WORK PLAN/FINANCIAL PLAN

Cooperator: Port of Seattle, SeaTac International Airport

Contact: Mark Coates, (206) 787-6864, Coates.M@portseattle.org

Cooperative Service Agreement No.:19-73-53-5080-RA

WBS Code: AP.RA.RX53.73.0645

FMMI Shorthand Code: 9XWSWR5353REIMBURRX53730645

Location: SeaTac International Airport, SeaTac, WA

Dates: January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019

In accordance with the Cooperative Service Agreement between the Port of Seattle, Sea-Tac

International Airport (SEA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal

and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS), this Work Plan sets

forth the objectives, activities and budget of the wildlife control activities for the period of

January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

Program Objective/Goals

Wildlife Services’ objective is to assist SEA with reducing human health and safety risks

associated with potential wildlife/aircraft collisions. Assistance may be in the form of

educational information, non-lethal techniques or direct control. If direct control is necessary,

the most effective and safe tools and techniques available will be utilized. Although Wildlife

Services agrees to assist SEA with wildlife control as available, the overall responsibility for

controlling wildlife remains with SEA.

The specific goal is to minimize wildlife strike hazards to aircraft by providing a wildlife hazard

management program at SEA. APHIS-WS personnel will coordinate with the SEA Wildlife

Biologist and staff with regards to surveys and direct control operations. WS will also inform the

SEA Wildlife Biologist with regards to all wildlife related hazards seen at the airport, and

recommended mitigation strategies.

Plan of Action

The objectives of the wildlife hazard management program will be accomplished in the

following manner:

APHIS-WS will assign two or three Qualified Airport Wildlife Biologists to SEA for a

total of 80 hours per week for the duration of this Work/Financial Plan, excluding

holidays. Scheduling may vary to include shift overlap, weekends, or night operations

depending upon seasonal variation in wildlife activity, or specific project needs and

availability.

APHIS-WS will be responsible for providing wildlife hazard management activities at

SEA, including bird and mammal trapping. APHIS-WS will coordinate the transfer of all

raptors to a certified bander, designated by SEA, for banding and relocation. The

transport of raptors will be the responsibility of the SEA-designated bander.

APHIS-WS will respond to urgent wildlife issues during normally scheduled coverage,

and may assist with domestic animal escapes if necessary particularly if they are on the

airfield.

APHIS-WS will utilize trapping methods or the application of pesticides to manage

burrowing pests that threaten man-made dams and levees on SEA property.

Wildlife hazard management will be accomplished using some or all of the following

methods:

• Egg addling/nest destruction

• Toxicants (DRC-1339, Fumigants) Static Deterrents

• Padded Leg hold traps Firearms: shotgun & rifle

• Conibear traps Air Net Cannon

• Pyrotechnic Hazing Various bird/raptor traps

Additional methods may be included as situations arise, subject to the approval of SEA

and APHIS-WS.

APHIS-WS will provide off-site hazard management activities if time permits and

agreements can be established with WS.

APHIS-WS will continue to provide assistance with the Wetland Mitigation monitoring

efforts.

APHIS-WS will respond to bird strike incidents and will assist SEA with the collection of

wildlife strike remains, species identification, shipment to the Smithsonian, and entry into

the FAA National Wildlife Strike Database. APHIS-WS will provide strike data to the

SEA Wildlife Biologist, and will assist with training in the use of, distributing, and

collecting SEA Wildlife Strike Reporting Kits. APHIS- WS will not be responsible for

following up on data collection errors, or ensuring that SEA personnel or airlines are

entering data appropriately or in a timely manner, as this will remain the responsibility of

SEA. The management of this data will also remain the responsibility of SEA.

SEA Operations Officers, trained in Wildlife Deterrence at Airports, will provide wildlife

hazard management coverage during those times when APHIS-WS is not scheduled, or

when extenuating circumstances (e.g., mandatory trainings, annual or sick leave)

preclude APHIS-WS’ presence.

10.

APHIS-WS will no longer maintain or analyze avian radar data and will not be involved

in any aspect of the avian radar implementation at SEA. This will remain the

responsibility of the SEA Wildlife Biologist. APHIS-WS will however respond to alerts

that either the Avian radar or the FOD detection equipment may receive involving

wildlife.

11.

APHIS-WS will no longer conduct data management activities for SEA. APHIS-WS will

make all reports available, in excel format, to the SEA Biologist. APHIS-WS will be

responsible for verifying and correcting errors before submitting the data to SEA.

12.

