15 CFR 971.804
§ 971.804 Amendment to regulations for conservation, protection of the environment, and safety of life and property at sea.
United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective
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- 15 CFR 971.804, § 971.804 Amendment to regulations for conservation, protection of the environment, and safety of life and property at sea, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/63264
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The Administrator may amend the regulations in this part and 15 CFR part 970 at any time as the Administrator determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to provide for the conservation of natural resources, protection of the environment, or the safety of life and property at sea. The amended regulations will apply to all exploration or commercial recovery activities conducted under any license or permit issued or maintained pursuant to this part or 15 CFR part 970, except that amended regulations which provide for conservation of natural resources will apply to activities conducted under an existing license or permit during the present term of that license or permit only if the Administrator determines that the amended regulations providing for conservation of natural resources will not impose serious or irreparable economic hardship on the licensee or permittee. Any amendment to regulations under this section will be made pursuant to the procedures in subpart I of this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.