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Human Space Flight Occupant Safety Aerospace Rulemaking Committee Charter

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Human Space Flight Occupant Safety Aerospace Rulemaking Committee Charter

Document Type
Charter
Date
April 21, 2023
Status
Open
Link
Final-ARM-220523-001_S1 Signed.pdf (PDF, 149 kB)
Committee
Human Space Flight Occupant Safety Aerospace Rulemaking Committee
Committee Type
Rulemaking
Topic
N/A
Group
N/A
Description
This charter establishes the Human Space Flight Occupant Safety Aerospace Rulemaking Committee for the Commercial Space Transportation Industry, according to the Secretary’s authority under Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.) § 106(p)(5). This Aerospace Rulemaking Committee, (commonly referred to as a SpARC) purposefully engages the commercial space industry to provide consensus information, concerns, opinions, and recommendations to the Department of Transportation. The sponsor of this SpARC is the Office of Commercial Space Transportation’s Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Management. This charter outlines the organization, responsibilities, and tasks of the Human Space Flight Occupant Safety SpARC.