§1468 Regulations

Summary

The Administrator must issue proposed regulations no later than 270 days after June 28, 1980. The Administrator must ask the agency heads named in section 1419(b) and other interested persons for their views, hold at least one public hearing, and follow the procedures in section 553 of title 5 to write rules needed to put subchapters I and II and this subchapter into effect. Within 180 days after the proposed rules are issued, the Administrator must again seek views from those agency heads and interested persons, consider hearing and written comments, and issue final rules under section 553 of title 5. The Administrator may later amend rules to conserve natural resources (section 1420), protect the environment, and ensure safety. Amended rules apply to all exploration or commercial recovery under any license or permit, but conservation changes will apply to existing licenses during their current term only if the Administrator finds they will not cause serious or irreparable economic hardship. Any amendment must be made on the record after an opportunity for an agency hearing. These rules do not override other Federal laws, treaties, or their regulations.