§ 50912. Administrative hearings and judicial review

Statutory text

Administrative Hearings.—

The Secretary of Transportation shall provide an opportunity for a hearing on the record to—

an applicant under this chapter, for a decision of the Secretary under section 50905(a) or 50906 of this title to issue or transfer a license with terms or deny the issuance or transfer of a license;

an owner or operator of a payload under this chapter, for a decision of the Secretary under section 50904(c) of this title to prevent the launch or reentry of the payload; and

a licensee under this chapter, for a decision of the Secretary under—

section 50908(b) or (c) of this title to modify, suspend, or revoke a license; or

section 50909(a) of this title to prohibit, suspend, or end a launch or operation of a launch site or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle, licensed by the Secretary.

Judicial Review.—

A final action of the Secretary under this chapter is subject to judicial review as provided in chapter 7 of title 5.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1994
Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745
Enacted · 51 U.S.C. § 50912
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1335, § 70110 of title 49
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1335, § 70110 of title 49
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Section 1. subtitles ii, ii, and v-x of title 49, united states code (a) Certain general and permanent laws of the 49 USC prec. 101 note. United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted by subsections (c)–(e) of this section without substantive change as subtitles II, III, and V–X of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”. Those laws may be cited as “49 U.S.C. ________”. (b) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the table of subtitles at the beginning of the title and substituting the following new table of subtitles: “Subtitle “I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION “II. OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “III. GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS “IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE “V. RAIL PROGRAMS “VI. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS “VII. AVIATION PROGRAMS “VIII. PIPELINES “IX. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION “X. MISCELLANEOUS (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprising sections 3101–3104) of subtitle II is redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprising sections 31501–31504) of subtitle VI of title 49, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section. (d) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the following immediately after subtitle I:
1998
Pub. L. 105–303 § 102(a)(10)(A) · 112 Stat. 2843
Inserted · 51 U.S.C. § 50912(a)(2)
Pub. L. 105–303, § 102(a)(10)(A), inserted “or reentry” after “prevent the launch”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–303, § 102(a)(10)(A), inserted “or reentry” after “prevent the launch”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) by inserting “or reentry” after “prevent the launch” in subsection (a)(2); and
1998
Pub. L. 105–303 § 102(a)(10)(B) · 112 Stat. 2843
Inserted · 51 U.S.C. § 50912(a)(3)(B)
Pub. L. 105–303, § 102(a)(10)(B), inserted “or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle,” after “operation of a launch site”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 105–303, § 102(a)(10)(B), inserted “or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle,” after “operation of a launch site”
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) by inserting “or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle,” after “operation of a launch site” in subsection (a)(3)(B);
2004
Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004
Pub. L. 108–492 § 2(c)(20) · 118 Stat. 3974
Inserted · 51 U.S.C. § 50912(a)(1)
Pub. L. 108–492 inserted “or 70105a” after “70105(a)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–492 inserted “or 70105a” after “70105(a)”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(20) Section 70110(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or 70105a” after “70105(a)”.
2010
Pub. L. 111–314 § 4(d)(2) · 124 Stat. 3328
Changed · 51 U.S.C. § 50912
Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(L), successively renumbered section 70110 of title 49 and section 70110 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(L), successively renumbered section 70110 of title 49 and section 70110 of this title as this section.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Renumbering and transfer of chapters.— Chapters 701 and 703 of title 49, United States Code, are renumbered as chapters 509 and 511, respectively, of title 51, United States Code, and 51 USC 70101–70121, 70301–70305. transferred so as to appear after chapter 507 of title 51, United States Code, as enacted by section 3 of this Act.
2010
Pub. L. 111–314 § 4(d)(5)(M) · 124 Stat. 3328
Substituted · 51 U.S.C. § 50912(a)(1)
Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(M), substituted “section 50905(a) or 50906” for “section 70105(a) or 70105a”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(M), substituted “section 50905(a) or 50906” for “section 70105(a) or 70105a”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(M) Section 50912(a)(1) of title 51, United States Code, as renumbered by paragraph (3), is amended by striking “section 70105(a) or 70105a” and substituting “section 50905(a) or 50906”.
2010
Pub. L. 111–314 § 4(d)(5)(N) · 124 Stat. 3328
Substituted · 51 U.S.C. § 50912(a)(2)
Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(N), substituted “section 50904(c)” for “section 70104(c)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(N), substituted “section 50904(c)” for “section 70104(c)”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(N) Section 50912(a)(2) of title 51, United States Code, as renumbered by paragraph (3), is amended by striking “section 70104(c)” and substituting “section 50904(c)”.
2010
Pub. L. 111–314 § 4(d)(5)(O) · 124 Stat. 3328
Substituted · 51 U.S.C. § 50912(a)(3)(A)
Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(O), substituted “section 50908(b) or (c)” for “section 70107(b) or (c)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(O), substituted “section 50908(b) or (c)” for “section 70107(b) or (c)”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(O) Section 50912(a)(3)(A) of title 51, United States Code, as renumbered by paragraph (3), is amended by striking “section 70107(b) or (c)” and substituting “section 50908(b) or (c)”.
2010
Pub. L. 111–314 § 4(d)(5)(P) · 124 Stat. 3328
Substituted · 51 U.S.C. § 50912(a)(3)(B)
Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(P), substituted “section 50909(a)” for “section 70108(a)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(P), substituted “section 50909(a)” for “section 70108(a)”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(P) Section 50912(a)(3)(B) of title 51, United States Code, as renumbered by paragraph (3), is amended by striking “section 70108(a)” and substituting “section 50909(a)”.

