---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 450.110"
title: "14"
number: "450.110"
heading: "Physical containment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/450.110"
---

# §450.110. Physical containment.

- (a) **Applicability.** This section applies to the use of physical containment as a hazard control strategy for the flight, or phase of flight, of a launch or reentry vehicle to meet the safety criteria of § [450.101(a)](/cfr/14/450.101.md?p=a), [(b)](/cfr/14/450.101.md?p=b), and [(c)](/cfr/14/450.101.md?p=c).
- (b) **Containment.** To use physical containment as a hazard control strategy, an operator must—
  - (1) Develop the flight hazard area in accordance with [§ 450.133](/cfr/14/450.133.md);
  - (2) Ensure that the launch vehicle does not have sufficient energy for any hazards associated with its flight to reach outside the flight hazard area;
  - (3) Ensure the hazard area is clear of the public and critical assets; and
  - (4) Apply other mitigation measures necessary to ensure no public or critical asset exposure to hazards, such as control of public access or wind placards.
- (c) **Application requirements.** An applicant must submit in its application the following:
  - (1) A demonstration that the launch vehicle does not have sufficient energy for any hazards associated with its flight to reach outside the flight hazard area developed in accordance with [§ 450.133](/cfr/14/450.133.md); and
  - (2) A description of the methods used to ensure that flight hazard areas are cleared of the public and critical assets.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2019-0229, Amdt. 450-2, 85 FR 79719, Dec. 10, 202085 FR 79739, Dec. 10, 2020, unless otherwise noted.