[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: 15CFR971.413]

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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 D_Issuance/Transfer: Terms, Conditions and Restrictions
 
Sec. 971.413  Revision of a permit.

    (a) During the term of a commercial recovery permit, the permittee 
may submit to the Administrator an application for a revision of the 
permit or the commercial recovery plan associated with it to accommodate 
changes desired by the permittee. In some cases it may be advisable to 
recognize at the time of filing the original permit application that, 
although the essential information for issuing or transferring a permit 
as specified in Sec. 971.201 through Sec. 971.209 must be included in 
such application, some details may have to be provided in the future in 
the form of a revision. In such instances, the Administrator may issue 
or transfer a permit

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which would authorize commercial recovery activities and plans only to 
the extent described in the application.
    (b) An application by a permittee for a revision of a permit or its 
associated commercial recovery plan involving a significant change, as 
defined in Sec. 971.412(b), must be followed by the full application 
procedures in this part, including a public hearing.
    (c) An application by a permittee for a revision of a permit or its 
associated commercial recovery plan involving a major change, as defined 
in Sec. 971.412(c) (See also Sec. 971.425 of this part), will be acted 
on after notice thereof is published by the Administrator in the Federal 
Register with a 60-day opportunity for public comment and consultation 
with appropriate Federal agencies.
    (d)(1) The Administrator will approve a revision if the 
Administrator finds in writing that the revision will comply with the 
requirements of the Act and this part.
    (2) Notice of the Administrator's decision on the proposed revision 
will be provided to the permittee in writing and published in the 
Federal Register.
    (e) A permittee may notify the Administrator of minor changes, as 
defined in Sec. 971.412(d), subsequently in the annual report (See 
Sec. 971.801 of this part).
    (f) If the relative importance of the change is unclear to the 
permittee, the Administrator should be notified in advance so that the 
Administrator can decide whether a revision in accordance with Sec. 
971.412(e) is required.