# 15 C.F.R. § 971.801 (2026): Records to be maintained and information to be submitted by licensees and permittees

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## Section

- **Citation:** 15 C.F.R. § 971.801 (2026)
- **Heading:** Records to be maintained and information to be submitted by licensees and permittees
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** 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 H: Miscellaneous / § 971.801: § 971.801   Records to be maintained and information to be submitted by licensees and permittees.

## Text

(a)(1) In addition to the information specified elsewhere in the part and in 15 CFR part 970, each licensee and permittee must keep such records, consistent with standard accounting principles, as specified by the Administrator in the license or permit. Such records shall include information which will fully disclose expenditures for exploration for, or commercial recovery of hard mineral resources in the area under license or permit, and any other information which will facilitate an effective audit of these expenditures.
(2) The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for purposes of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of licensees and permittees which are necessary and directly pertinent to verification of the expenditures referred to in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(b) In addition to the information specified elsewhere in this part and in 15 CFR part 970, each applicant, licensee or permittee will be required to submit to the Administrator, upon request, data or other information the Administrator may reasonably need for purposes of:
(1) Making determinations with respect to the issuance, revocation, modification, or suspension of the license or permit in question;
(2) Evaluating the effectiveness of license or permit TCRs;
(3) Compliance with the biennial Congressional report requirement contained in section 309 of the Act; and
tor, upon request, data or other information the Administrator may reasonably need for purposes of:
(1) Making determinations with respect to the issuance, revocation, modification, or suspension of the license or permit in question;
(2) Evaluating the effectiveness of license or permit TCRs;
(3) Compliance with the biennial Congressional report requirement contained in section 309 of the Act; and
(4) Evaluation of the exploration or commercial recovery activities conducted by the licensee or permittee.
At a minimum, licensees and permittees shall submit an annual written report within 90 days after each anniversary of the license or permit issuance or transfer, discussing exploration or commercial recovery activities and expenditures. The report shall address diligence requirements (see § 971.503 and 15 CFR 970.602), implementation of any approved monitoring plan (see § 971.602 and 15 CFR 970.522(c) and 970.702(a)), and applicable changes which do not constitute revisions (see § 971.413(e) and 15 CFR 970.513(c)). Permittees must also report the tonnage of nodules recovered (§ 971.426) and discuss manganese conservation measures (see § 971.502).

## Nearby sections

- [15 C.F.R. § 971.800 (2026) § 971.800   General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P971_S971_800.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 971.801 (2026) § 971.801   Records to be maintained and information to be submitted by licensees and permittees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P971_S971_801.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 971.802 (2026) § 971.802   Public disclosure of documents received by NOAA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P971_S971_802.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 971.803 (2026) § 971.803   Relinquishment and surrender of licenses and permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P971_S971_803.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 971.804 (2026) § 971.804   Amendment to regulations for conservation, protection of the environment, and safety of life and property at sea.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P971_S971_804.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 971.805 (2026) § 971.805   Computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P971_S971_805.md)

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