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSection	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
70110(a)(1)	49 App.:2611(a)(1) (1st sentence).	Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–575, § 12, 98 Stat. 3060.
70110(a)(2)	49 App.:2611(a)(1) (last sentence).
70110(a)(3)	49 App.:2611(a)(2).
70110(b)	49 App.:2611(b).

In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “The Secretary of Transportation shall provide an opportunity for a hearing on the record to” are substituted for “shall be entitled to a determination on the record after an opportunity for a hearing” for consistency in the revised title. The words “in accordance with section 554 of title 5” are omitted for consistency and because 5:554 applies to a hearing on the record unless otherwise stated. In clause (1), the words “and a proposed transferee of a license” are omitted as being included in “applicant”.

In subsection (b), the words “to issue, transfer, deny the issuance or transfer of, suspend, revoke, or modify a license or to terminate, prohibit, or suspend any launch or operation of a launch site licensed by the Secretary or to prevent the launch of a payload” are omitted as surplus.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1998–2010 · 3 rounds

2010

Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(L), successively renumbered section 70110 of title 49 and section 70110 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(M), substituted “section 50905(a) or 50906” for “section 70105(a) or 70105a”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(N), substituted “section 50904(c)” for “section 70104(c)”.

Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(O), substituted “section 50908(b) or (c)” for “section 70107(b) or (c)”.

Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(5)(P), substituted “section 50909(a)” for “section 70108(a)”.

2004

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 108–492 inserted “or 70105a” after “70105(a)”.

1998

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–303, § 102(a)(10)(A), inserted “or reentry” after “prevent the launch”.

Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 105–303, § 102(a)(10)(B), inserted “or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle,” after “operation of a launch site”

Credits

1994–2010 · 4 acts

1994Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1335, § 70110 of title 49
1998Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(a)(10), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2849
2004Pub. L. 108–492, § 2(c)(20), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3981
2010renumbered § 70110 then § 50912 of title 51 and amended Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(L), (5)(M)–(P), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3440–3442.

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(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1335, § 70110 of title 49; Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(a)(10), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2849; Pub. L. 108–492, § 2(c)(20), Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3981; renumbered § 70110 then § 50912 of title 51 and amended Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(L), (5)(M)–(P), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3440–3442.)