{"abstract":"NOAA has received two applications for licenses to conduct seabed mining exploration activities that are fully compliant with the applicable information requirements of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA or the Act) and the Act's implementing regulations. As part of the application review process, NOAA will hold one virtual public hearing on American Metal Resources, LLC's (AMR) application and one virtual public hearing on SeaX, Inc.'s (SeaX) application, and will accept written comments on the applications submitted electronically via the instructions below.","action":"Notice of receipt of applications for deep seabed mining exploration licenses; request for comments; notice of virtual public hearing.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/03/23/2026-05599.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"91 FR 13822","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2026-05-22","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments on the applications must be received by May 22, 2026. The virtual public hearing for AMR's application is scheduled for April 21, 2026, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. For SeaX's application, the virtual public hearing is scheduled for April 22, 2026, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Instructions for attending the virtual public hearings are provided below.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No.: 260313-0081"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2026-05599","effective_on":null,"end_page":13823,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/03/23/2026-05599.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/23/2026-05599/deep-seabed-mining-notice-of-receipt-of-applications-for-deep-seabed-mining-exploration-licenses-and","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-05599?publication_date=2026-03-23","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-03-23/2026-05599/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":1386,"last_updated":"2026-06-06 20:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-23/pdf/2026-05599.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05599.pdf?1774010715","publication_date":"2026-03-23","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/03/23/2026-05599.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-BN96":{"issue":"202504","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-BN96/deep-seabed-mining-revisions-to-regulations-for-exploration-license-and-commercial-recovery-permit-a","title":"Deep Seabed Mining: Revisions to Regulations for Exploration License and Commercial Recovery Permit Applications","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202504&RIN=0648-BN96&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-BN96"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-03-21T08:13:10Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":13822,"subtype":null,"title":"Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Applications for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration Licenses and Announcement of Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Hearings","toc_doc":"Deep Seabed Mining Exploration; Public Hearing","toc_subject":"Licenses; Exemptions, Applications, Amendments, etc.","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":91}