15 CFR § 970.404 - Adequate exploration plan.

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title: "15 CFR § 970.404 - Adequate exploration plan."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "970.404"
section_name: "Adequate exploration plan."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE"
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part_name: "DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES"
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# 970.404 Adequate exploration plan.

Before he may certify an application, the Administrator must find that the proposed exploration plan of the applicant meets the requirements of § 970.203.