NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: DEEP SEABED MINING: NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS FOR DEEP SEABED MINING EXPLORATION LICENSES AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Applications for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration Licenses and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearings.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 23 by Neil A. Jacobs, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Summary: Pursuant to the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA or the Act), notice is hereby given that NOAA received, on July 27, 2025, an amended application from The Metals Company USA, LLC (TMC USA) for a license to conduct seabed mining exploration activities w...