERVING CERTAIN 
AIR CARRIERS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart D--Operations
 
Sec. 139.337  Wildlife hazard management.

    (a) Each certificate holder shall provide for the conduct of an 
ecological study, acceptable to the Administrator, when any of the 
following events occurs on or near the airport:
    (1) An air carrier aircraft experiences a multiple bird strike or 
engine ingestion.
    (2) An air carrier aircraft experiences a damaging collision with 
wildlife other than birds.
    (3) Wildlife of a size or in numbers capable of causing an event 
described in paragraph (a) (1) or (2) of this section is observed to 
have access to any airport flight pattern or movement area.
    (b) The study required in paragraph (a) of this section shall 
contain at least the following:
    (1) Analysis of the event which prompted the study.
    (2) Identification of the species, numbers, locations, local 
movements, and daily and seasonal occurrences of wildlife observed.
    (3) Identification and location of features on and near the airport 
that attract wildlife.
    (4) Description of the wildlife hazard to air carrier operations.
    (c) The study required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be 
submitted to the Administrator, who determines whether or not there is a 
need for a wildlife hazard management plan. In reaching this 
determination, the Administrator considers--
    (1) The ecological study;
    (2) The aeronautical activity at the airport;
    (3) The views of the certificate holder;
    (4) The views of the airport users; and
    (5) Any other factors bearing on the matter of which the 
Administrator is aware.
    (d) When the Administrator determines that a wildlife hazard 
management plan is needed, the certificate holder shall formulate and 
implement a plan using the ecological study as a basis. The plan shall--
    (1) Be submitted to, and approved by, the Administrator prior to 
implementation; and
    (2) Provide measures to alleviate or eliminate wildlife hazards to 
air carrier operations.
    (e) The plan shall include at least the following:
    (1) The persons who have authority and responsibility for 
implementing the plan.
    (2) Priorities for needed habitat modification and changes in land 
use identified in the ecological study, with target dates for 
completion.
    (3) Requirements for and, where applicable, copies of local, state, 
and Federal wildlife control permits.
    (4) Identification of resources to be provided by the certificate 
holder for implementation of the plan.
    (5) Procedures to be followed during air carrier operations, 
including at least--
    (i) Assignment of personnel responsibilities for implementing the 
procedures;
    (ii) Conduct of physical inspections of the movement area and other 
areas critical to wildlife hazard management sufficiently in advance of 
air carrier operations to allow time for wildlife controls to be 
effective;
    (iii) Wildlife control measures; and
    (iv) Communication between the wildlife control personnel and any 
air traffic control tower in operation at the airport.
    (6) Periodic evaluation and review of the wildlife hazard management 
plan for--
    (i) Effectiveness in dealing with the wildlife hazard; and
    (ii) Indications that the existence of the wildlife hazard, as 
previously described in the ecological study, should be reevaluated.
    (7) A training program to provide airport personnel with the 
knowledge and skills needed to carry out the wildlife hazard management 
plan required by paragraph (d) of this section.

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    (f) Notwithstanding the other requirements of this section, each 
certificate holder shall take immediate measures to alleviate wildlife 
hazards whenever they are detected.
    (g) FAA Advisory Circulars in the 150 series contain standards and 
procedures for wildlife hazard management at airports which are 
acceptable to the Administrator.