{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-971.418","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 971.418","heading":"Diligence requirements.","body":"The TCRs in each commercial recovery permit must include provisions to assure diligent development consistent with § 971.503, including a requirement that recovery at commercial scale be underway within ten years from the date of permit issuance unless that deadline is extended by the Administrator for good cause.","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 D—Issuance/Transfer: Terms, Conditions and Restrictions"],"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":"dcd8be86320e1ca024d82ca0e5e026d78fdf591512d8fd054016657a5304e255","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-971.417","next":"us/15-cfr-971.419"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}