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United States Animal and Animal Damage 720 O'Leary St,, NW Department of Plant Health Control Olympia. WA 98502 Agriculture Inspection Tel: (360) 753-9884 Service Fax: (360) 753-9466 April 9, 1998 Jonathan Friedman U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District Federal Office Building, Suite 200 909 First Avenue Sea_e WA 98104-1000 Dear Mr. Friedman: represent the U.S. D_artment of Agriculture's - Wildlife Services program in Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands. Our agency has a Memorandum of Understanding with the FAA to resolve wildlife hazardsto aviation for the purpose of promoting safe air operations. This memorandum establishes that Wildlife Services has the expertise and will provide technical and operational assistance to alleviate wildlife hazards at airports. The primary statutory authorityby which Wildlife Services operates is the Animal Damage Control Act of 1931, as amended (7 U.S.C. 426-426c; 46 Star. 1468). Wildlife Services has the authority to manage migratory bird damage as specified m the Code of Federal Regulations. In addition, the Rural Development, Agriculture,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1988 authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate with State,s, individuals, public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions m the control of nuisance mammals and birds de=reed injurious to the public. As a consequence, the FAA has, and continues to rely on our expertise when addressing hazardous situations involving wildlife in and around airportenvironments. Collisions between aircraftand wildlife are a concern throughout the world because they threaten passenger safety, and result in lost revenue and costly repairs to aircraft.…

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