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title: "51 U.S.C. § 50912"
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title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 50912 - Administrative hearings and judicial review
## Text
(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) an owner or operator of a payload under this chapter, for a decision of the Secretary under section 50904(c) of this title 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. 103272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1335, § 70110 of title 49; Pub. L. 105303, title I, § 102(a)(10), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2849; Pub. L. 108492, § 2(c)(20), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3981; renumbered § 70110 then § 50912 of title 51 and amended Pub. L. 111314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(L), (5)(M)(P), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 34403442.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 70110(a)(1)49 App.:2611(a)(1) (1st sentence).Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98575, § 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). In 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 section 554 of title 5” 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
Amendments2010—Pub. L. 111314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(L), successively renumbered section 70110 of title 49 and section 70110 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111314, § 4(d)(5)(M), substituted “section 50905(a) or 50906” for “section 70105(a) or 70105a”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111314, § 4(d)(5)(N), substituted “section 50904(c)” for “section 70104(c)”. Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 111314, § 4(d)(5)(O), substituted “section 50908(b) or (c)” for “section 70107(b) or (c)”. Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 111314, § 4(d)(5)(P), substituted “section 50909(a)” for “section 70108(a)”. 2004—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108492 inserted “or 70105a” after “70105(a)”. 1998—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105303, § 102(a)(10)(A), inserted “or reentry” after “prevent the launch”. Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 105303, § 102(a)(10)(B), inserted “or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle,” after “operation of a launch site”