[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: 15CFR971.419]



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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. 971.419  Environmental protection requirements.



    (a) Each commercial recovery permit must contain TCRs established by 

the Administrator pursuant to subpart F which prescribe actions the 

permittee must take in the conduct of commercial recovery activities to 

assure protection of the environment. Factors to be taken into account 

regarding the potential for significant adverse environmental effects 

are discussed in Sec. Sec. 971.601 and 971.602.

    (b) Before establishing the TCRs pertaining to environmental 

protection, the Administrator will consult with the Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. The 

Administrator also will take into account and give due consideration to 

formal comments received from the public, including those from the State 

agency, and to the information contained in the final site-specific EIS 

prepared with respect to the proposed permit.