51 U.S.C. § 50912

Administrative hearings and judicial review

(a) Administrative Hearings.—

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

(1)

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;

(2)

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

(3)

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

(A)

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

(B)

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.

(b) Judicial Review.—

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

( 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 .)