15 CFR § 971.206 - Statement of ownership.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s971.206"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 971.206 - Statement of ownership."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "971.206"
section_name: "Statement of ownership."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE"
part_number: "971"
part_name: "DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS"
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"
regulatory_source: "54 FR 525, Jan. 6, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "971"
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# 971.206 Statement of ownership.

(a) *General.* The application must include sufficient information to demonstrate that the applicant is a United States citizen.

(b) *Specific.* In particular, the application must include:

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the United States citizen responsible for commercial recovery operations;

(2) A description of the citizen or citizens engaging in commercial recovery, including:

(i) Whether the citizen is a natural person, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or other form of association;

(ii) The state of incorporation or state in which the partnership or other business entity is registered;

(iii) The name and place of business of the registered agent or equivalent representative to whom notices and orders are to be delivered;

(iv) Copies of all essential and nonproprietary provisions in articles of incorporation, charter or articles of association; and

(v) The name of each member of the association, partnership, or joint venture, including information about the participation and/or ownership of stock of each partner or joint venturer.