[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: 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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