15 C.F.R. § 970.514 Scale requiring application procedures.
Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade
(a) A proposal by the Administrator to modify a term, condition or restriction in a license pursuant to §970.512, or an application by a licensee for revision of a license or exploration plan pursuant to §970.513, 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. An incidental increase or change is that which equals two percent or less of the original exploration area, so long as such adjustment is contiguous to the licensed area. (b) All proposed modifications or revisions other than described in paragraph (a) of this section will be acted on after a notice thereof is published by the Administrator in the
Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 970—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES
Subpart E—Issuance/Transfer/Terms, Conditions and Restrictions
Issuance/Transfer; Modification/Revision; Suspension/Revocation
§ 970.514 Scale requiring application procedures.