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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1511. Suspension or termination of licenses
(a) Proceedings by Attorney General; venue; conditions subsequent
Whenever a licensee fails to comply with any applicable provision
of this chapter, or any applicable rule, regulation, restriction,
or condition issued or imposed by the Secretary under the authority
of this chapter, the Attorney General, at the request of the
Secretary, may file an appropriate action in the United States
district court nearest to the location of the proposed or actual
deepwater port, as the case may be, or in the district in which the
licensee resides or may be found, to -
(1) suspend the license; or
(2) if such failure is knowing and continues for a period of
thirty days after the Secretary mails notification of such
failure by registered letter to the licensee at his record post
office address, revoke such license.
No proceeding under this subsection is necessary if the license, by
its terms, provides for automatic suspension or termination upon
the occurrence of a fixed or agreed upon condition, event, or time.
(b) Public health or safety; danger to environment; completion of
proceedings
If the Secretary determines that immediate suspension of the
construction or operation of a deepwater port or any component
thereof is necessary to protect public health or safety or to
eliminate imminent and substantial danger to the environment, he
shall order the licensee to cease or alter such construction or
operation pending the completion of a judicial proceeding pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section.
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