{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-971.1002","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 971.1002","heading":"Hearing and appeal procedures.","body":"(a) Beginning of hearing procedures. Following receipt of a written request for a hearing timely filed under 15 CFR 904.102, the Administrator will begin procedures under this section by forwarding the request, a copy of the NOVA, and any response thereto to the Department of Commerce, Office of Administrative Law Judges.\n(b) Subpart C of 15 CFR part 904 governs the hearing and appeal procedures for civil penalties assessed under the Act.","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 971—DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS","Subpart J—Enforcement"],"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":"5efc262f83aab2d18da8aee154cd46fa3cb544b451362e6f3b2563b00c318a87","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-971.1001","next":"us/15-cfr-971.1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}