14 CFR § 450.35 - Means of compliance.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s450.35"
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title: "14 CFR § 450.35 - Means of compliance."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "450.35"
section_name: "Means of compliance."
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "LICENSING"
part_number: "450"
part_name: "LAUNCH AND REENTRY LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"
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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-2019-0229, Amdt. 450-2, 85 FR 79719, Dec. 10, 202085 FR 79739, Dec. 10, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 450.35 Means of compliance.

(a) Prior to application acceptance, a means of compliance must be accepted by the Administrator for the following:

(1) Section 450.115(b)(1) regarding flight safety analyses;

(2) Section 450.139(e)(1) regarding toxic hazards for flight;

(3) Section 450.145(b) regarding highly-reliable flight safety system;

(4) Section 450.163(a)(1) regarding lightning hazard mitigation; and

(5) Section 450.187(e)(1) regarding toxic hazards mitigation for ground operations.

(b) A person requesting acceptance of a proposed means of compliance outside a license application must submit the proposed means of compliance to the FAA in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator.