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Overpressure Blast Effects Analysis Burden Reducing Clarification

Proposed rule · Federal Register document 2026-20392

Published
10/05/2026
Comments due
11/04/2026
6 days left
Pages
4

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 for license applicants. Specifically, FAA proposes to amend the regulations to state that a far-field overpressure blast effects analysis required for license applicants does not need to account for members of the public in hypothetical locations.

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Details

Type
Proposed rule
Docket
Docket No.: FAA-2026-9941; Notice No. 26-19
Regulation ID (RIN)
2120-AM31
CFR parts
14 CFR 450
Topics
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Environmental protection, Investigations, 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