[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: 15CFR970.514]

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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 E_Issuance/Transfer/Terms, Conditions and Restrictions
 
Sec. 970.514  Scale requiring application procedures.

    (a) A proposal by the Administrator to modify a term, condition or 
restriction in a license pursuant to Sec. 970.512, or an application by 
a licensee for revision of a license or exploration plan pursuant to 
Sec. 970.513, is significant, and the full application requirements and 
procedures will apply, if it would result in other than an incidental:
    (1) Increase in the size of the exploration area; or
    (2) Change in the location of the area.

An incidental increase or change is that which equals two percent or 
less of the original exploration area, so long as such adjustment is 
contiguous to the licensed area.
    (b) All proposed modifications or revisions other than described in 
paragraph (a) of this section will be acted on after a notice thereof is 
published by the Administrator in the Federal Register, with a 60-day 
opportunity for public comment. On a case-by-case basis, the 
Administrator will determine if other procedures, such as a

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public hearing in a potentially affected area, are warranted. Notice of 
the Administrator's decision on the proposed modification will be 
provided to the licensee in writing and published in the Federal 
Register.