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14 CFR §437.53

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A permittee must protect the public from adverse effects of hazardous operations and systems in preparing a reusable suborbital vehicle for flight at a launch site in the United States and returning the reusable suborbital vehicle and any support equipment to a safe condition after flight. At a minimum, a permittee must—
  1. (a)Establish a safety clear zone that will contain the adverse effects of each operation involving a hazard; and
  2. (b)Verify that the public is outside of the safety clear zone before and during any hazardous operation.