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5 lO/t6/Tt, incompatible land use under guidelines of paragraph 5 and cannot be closed within a reasonable time, it should be designed and operated in accordance with the criteria and instructions issued by the Ewlirom~ental Protection Agency, the Department of Health, Education and ~elfare, and other such regulatory bodies that may have applica- ble requirements. FAA should advise airport owners against locating, ~ermitting or concurring in the location of a landfill on or in the vicinity of airports. be The operation of a sanitary landfill located beyond the areas described in paragraph 5 and designed in accordance with the guide- .lines identified in the foregoing paragraph must be properly super- vised to insure compatibility uith the airport. If at any time the landfill, by virtue of its operation, presents a potential hazard to aircraft operations, the o~ner shall take action to correct the situation or terminate operation of the landfill. Failure to take corrective action could place the airport o~rner in noncompliance with the co=ailments under a grant agreement. C. An inspection of current operations at existing landfill sites which ha¥~ a reported potential bird hazard problem will periodically be :..? made.and evaluated. A Bird Eazard Grou~ formed under Order 5200.& .... ~" -dat~ 11/20/73 could appropriately be available' for consultation. re~arding ~his activity. Should it be found that birds attracted' to the landfill site do in fact constitute a potential hazard to aircraft, the condition will be reported to AAT-a30, National Flight Data Center (NFDC), for possible inclusion in the Airman's Informa- tion Manual. The appropriate FAA office should immediately evaluate the situation to determine compliance with the grant agreement and take such action as may be warranted under the guidelines as prescribed in Order 5190.6, Airports Compliance Requirements. d. This order does not apply to landfills used exclusively for the dis- posal of rock and earth. e. This order is not intended to resolve all related problems, but is specifically directed toward elimina=ing sanitary landfills in the proximity of airports, thus providing a safer environment for air- craft operations. The airport operations menual should require landfill site inspec- tions ar least semimonthly for those landfill operations that cae, not be closed to assure that bird population is not increasing. Page 2