---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 970.514"
title: "15"
number: "970.514"
heading: "Scale requiring application procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/970.514"
---

# §970.514. Scale requiring application procedures.

- (a) A proposal by the Administrator to modify a term, condition or restriction in a license pursuant to [§ 970.512](/cfr/15/970.512.md), or an application by a licensee for revision of a license or exploration plan pursuant to [§ 970.513](/cfr/15/970.513.md), is significant, and the full application requirements and procedures will apply, if it would result in other than an incidental:
  - (1) Increase in the size of the exploration area; or
  - (2) **Change in the location of the area.**
- (b) All proposed modifications or revisions other than described in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section will be acted on after a notice thereof is published by the Administrator in the Federal Register, with a 60-day opportunity for public comment. On a case-by-case basis, the Administrator will determine if other procedures, such as a public hearing in a potentially affected area, are warranted. Notice of the Administrator's decision on the proposed modification will be provided to the licensee in writing and published in the Federal Register.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 46 FR 45903, Sept. 15, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.