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Simplifying Physical Containment Requirements
Proposed rule · Federal Register document 2026-20386
- Published
- 10/05/2026
- Comments due
- 11/04/2026
- 6 days left
- Pages
- 6
Summary
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
FAA proposes to amend its commercial space launch and reentry licensing regulations to streamline the licensing process and reduce regulatory burden on operators. Specifically, FAA proposes to relieve the burden by specifying that, when using physical containment as a hazard control strategy, operators do not need to develop flight hazard areas in accordance with FAA's existing flight hazard area analysis requirements.
Details
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Docket
- Docket No.: FAA-2026-9934; Notice No. 26-22
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AM38
- CFR parts
- 14 CFR 401, 14 CFR 450
- Topics
- Aircraft, Aviation safety, Environmental protection, Investigations, Organization and functions (Government agencies), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Space transportation and exploration
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Source: Office of the Federal Register, via the Federal Register API · Last updated 10/05/2026