§ 70110. — Administrative hearings and judicial review.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC70110]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE IX--COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 701--COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES
Sec. 70110. 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 70105(a) 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 70104(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 70107(b) or (c) of this title to modify,
suspend, or revoke a license; or
(B) section 70108(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, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1335; Pub. L. 105-
303, title I, Sec. 102(a)(10), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2849.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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70110(a)(1)........................... 49 App.:2611(a)(1) (1st Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98-575, Sec.
sentence). 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).
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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.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-303, Sec. 102(a)(10)(A), inserted
``or reentry'' after ``prevent the launch''.
Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 105-303, Sec. 102(a)(10)(B), inserted
``or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle,'' after ``operation
of a launch site''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 70107, 70108 of this title.
