The US president intends to accelerate environmental reviews to be able to grant licenses. The objective is to eliminate bureaucratic delays.
He President of the United States, Donald Trumpsigned on Wednesday a Executive order oriented to simplify regulations and strengthen competitiveness of the Flight industry Commercial to space. The Republican seeks the sector to grow.
The White House He informed that the measure instructs Secretary of Transportation to reduce or accelerate Environmental reviews required to grant licenses and launch permits. The goal is Eliminate bureaucratic delays that can hinder the development of the sector.
Elimination of obsolete and restrictions
The provision also establishes a complete review of the regulatory requirements for Identify and suppress those rules considered obsoleteredundant or excessively restrictive that affect launch and reentry vehicles.
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In parallel, the order requires that the Secretary of Commercein coordination with the Defense and transport secretaries and the NASA administratorevaluate the state compliance of the Coastal Zone Management Law (Czmafor its acronym in English). The purpose is to determine whether local regulations are slowing the development of infrastructure for space ports or imposing requirements incompatible with federal legislation.
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The text instructs the Defense and transport secretaries and al NASA administrator to unify its review processes to avoid the duplication of regulations and accelerate the construction and qualification of space ports.
Likewise, the need to create a simplified authorization process for new space activities, with the goal of enhancing competitiveness and strengthening the leadership of USA in emerging industries related to space.
Source: Ambito
