{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-970.2401","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 970.2401","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) Engage in exploration means:\n(1) To cause or authorize exploration to occur, including but not limited to a person's actions as a sponsor, principal, or purchaser of exploration services; or\n(2) To conduct exploration on behalf of a person described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade","CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER D—GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE","PART 970—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES","Subpart X—Pre-enactment Exploration"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"e8f66c88435b5c533ad6b2082f93f028cfd5a83c0a5d21731b89775a6c3a461e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-970.900","next":"us/15-cfr-970.2402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}