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Digital Modernization for Licensing Electronic Application Submissions
The Federal Aviation Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on October 5, 2026. Comments are due by November 4, 2026.
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What the agency says
FAA proposes to amend its commercial space launch and reentry licensing regulations to allow for submission of license and permit applications and requests for waivers, alternative time frames, and safety element approvals through additional electronic methods.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-20387
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- October 5, 2026
- Comments due
- November 4, 2026
- Dates
- Send comments on or before November 4, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No.: FAA-2026-9935; Notice No. 26-25
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AM39
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 401; 14 CFR 404; 14 CFR 413; 14 CFR 414
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Airspace; Aviation safety; Confidential business information; Organization and functions (Government agencies); Space transportation and exploration
- Pages
- 6
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