# 15 CFR § 971.300: General

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.300

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 971.300
- **Heading:** General
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** 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 > SUBCHAPTER D—GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE > PART 971—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS > Subpart C—Certification of Applications

## Text

(a) Certification is an intermediate step between receipt of an application for issuance or transfer of a permit and actual issuance or transfer. It is a determination which focuses on the eligibility of the applicant.
(b) Before the Administrator may certify an application for issuance or transfer of a permit, the Administrator must determine that issuance of the permit would not violate any of the restrictions in § 971.103(b). The Administrator also must make written determinations with respect to the requirements with respect to the requirements set forth in § 971.301.
(c) To the maximum extent possible, the Administrator will endeavor to complete certification within 100 days after receipt of a complete application. If final certification or denial of certification has not occurred within 100 days after receipt of the application, the Administrator will inform the applicant in writing of the pending unresolved issues, the efforts to resolve them, and an estimate of the time required to do so.

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 971.100 § 971.100 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.100.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.101 § 971.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.101.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.102 § 971.102 Nature of permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.102.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.103 § 971.103 Prohibited activities and restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.103.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.104 § 971.104 OMB control number.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.104.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.200 § 971.200 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.200.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.300 § 971.300 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.300.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.301 § 971.301 Required findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.301.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.302 § 971.302 Denial of certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.302.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.303 § 971.303 Notice of certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.303.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.400 § 971.400 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.400.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.500 § 971.500 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.500.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.501 § 971.501 Resource assessment, recovery plan, and logical mining unit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.501.md)
- [15 CFR § 971.502 § 971.502 Conservation of resources.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-971.502.md)

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