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15 C.F.R. §§ 970.517–970.522

6 sections in range

§970.517. Diligence requirements.

15 C.F.R. § 970.517

The terms, conditions and restrictions in each exploration license must include provisions to assure diligent development. The Administrator will establish these pursuant to § 970.602.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

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

Authority

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

§970.518. Environmental protection requirements.

15 C.F.R. § 970.518

(a)
Each exploration license must contain such terms, conditions and restrictions, established by the Administrator, which prescribe actions the licensee must take in the conduct of exploration activities to assure protection of the environment. The Administrator will establish these pursuant to § 970.702.
(b)
Before establishing the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to environmental protection, the Administrator will consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. He also will take into account and give due consideration to the information contained in the final EIS prepared with respect to that proposed license.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

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

Authority

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

§970.519. Resource conservation requirements.

15 C.F.R. § 970.519

For the purpose of conservation of natural resources, each license issued under this part will contain, as needed, terms, conditions and restrictions which have due regard for the prevention of waste and the future opportunity for the commercial recovery of the unrecovered balance of the hard mineral resources in the license area. The Administrator will establish these pursuant to § 970.603.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

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

Authority

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

§970.520. Freedom of the high seas requirements.

15 C.F.R. § 970.520

Each license issued under this part must include such restrictions as may be necessary and appropriate to ensure that the exploration activities do not unreasonably interfere with the interests of other nations in their exercise of the freedoms of the high seas, as recognized under general principles of international law, such as fishing, navigation, submarine pipeline and cable laying, and scientific research. The Administrator will consider the provisions in § 970.503 in establishing these restrictions.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

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

Authority

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

§970.521. Safety at sea requirements.

15 C.F.R. § 970.521

The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Administrator, will require in any license issued under this part, in conformity with principles of international law, that vessels documented under the laws of the United States and used in activities authorized under the license comply with conditions regarding the design, construction, alteration, repair, equipment, operation, manning and maintenance relating to vessel and crew safety and the promotion of safety of life and property at sea. These requirements will be established with reference to subpart H of this part.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

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

Authority

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

§970.522. Monitoring requirements.

15 C.F.R. § 970.522

Each exploration license must require the licensee:
(a)
To allow the Administrator to place appropriate Federal officers or employees as observers aboard vessels used by the licensee in exploration activities to:
(1)
Monitor such activities at such time, and to such extent, as the Administrator deems reasonable and necessary to assess the effectiveness of the terms, conditions, and restrictions of the license; and
(2)
Report to the Administrator whenever such officers or employees have reason to believe there is a failure to comply with such terms, conditions, and restrictions;
(b)
To cooperate with such officers and employees in the performance of monitoring functions; and
(c)
To monitor the environmental effects of the exploration activities in accordance with a monitoring plan approved and issued by the Administrator as license terms, conditions and restrictions, and to submit such information as the Administrator finds to be necessary and appropriate to assess environmental impacts and to develop and evaluate possible methods of mitigating adverse environmental effects. This environmental monitoring plan and reporting will respond to the concerns and procedures discussed in Subpart G of this part.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

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

Authority

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