CFR > Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (parts 902 to 996) > SUBCHAPTER D—GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE (parts 950 to 971) > PART 970—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES > SUBPART D—Certification of Applications (§970.400 to §970.408) > 970.405—Appropriate exploration site size and location.

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.