15 CFR 970.405

§ 970.405 Appropriate exploration site size and location.

United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective

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Citation: 15 CFR 970.405, § 970.405 Appropriate exploration site size and location, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/63129
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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.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.