Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade last revised: Feb 09, 2026
§ 971.407 - Safety at sea.

Before issuing or transferring a commercial recovery permit, the Administrator shall find that the commercial recovery proposed in the application shall not pose an inordinate threat to the safety of life and property at sea. This finding shall be based on the requirements in § 971.205, or as applicable, § 971.214(d)(7), and subpart G of this part.

[91 FR 2676, Jan. 21, 2026]
authority: 30 U.S.C. 1401
source: 54 FR 525, Jan. 6, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 15 CFR 971.407