15 CFR § 970.405 - Appropriate exploration site size and location.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s970.405"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 970.405 - Appropriate exploration site size and location."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "970.405"
section_name: "Appropriate exploration site size and location."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1401"
cfr_part: "970"
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# 970.405 Appropriate exploration site size and location.
Before the Administrator may certify an application, he must approve the size and location of the exploration area selected by the applicant. The Administrator will approve the size and location of the area unless he determines that the area is not a logical mining unit pursuant to § 970.601.