15 CFR § 970.2401 - Definitions.

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title: "15 CFR § 970.2401 - Definitions."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "970.2401"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE"
part_number: "970"
part_name: "DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1401"
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# 970.2401 Definitions.

(a) *Engage in exploration* means:

(1) To cause or authorize exploration to occur, including but not limited to a person's actions as a sponsor, principal, or purchaser of exploration services; or

(2) To conduct exploration on behalf of a person described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.

(b) [Reserved]

[45 FR 76662, Nov. 20, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 5966, Feb. 9, 1982]