15 CFR Part 970
PART 970—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES
- PART 970—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade › Chapter IX—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce › Subchapter D—General Regulations of the Environmental Data Service
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 [Reserved]
- 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.