Rules › NOAA-NOS-2025-0108

Deep Seabed Mining: Revisions to Regulations for Exploration License and Commercial Recovery Permit Applications

Proposed rule from the Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (docket NOAA-NOS-2025-0108). 35 comment letters from companies and organizations are listed below.

Agency: Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Docket: NOAA-NOS-2025-0108
Published: 2025-07-07
Comments due: 2025-09-05
Status: Comment period closed September 5, 2025 · no final rule found yet
Total public comments: 24,397
Letters listed here: 35

Federal Register notice ↗ · Docket on Regulations.gov ↗

Who commented, by industry

Environment & Conservation 18 Other 5 Advocacy & Nonprofits 4 Education 2 Investment & Securities 2 Technology, Media & Telecom 1 Energy, Mining & Utilities 1 Manufacturing & Chemicals 1 Retail, Hospitality & Consumer 1

Who commented

Coalition of Law Students Against Deep Sea Mining Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

filed 2025-09-11

Deep Seabed Mining: Revisions to Regulations for Exploration License and Commercial Recovery Permit Applications

Who commented, by industry

Who commented

Coalition of Law Students Against Deep Sea Mining Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

ReGenerate Maui LLC Company Other

Blueprint 2025, LLC Company Other

Wetstone Company Other

NRDC Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Greenpeace USA Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Iceberg Research Company Other

Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

NRDC Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Natural Resources Defense Council Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

North American Submarine Cable Association Trade or professional group Technology, Media & Telecom

Origami Whales Project Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

American Critical Minerals Association Trade or professional group Energy, Mining & Utilities

Southern California Pacific Islander Community Response Team (SoCal PICRT) Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Center for Biological Diversity Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Center for Biological Diversity Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

The Pew Charitable Trusts Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

CPAC Foundation Center for Regulatory Freedom Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

The Ocean Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Blueprint 2025, LLC Company Other

American Bird Conservancy Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Blue Earth Defence Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

The Metals Company USA, LLC Company Manufacturing & Chemicals

Earthjustice Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Deep Sea Defenders Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Turtle Island Restoration Network Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

Greenpeace Switzerland Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

The Conservationist Collective DBA FutureSwell Company Investment & Securities

Pacific Islands Heritage Coalition Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Seattle Aquarium Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Reef Guides Hawai'i Company Retail, Hospitality & Consumer

Global Preservation Initiative Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

Coalition of Law Students Against Deep Sea Mining Nonprofit or advocacy group Education

Planet Ocean Capital GmbH Company Investment & Securities

Friends of Mother Earth Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation