[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR971.419]

[Page 354]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 971--DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart D--Issuance/Transfer: Terms, Conditions and Restrictions
 
Sec. 971.419  Environmental protection requirements.

    (a) Each commercial recovery permit must contain TCRs established by 
the Administrator pursuant to subpart F which prescribe actions the 
permittee must take in the conduct of commercial recovery activities to 
assure protection of the environment. Factors to be taken into account 
regarding the potential for significant adverse environmental effects 
are discussed in Secs. 971.601 and 971.602.
    (b) Before establishing the TCRs pertaining to environmental 
protection, the Administrator will consult with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. The 
Administrator also will take into account and give due consideration to 
formal comments received from the public, including those from the State 
agency, and to the information contained in the final site-specific EIS 
prepared with respect to the proposed permit.