Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 139.115

provide a safe airport operating environment in accordance with - 
(1) Any limitation that the Administrator finds necessary to ensure safety
in air transportation.
(2) The requirements of the Airport
Certification Manual, as specified
under Section 139.203.
(3) Any other provisions of this part
that the Administrator finds necessary
to ensure safety in air transportation.
(d) The Administrator approves the
Airport Certification Manual.
Section 139.109 Duration of certificate.
An Airport Operating Certificate
issued under this part is effective until
the certificate holder surrenders it or
the certificate is suspended or revoked
by the Administrator.
Section 139.111 Exemptions.
(a) An applicant or a certificate holder may petition the Administrator
under 14 CFR part 11, General Rulemaking Procedures, of this chapter for
an exemption from any requirement of
this part.
(b) Under 49 U.S.C. 44706(c), the Administrator may exempt an applicant
or a certificate holder that enplanes
annually less than one-quarter of 1 percent of the total number of passengers
enplaned at all air carrier airports
from all, or part, of the aircraft rescue
and firefighting equipment requirements of this part on the grounds that
compliance with those requirements is,
or would be, unreasonably costly, burdensome, or impractical.
(1) Each petition filed under this
paragraph must - 
(i) Be submitted in writing at least
120 days before the proposed effective
date of the exemption;
(ii) Set forth the text of SectionSection 139.317 or
139.319 from which the exemption is
sought;
(iii) Explain the interest of the certificate holder in the action requested,
including the nature and extent of relief sought; and
(iv) Contain information, views, or
arguments that demonstrate that the
requirements of SectionSection 139.317 or 139.319
would be unreasonably costly, burdensome, or impractical.
(2) Information, views, or arguments
provided under paragraph (b)(1) of this

section shall include the following information pertaining to the airport for
which the Airport Operating Certificate is held:
(i) An itemized cost to comply with
the requirement from which the exemption is sought;
(ii) Current staffing levels;
(iii) The current annual financial report, such as a single audit report or
FAA Form 5100-127, Operating and Financial Summary;
(iv) Annual passenger enplanement
data for the previous 12 calendar
months;
(v) The type and frequency of air carrier operations served;
(vi) A history of air carrier service;
(vii) Anticipated changes to air carrier service;
(c) Each petition filed under this section must be submitted in duplicate to
the - 
(1) Regional Airports Division Manager and
(2) Federal Docket Management System, as specified under 14 CFR part 11.
[Doc. No. FAA-2000-7479, 69 FR 6424, Feb. 10,
2004; 72 FR 68475, Dec. 5, 2007]

Section 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 required to meet that emergency. Each
certificate holder who deviates from a
requirement under this section must,
within 14 days after the emergency, notify the Regional Airports Division
Manager of the nature, extent, and duration of the deviation. When requested
by the Regional Airports Division Manager, the certificate holder must provide this notification in writing.
Section 139.115 Falsification,
reproduction,
or alteration of applications, certificates, 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

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