Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73

§1468 Regulations

Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1468

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Not later than 270 days after June 28, 1980, the Administrator must ask the agency heads named in section 1419(b) and other interested people for input and, following the procedures of section 553 of title 5, publish proposed regulations to carry out subchapters I and II and this subchapter. The Administrator must hold at least one public hearing. Within 180 days after issuing those proposals, the Administrator must consider hearing and written comments and issue final regulations. The Administrator may later change the regulations to conserve natural resources (see section 1420), protect the environment, or protect life and property at sea. Changes apply to all exploration or commercial recovery under any license or permit. Conservation changes will affect an existing license term only if they will not cause serious or irreparable economic hardship. Amendments must be made on the record after an opportunity for an agency hearing. The chapter and its regulations do not override other federal laws or treaties.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §1468

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(a)Not later than 270 days after June 28, 1980, the Administrator shall solicit the views of the agency heads referred to in section 1419(b) of this title and of interested persons, and issue, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, such proposed regulations as are required by or are necessary and appropriate to implement subchapters I and II and this subchapter. The Administrator shall hold at least one public hearing on such proposed regulations.

(b)Not later than 180 days after the date on which proposed regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall solicit the views of the agency heads referred to in section 1419(b) of this title and of interested persons, consider the comments received during the public hearing required in subsection (a) and any written comments on the proposed regulations received by the Administrator, and issue, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, such regulations as are required by or are necessary and appropriate to implement subchapters I and II and this subchapter.

(c)The Administrator may at any time amend regulations issued pursuant to subsection (b) as the Administrator determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to provide for the conservation of natural resources within the meaning of section 1420 of this title, protection of the environment, and the safety of life and property at sea. Such amended regulations shall apply to all exploration or commercial recovery activities conducted under any license or permit issued or maintained pursuant to this chapter; except that any such amended regulations which provide for conservation of natural resources shall apply to exploration or commercial recovery conducted under an existing license or permit during the present term of such license or permit only if the Administrator determines that such 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 subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity for an agency hearing.

(d)This chapter and the regulations issued under this chapter shall not be deemed to supersede any other Federal laws or treaties or regulations issued thereunder.

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Citation

30 U.S.C. § 1468

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73