Administratormeans the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
antitrust lawsmeans the Act of July 2, 1890 (commonly known as the Sherman Act;
deep seabedmeans the seabed, and the subsoil thereof to a depth of ten meters, lying seaward of and outside—
hard mineral resourcemeans any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of nodules which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contains manganese, nickel, cobalt, or copper;
international agreementmeans a comprehensive agreement concluded through negotiations at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, relating to (among other matters) the exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral resources and the establishment of an international regime for the regulation thereof;
international deep seabed treatyhas the meaning given to such term by section 4498(b) 1 of title 26.
licenseemeans the holder of a license issued under subchapter I of this chapter to engage in exploration;
permitteemeans the holder of a permit issued under subchapter I of this chapter to engage in commercial recovery;
personmeans any United States citizen, any individual, and any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, or other entity organized or existing under the laws of any nation;
provision of this chaptermeans (1) any provision of subchapter I or II or this subchapter, (2) any regulation issued under subchapter I, subchapter II, or this subchapter, and (3) any term, condition, or restriction of any license or permit issued under subchapter I.
reciprocating statemeans any foreign nation designated as such by the Administrator under section 1428 of this title;
stable reference areasshall mean an area or areas of the deep seabed to be used as a reference zone or zones for purposes of resource evaluation and environmental assessment of deep seabed mining in which no mining will occur.
United Statesmeans the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and any other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States;