§ 971.100 Purpose.

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Title 15 CFR: Commerce and Foreign Trade › Chapter IX: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Part 971: DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS › Subpart A: General › § 971.100: § 971.100 Purpose.

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The purpose of this part is to implement the responsibilities and authorities of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) pursuant to Public Law 96-283, the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (the Act), to issue to eligible United States citizens permits for the commercial recovery of deep seabed hard minerals.

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