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AC 450.45-2 - Compliance when Contracting with a Federal Entity

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Number
450.45-2
Title
Compliance when Contracting with a Federal Entity
Status
Active
Date issued
2025-03-11
Office of Primary Responsibility
AST-1, Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Description

This Advisory Circular (AC) offers guidance for demonstrating compliance with title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 450 requirements by using services or property of a Federal launch or reentry site or other Federal Entity by contract. As stated in 14 CFR § 450.45(b), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) “will accept any safety-related launch or reentry service or property provided by a Federal launch or reentry site or other Federal Entity if the FAA determines that the launch or reentry services or property that are provided satisfy [part 450].”

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