[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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.