Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
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PART 400—BASIS AND SCOPE
Section Contents
§ 400.1 Basis.
§ 400.2 Scope.
Authority:
49 U.S.C. 70101–70121.
Source:
Docket No. 43810, 53 FR 11013, Apr. 4, 1988, unless otherwise noted.§ 400.1 Basis.
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The basis for the regulations in this chapter is the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, and applicable treaties and international agreements to which the United States is party.
§ 400.2 Scope.
top These regulations set forth the procedures and requirements applicable to the authorization and supervision under 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IX, chapter 701, of commercial space transportation activities conducted in the United States or by a U.S. citizen. The regulations in this chapter do not apply to amateur rocket activities or to space activities carried out by the United States Government on behalf of the United States Government.
[Doc. No. FAA–4999–5535, 65 FR 56656, Sept. 19, 2000]
