14 CFR § 437.81 - Public safety responsibility.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s437.81"
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title: "14 CFR § 437.81 - Public safety responsibility."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "437.81"
section_name: "Public safety responsibility."
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "LICENSING"
part_number: "437"
part_name: "EXPERIMENTAL PERMITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "51 U.S.C. 50901-50923."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. FAA-2006-24197, 72 FR 17019, Apr. 6, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 437.81 Public safety responsibility.

A permittee must ensure that a launch or reentry conducted under an experimental permit is safe, and must protect public health and safety and the safety of property.