Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions
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- What it does
FAA proposes to amend its commercial space licensing regulations to streamline the licensing process and reduce regulatory burden for applicants. Specifically, FAA proposes to invoke the Secretary of Transportation's statutory authority to waive requirements of laws of the U.S. for a license or permit, after consultation with the head of the appropriate executive agency, when the requirement is not necessary to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interests of the United States. FAA proposes waiving requirements under 13 laws for commercial space licenses and permits to operate a launch site, licenses to operate a reentry site, experimental permits, and licenses to operate a launch or reentry vehicle.
The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
5 parts of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2120-AM51 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Send comments on or before August 31, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-15415 |
|---|---|
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration |
| Published | July 30, 2026 |
| Comments close | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2120-AM51 |
| Docket | FAA-2026-8614 |
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