14 C.F.R. § 431.53 Classes of payloads.
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
(a) The FAA may approve the return of a type or class of payload (for example, communications or microgravity/scientific satellites). (b) The RLV mission licensee that will return a payload approved for reentry under this section, is responsible for providing current information in accordance with §431.57 regarding the payload proposed for reentry no later than 60 days before a scheduled RLV mission involving that payload.
Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 431—LAUNCH AND REENTRY OF A REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (RLV)
Subpart D—Payload Reentry Review and Determination
§ 431.53 Classes of payloads.
