Licensing and Safety Requirements for Launch

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 417 [Docket No. FAA-2000-7953; Amendment No. 417] RIN 2120-AG37 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. SUMMARY: This action corrects reference errors that appeared in a final rule the FAA published in the Federal Register on August 25, 2006. The final rule amended commercial space transportation regulations governing the launch of expendable launch vehicles. In that final rule, the FAA inadvertently referenced incorrect sections. The intent of this action is to correct this minor error in the regulation to ensure the requirement is clear and accurate. DATES: Effective October 27, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: René Rey, Licensing and Safety Division, AST-200, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7538; e-mail Rene.Rey@faa.gov . For questions regarding legal interpretation, contact Laura Montgomery, AGC-200, (202) 267-3150; e-mail laura.montgomery@faa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 25, 2006, the FAA published a final rule in the Federal Register ( 71 FR 50537 ) that, among other changes, amended § 417.25(c)(3). The FAA inadvertently referenced incorrect sections in 14 CFR 417.25(c)(3) . As published, this provision requires a post launch report to identify any flight environment not consistent with the maximum predicted environment as required by §&…