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“(2) The Secretary’s decision granting or denying a 
license shall be in writing and shall be made with one 
hundred and twenty days following conclusion of all hear- 
ings. The decision shall include a discussion of the issues 
raised in the proceeding and the Secretary’s conclusions 
thereon, as well as findings on the issues of fact considered. 
The Secretary shall grant the license applied for when he 
finds that the application, as submitted, or as modified, 
meets the requirements of this Act and the regulations 
and criteria applicable thereto, and further finds that the 
issuance of the license is otherwise in the national imterest. 
“(3) Judicial review of the Secretary’s decision shall be 
in accordance with sections 701-706 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
““(4) The Secretary shall maintain a registry im which is 
recorded the filing or withdrawal of an application for a 
license under this Act, the issuance, denial, expiration, sur- 
render, transfer, or revocation of such license, or the relin- 
quishment of any licensed portion of the deep seabed. 
Registry records shall be available for public inspection 
during the business hours of every working day. 
“ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA 
“Sno. 7. Prior to the issuance of any license under this 
Act, the Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate 
Federal agencies and departments, shall establish and apply, 
