(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.
Structure US Code
Title 51— NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
Subtitle V— Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities
CHAPTER 509— COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES
§ 50901. Findings and purposes
§ 50904. Restrictions on launches, operations, and reentries
§ 50905. License applications and requirements
§ 50907. Monitoring activities
§ 50908. Effective periods, and modifications, suspensions, and revocations, of licenses
§ 50910. Preemption of scheduled launches or reentries
§ 50912. Administrative hearings and judicial review
§ 50913. Acquiring United States Government property and services
§ 50914. Liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements
§ 50915. Paying claims exceeding liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements
§ 50916. Disclosing information
§ 50917. Enforcement and penalty
§ 50919. Relationship to other executive agencies, laws, and international obligations