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Title 15Commerce and Foreign TradePart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade30 – 1599
Chapter IXNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce900 – 998
Subchapter DGeneral Regulations of the Environmental Data Service950 – 971
Part 971Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Commercial Recovery Permits971.100 – 971.1007
Subpart EResource Development971.500 – 971.503
§ 971.500General.
§ 971.501Resource assessment, recovery plan, and logical mining unit.
§ 971.502Conservation of resources.
§ 971.503Diligent commercial recovery.