APHIS-WS will provide wildlife deterrent training and field supervision. All APHIS-WS

personnel will be proficient in wildlife deterrent techniques and methodologies, and will

keep records of daily wildlife hazard management activities in a shared database, or will

provide monthly reports to the SEA Wildlife Biologist. APHIS-WS will provide

briefings of activities and any recommendations to the Airport Operations Manager (or

his/her designate) on a weekly or “as requested” basis. APHIS-WS will provide SEA a

summary of all activities on or before January 31. APHIS-WS personnel will be self-

activated in response efforts, but will coordinate all field activities with the SEA Wildlife

Biologist and/or Airport Operations. APHIS-WS personnel shall deploy, maintain,

and/or remove all necessary field equipment.

13.

SEA will provide training and briefings for APHIS-WS personnel to insure APHIS-WS

compliance with the standard operating procedures at SEA. SEA will provide an

adequate indoor area for APHIS-WS “shift change” briefings, data entry, bulletins,

firearm and pyrotechnic storage, and space for trap construction and maintenance. SEA

will provide a secure area on-site to park APHIS-WS’ vehicle(s) assigned to the SEA

project.

14.

SEA will be responsible for providing access to all areas where control activities are

requested as well as training for accessing the ramp and air movement areas as authorized

by SEA.

15.

APHIS-WS will provide their employees with FAA and SEA-approved vehicle mounted

radios for maintaining contact with ramp control and the SEA Wildlife Biologist. SEA

will give APHIS-WS operational access on SEA-assigned radio frequencies for

communication with the appropriate entities which may include, but not limited to,

operations, maintenance, law enforcement, natural resources, and/or air traffic control

with the following conditions:

APHIS-WS may use agency radio equipment to satisfy cooperative operational

requirements.

APHIS-WS will utilize SEA radio equipment in accordance with SEA guidance.

APHIS-WS will follow proper radio procedures at all times.

APHIS-WS will operate within the radio frequency assignment parameters.

16.

APHIS-WS will provide vehicles and vehicle maintenance, and the necessary field

equipment, including firearms, and will operate such items in a fashion consistent with

established SEA procedures. APHIS-WS will provide all supplies (e.g., ammunition,

pyrotechnics, etc.) necessary for wildlife hazard management activities. APHIS-WS

will also provide their own computer and database for program data entry.

17.

As part of daily field activities, APHIS-WS will document wildlife hazards, wildlife

abundance, wildlife movement patterns and attractive habitat. APHIS-WS will make an

effort to evaluate habitat changes as a means of controlling bird numbers on and around

the airfield, and will work with SEA to implement changes as necessary.

18.

Data collected by APHIS-WS in 2018 will be analyzed, and a Wildlife Hazard

Assessment (WHA) will be provided no later than December 31, 2019. The WHA will

summarize hazards and include mitigation recommendations to the Port of Seattle.

19.

The APHIS-WS District Office in Poulsbo, 360-337-2778, will supervise this project. It

will be monitored by Mike Linnell, State Director, Olympia, WA, 360-753-9884.

20.

APHIS-WS will cooperate with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, county and local city governments and other entities to

ensure compliance with Federal, and applicable state and local laws and regulations. If

APHIS-WS will be working under the SEA migratory bird permit, APHIS-WS will have

all applicable data required for permit reporting to the SEA Wildlife Biologist no later

than January 10, 2020.

21.

SEA will be billed quarterly by APHIS-WS only for expenses shown in the Financial

Plan and will not exceed the Agreement Total. Personnel Compensation is defined as

salary for all hours worked, benefits, differentials, hazardous duty allowances, annual

leave, sick leave and awards. The financial point of contact for this Work Plan/Financial

Plan is Roberta Bushman, Administrative Officer, (360) 753-9884.

FINANCIAL PLAN

This financial plan is for the disbursement of funds from Port of Seattle, SEATAC Airport to the

USDA APHIS Wildlife Services for the purpose of a Wildlife Hazard Management Program

conducted for the period of 1/1/2019 to 12/31/2019.

Cost Element

Full Cost

Personnel Compensation

$ 207,260.00

Travel

$ 2,500.00

Vehicles

$ 18,200.00

Supplies and Materials

$ 2,500.00

Equipment

$ -

Subtotal (Direct Charges)

$ 230,460.00

Pooled Job Costs

11.00%

$ 25,350.60

Indirect Costs

16.15%

$ 37,219.29

Aviation Flat Rate Collection

$ -

Agreement Total

$ 293,029.89

The distribution of the budget from this Financial Plan may vary as necessary to accomplish the

purpose of this agreement, but may not exceed: $293,029.89

Mailing: Billing:

PORT OF SEATTLE Same

SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

P.O. BOX 68727

SEATAC, WA 98168-0727

______________________________________ ____________________

Lance Lyttle, Managing Director Aviation Division Date

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

WILDLIFE SERVICES

_______________________________________ ___________________

Mike Linnell, State Director, WA/AK Date

_______________________________________ ___________________

Jason Suckow, Director, Western Region Date