NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: DEEP SEABED MINING: REVISIONS TO REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSE AND COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMIT APPLICATIONS

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Deep Seabed Mining: Revisions to Regulations for Exploration License and Commercial Recovery Permit Applications.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 7 by Laura Grimm, Chief of Staff, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Summary: The Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA or the Act) charges NOAA with the responsibility for issuing licenses for exploration and permits for commercial recovery of polymetallic nodules from the deep seabed in areas beyond national jurisdiction and promulgati...