Permit
Permit means the contract or agreement, other than a lease, issued under this part. The permit gives a person the right, under appropriate statutes, regulations, and stipulations, to conduct on the OCS:
(1) Geological prospecting for hard minerals;
(2) Geophysical prospecting for hard minerals;
(3) Geological scientific research; or
(4) Geophysical scientific research.
Source
30 CFR § 580.1
Scoping language
Definitions in this part have the following meaning: