{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-414.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 414.7","heading":"Eligibility.","body":"(a) There is no citizenship requirement to obtain a safety element approval.\n(b) You may be eligible for a safety element approval if you are—\n(1) A designer, manufacturer, or operator of a launch or reentry vehicle or component thereof;\n(2) The designer or developer of a safety system or process; or\n(3) Personnel who perform safety-critical functions in conducting a licensed launch or reentry.\n(c) A safety element approval applicant must have sufficient knowledge and expertise to show that the design and operation of the safety element for which safety element approval is sought qualify for a safety element approval.\n(d) Only the safety elements defined under this part are eligible for a safety element approval.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER III—COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—LICENSING","PART 414—SAFETY ELEMENT APPROVALS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"a2a8464446a815a99e5632ba7651180e49c7166a601d62445ccc8fdccc036c34","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-414.5","next":"us/14-cfr-414.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}