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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade |
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Chapter IX - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce |
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SubChapter D - General Regulations of the Environmental Data Service |
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Part 970 - Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Exploration Licenses |
| Subpart A - General |
| § 970.100 - Purpose. |
| § 970.101 - Definitions. |
| § 970.102 - Nature of licenses. |
| § 970.103 - Prohibited activities and restrictions. |
| Subpart B - Applications |
| § 970.200 - General. |
| Procedures |
| § 970.209 - Substantial compliance with application requirements. |
| § 970.210 - Reasonable time for full compliance. |
| § 970.211 - Consultation and cooperation with Federal agencies. |
| § 970.212 - Public notice, hearing and comment. |
| § 970.213 - Amendment to an application. |
| Contents |
| § 970.201 - Statement of financial resources. |
| § 970.202 - Statement of technological experience and capabilities. |
| § 970.203 - Exploration plan. |
| § 970.204 - Environmental and use conflict analysis. |
| § 970.205 - Vessel safety. |
| § 970.206 - Statement of ownership. |
| § 970.207 - Antitrust information. |
| § 970.208 - Fee. |
| Subpart C - Procedures for Applications Based on Exploration Commenced Before June 28, 1980; Resolution of Conflicts Among Overlapping Applications; Applications by New Entrants |
| § 970.300 - Purposes and definitions. |
| § 970.301 - Requirements for applications based on pre-enactment exploration. |
| § 970.302 - Procedures and criteria for resolving conflicts. |
| § 970.303 - Procedures for new entrants. |
| § 970.304 - Action on portions of applications or amendments not in conflict. |
| Subpart D - Certification of Applications |
| § 970.400 - General. |
| § 970.401 - Financial responsibility. |
| § 970.402 - Technological capability. |
| § 970.403 - Previous license and permit obligations. |
| § 970.404 - Adequate exploration plan. |
| § 970.405 - Appropriate exploration site size and location. |
| § 970.406 - Fee payment. |
| § 970.407 - Denial of certification. |
| § 970.408 - Notice of certification. |
| Subpart E - Issuance/Transfer/Terms, Conditions and Restrictions |
| § 970.500 - General. |
| Issuance/Transfer; Modification/Revision; Suspension/Revocation |
| § 970.501 - Proposal to issue or transfer and of terms, conditions and restrictions. |
| § 970.502 - Consultation and cooperation with Federal agencies. |
| § 970.503 - Freedom of the high seas. |
| § 970.504 - International obligations of the United States. |
| § 970.505 - Breach of international peace and security involving armed conflict. |
| § 970.506 - Environmental effects. |
| § 970.507 - Safety at sea. |
| § 970.508 - Denial of issuance or transfer. |
| § 970.509 - Notice of issuance or transfer. |
| § 970.510 - Objections to terms, conditions and restrictions. |
| § 970.511 - Suspension or modification of activities; suspension or revocation of licenses. |
| § 970.512 - Modification of terms, conditions and restrictions. |
| § 970.513 - Revision of a license. |
| § 970.514 - Scale requiring application procedures. |
| § 970.515 - Duration of a license. |
| § 970.516 - Approval of license transfers. |
| Terms, Conditions, and Restrictions |
| § 970.517 - Diligence requirements. |
| § 970.518 - Environmental protection requirements. |
| § 970.519 - Resource conservation requirements. |
| § 970.520 - Freedom of the high seas requirements. |
| § 970.521 - Safety at sea requirements. |
| § 970.522 - Monitoring requirements. |
| § 970.523 - Special terms, conditions, and restrictions. |
| § 970.524 - Other Federal requirements. |
| Subpart F - Resource Development Concepts |
| § 970.600 - General. |
| § 970.601 - Logical mining unit. |
| § 970.602 - Diligent exploration. |
| § 970.603 - Conservation of resources. |
| Subpart G - Environmental Effects |
| § 970.700 - General. |
| § 970.701 - Significant adverse environmental effects. |
| § 970.702 - Monitoring and mitigation of environmental effects. |
| Subpart H - Safety of Life and Property at Sea |
| § 970.800 - General. |
| § 970.801 - Criteria for safety of life and property at sea. |
| Subpart I - Miscellaneous |
| § 970.900 - Other applicable regulations. |
| Subparts J--W - XXX |
| Subpart X - Pre-enactment Exploration |
| § 970.2401 - Definitions. |
| § 970.2402 - Notice of pre-enactment exploration. |
| Subpart Y - Pre-license Exploration |
| § 970.2501 - Notice of pre-license exploration voyages. |
| § 970.2502 - Post voyage report. |
| § 970.2503 - Suspension of exploration activities. |
| Subpart Z - Miscellaneous |
| § 970.2601 - Additional information. |