NOAA Hearing Transcript - The Metals Company, January 27-28 2026
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NOAA held a public hearing on January 27-28, 2026 concerning The Metals Company USA LLC, a deep sea mining company. The transcript records proceedings on the company's proposed commercial recovery operations targeting polymetallic nodules on the Pacific seafloor. No binding obligations, deadlines, or penalties appear in the available document metadata. The transcript is filed under docket NOAA-NOS-2025-0702.
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This document publishes the verbatim transcript of NOAA's public hearing held January 27-28, 2026 regarding The Metals Company USA LLC's commercial recovery application for polymetallic nodule extraction on the Pacific seafloor. The transcript records testimony, questions from NOAA officials, and company responses. The document itself imposes no compliance obligations — it is a record of past proceedings. Parties interested in the outcome of NOAA's review of The Metals Company's application should consult the full docket NOAA-NOS-2025-0702 for related filings and any subsequent agency action.
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- 2026-01-27
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