[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR970.207]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 970_DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES--Table of 
Contents
 
                         Subpart B_Applications
 
Sec. 970.207  Antitrust information.

    (a) General. Section 103(d) of the Act specifically provides for 
antitrust review of applications by the Attorney General of the United 
States and the Federal Trade Commission.
    (b) Contents. In order to provide information for this antitrust 
review, the application must contain the following:
    (1) A copy of each agreement between any parties to any joint 
venture which is applying for a license, provided that said agreement 
relates to deep seabed hard mineral resource exploration or mining;
    (2) The identity of any affiliate of any person applying for a 
license; and
    (3) For each applicant, its affiliate, or parent or subsidiary of an 
affiliate which is engaged in production in, or the purchase or sale in 
or to, the United States of copper, nickel, cobalt or manganese minerals 
or any metals refined from these minerals:

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    (i) The annual tons and dollar value of any of these minerals and 
metals so purchased, sold or produced for the two preceding years;
    (ii) Copies of the annual report, balance sheet and income statement 
for the two preceding years; and
    (iii) Copies of each document submitted to the Securities and 
Exchange Commission.