Title 15, Part 970 — Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Exploration Licenses
73 sections
Section 970.100
Purpose.
Section 970.101
Definitions.
Section 970.102
Nature of licenses.
Section 970.103
Prohibited activities and restrictions.
Section 970.200
General.
Section 970.201
Statement of financial resources.
Section 970.202
Statement of technological experience and capabilities.
Section 970.203
Exploration plan.
Section 970.204
Environmental and use conflict analysis.
Section 970.205
Vessel safety.
Section 970.206
Statement of ownership.
Section 970.207
Antitrust information.
Section 970.208
Fee.
Section 970.209
Substantial compliance with application requirements.
Section 970.210
Reasonable time for full compliance.
Section 970.211
Consultation and cooperation with Federal agencies.
Section 970.212
Public notice, hearing and comment.
Section 970.213
Amendment to an application.
Section 970.300
Purposes and definitions.
Section 970.301
Requirements for applications based on pre-enactment exploration.
Section 970.302
Procedures and criteria for resolving conflicts.
Section 970.303
Procedures for new entrants.
Section 970.304
Action on portions of applications or amendments not in conflict.
Section 970.400
General.
Section 970.401
Financial responsibility.
Section 970.402
Technological capability.
Section 970.403
Previous license and permit obligations.
Section 970.404
Adequate exploration plan.
Section 970.405
Appropriate exploration site size and location.
Section 970.406
Fee payment.
Section 970.407
Denial of certification.
Section 970.408
Notice of certification.
Section 970.500
General.
Section 970.501
Proposal to issue or transfer and of terms, conditions and restrictions.
Section 970.502
Consultation and cooperation with Federal agencies.
Section 970.503
Freedom of the high seas.
Section 970.504
International obligations of the United States.
Section 970.505
Breach of international peace and security involving armed conflict.
Section 970.506
Environmental effects.
Section 970.507
Safety at sea.
Section 970.508
Denial of issuance or transfer.
Section 970.509
Notice of issuance or transfer.
Section 970.510
Objections to terms, conditions and restrictions.
Section 970.511
Suspension or modification of activities; suspension or revocation of licenses.
Section 970.512
Modification of terms, conditions and restrictions.
Section 970.513
Revision of a license.
Section 970.514
Scale requiring application procedures.
Section 970.515
Duration of a license.
Section 970.516
Approval of license transfers.
Section 970.517
Diligence requirements.
Section 970.518
Environmental protection requirements.
Section 970.519
Resource conservation requirements.
Section 970.520
Freedom of the high seas requirements.
Section 970.521
Safety at sea requirements.
Section 970.522
Monitoring requirements.
Section 970.523
Special terms, conditions, and restrictions.
Section 970.524
Other Federal requirements.
Section 970.600
General.
Section 970.601
Logical mining unit.
Section 970.602
Diligent exploration.
Section 970.603
Conservation of resources.
Section 970.700
General.
Section 970.701
Significant adverse environmental effects.
Section 970.702
Monitoring and mitigation of environmental effects.
Section 970.800
General.
Section 970.801
Criteria for safety of life and property at sea.
Section 970.900
Other applicable regulations.
Section 970.2401
Definitions.
Section 970.2402
Notice of pre-enactment exploration.
Section 970.2501
Notice of pre-license exploration voyages.
Section 970.2502
Post voyage report.
Section 970.2503
Suspension of exploration activities.
Section 970.2601
Additional information.