[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: 15CFR971.202]

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                  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 B_Applications
 
Sec. 971.202  Statement of technological experience and capabilities.

    (a) General. The application must contain information sufficient to 
demonstrate to the Administrator pursuant to Sec. 971.301 that, upon 
issuance or transfer of the permit, the applicant will have the 
technological capability to carry out, in accordance with the 
regulations contained in this part, the commercial recovery program set 
out in the applicant's commercial recovery plan.
    (b) Specific. In particular, the information submitted pursuant to 
this section must describe the equipment, knowledge, and skills the 
applicant possesses, or to which it can demonstrate access [see Sec. 
971.200(e)]. The information must include:
    (1) A description of the technology or the equipment and methods to 
be used by the applicant in carrying out each step in the mining 
process, including nodule collection, retrieval, transfer to ship, 
environmental monitoring, transport to processing facilities, nodule 
processing, waste disposal and compliance with applicable water quality 
standards. The description must include:
    (i) An analysis of the performance of experimental systems, sub-
systems, or analogous machinery;
    (ii) The rationale for extrapolating from test results to commercial 
mining. The more test data offered with the application the less 
analysis will be expected; and
    (iii) Anticipated system reliability within the context of 
anticipated production time lost through equipment failure.
    (2) A functional description of the types of technical persons on 
whom the applicant will rely to operate its equipment.

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