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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-097581"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMC"
cik: "0001798562"
company_name: "TMC the metals Co Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-17T12:37:01+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-17T12:40:16.449989+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NOAA publishes Notice of Intent to prepare EIS for TMC's USA-B seabed exploration license

## Summary
- NOAA published Notice of Intent in Federal Register to prepare Environmental Impact Statement for TMC USA's USA-B exploration license under DSHMRA.
- USA-B area covers ~122,000 km² of seafloor with estimated 1.02 billion tonnes of polymetallic nodules (nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese).
- Publication follows NOAA's May 26, 2026 certification of USA-B application; next steps include draft EIS and draft Terms, Conditions and Restrictions for public comment.
- TMC USA also advancing USA-A consolidated application (submitted Jan 22, 2026; deemed fully compliant April 28, 2026).
- CEO Gerard Barron: EIS process invites public input, builds on decade of company research plus 50 years of CCZ environmental studies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-097581
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMC
- cik: 0001798562
- company_name: TMC the metals Co Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-17T12:37:01+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465926097581/0001104659-26-097581-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1798562/000110465926097581/tm2623371d1_8k.htm

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