14 CFR § 420.45 - Transfer of a license to operate a launch site.

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title: "14 CFR § 420.45 - Transfer of a license to operate a launch site."
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title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
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section_name: "Transfer of a license to operate a launch site."
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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part_number: "420"
part_name: "LICENSE TO OPERATE A LAUNCH SITE"
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authority: "51 U.S.C. 50901-50923."
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# 420.45 Transfer of a license to operate a launch site.

(a) Only the FAA may transfer a license to operate a launch site.

(b) The FAA will transfer a license to an applicant who has submitted an application in accordance with 14 CFR part 413, satisfied the requirements of § 420.15, and obtained each approval required by § 420.17 for a license.

(c) The FAA may incorporate by reference any findings made part of the record that supported a prior related licensing determination.