14 CFR § 440.1 - Scope of part.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s440.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 440.1 - Scope of part."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "440.1"
section_name: "Scope of part."
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "LICENSING"
part_number: "440"
part_name: "FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY"
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-2005-23449, 71 FR 75632, Dec. 15, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "440"
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# 440.1 Scope of part.

This part establishes financial responsibility and allocation of risk requirements for any launch or reentry authorized by a license or permit issued under this subchapter.