14 CFR § 420.53 - Control of public access.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s420.53"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 420.53 - Control of public access."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "420.53"
section_name: "Control of public access."
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "LICENSING"
part_number: "420"
part_name: "LICENSE TO OPERATE A LAUNCH SITE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "51 U.S.C. 50901-50923."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. FAA-1999-5833, 65 FR 62861, Oct. 19, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "420"
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# 420.53 Control of public access.
(a) A licensee shall prevent unauthorized access to the launch site, and unauthorized, unescorted access to explosive hazard facilities or other hazard areas not otherwise controlled by a launch operator, through the use of security personnel, surveillance systems, physical barriers, or other means approved as part of the licensing process.
(b) A licensee shall notify anyone entering the launch site of safety rules and emergency and evacuation procedures prior to that person's entry unless that person has received a briefing on those rules and procedures within the previous year.
(c) A licensee shall employ warning signals or alarms to notify any persons at the launch site of any emergency.