51 U.S.C. § 50912 | Administrative hearings and judicial review

(a)

Administrative Hearings .—

The Secretary of Transportation shall provide an opportunity for a hearing on the record to—

(1)

an applicant under this chapter, for a decision of the Secretary under section 50905(a) or 50906 of this title to issue or transfer a license with terms or deny the issuance or transfer of a license;

(2)

section 50904(c) of this title an owner or operator of a payload under this chapter, for a decision of the Secretary under to prevent the launch or reentry of the payload; and

(3)

a licensee under this chapter, for a decision of the Secretary under—

(A)

section 50908(b) or (c) of this title to modify, suspend, or revoke a license; or

(B)

section 50909(a) of this title to prohibit, suspend, or end a launch or operation of a launch site or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle, licensed by the Secretary.

(b)

Judicial Review .—

A final action of the Secretary under this chapter is subject to judicial review as provided in chapter 7 of title 5.

Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)July 5, 1994108 Stat. 1335 § 70110 of title 49 Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(a)(10)Oct. 28, 1998112 Stat. 2849 Pub. L. 108–492, § 2(c)(20)Dec. 23, 2004118 Stat. 3981 § 50912 of title 51 Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2)Dec. 18, 2010124 Stat. 3440–3442(, , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 70110 then and amended , (3)(L), (5)(M)–(P), , .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
70110(a)(1)	49 App.:2611(a)(1) (1st sentence).	Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–575, § 12, 98 Stat. 3060.
70110(a)(2)	49 App.:2611(a)(1) (last sentence).
70110(a)(3)	49 App.:2611(a)(2).
70110(b)	49 App.:2611(b).

section 554 of title 5In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “The Secretary of Transportation shall provide an opportunity for a hearing on the record to” are substituted for “shall be entitled to a determination on the record after an opportunity for a hearing” for consistency in the revised title. The words “in accordance with ” are omitted for consistency and because 5:554 applies to a hearing on the record unless otherwise stated. In clause (1), the words “and a proposed transferee of a license” are omitted as being included in “applicant”.

In subsection (b), the words “to issue, transfer, deny the issuance or transfer of, suspend, revoke, or modify a license or to terminate, prohibit, or suspend any launch or operation of a launch site licensed by the Secretary or to prevent the launch of a payload” are omitted as surplus.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2)section 70110 of title 49 section 70110 of this title2010—, (3)(L), successively renumbered and as this section.

Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(M)Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted “section 50905(a) or 50906” for “section 70105(a) or 70105a”.

Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(N)Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “section 50904(c)” for “section 70104(c)”.

Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(O)Subsec. (a)(3)(A). , substituted “section 50908(b) or (c)” for “section 70107(b) or (c)”.

Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(P)Subsec. (a)(3)(B). , substituted “section 50909(a)” for “section 70108(a)”.

Pub. L. 108–4922004—Subsec. (a)(1). inserted “or 70105a” after “70105(a)”.

Pub. L. 105–303, § 102(a)(10)(A)1998—Subsec. (a)(2). , inserted “or reentry” after “prevent the launch”.

Pub. L. 105–303, § 102(a)(10)(B)Subsec. (a)(3)(B). , inserted “or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle,” after “operation of a launch site”