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Request for Information for OCS Mineral Leasing off American Samoa

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Aug 11, 2025· Comment from Animal Welfare Institute· BOEM-2025-0035-7154

Dear Ms. Miller: On behalf of the members and supporters of the Animal Welfare Institute, I am submitting the attached comment letter and attachments in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's request for information and interest on deep-sea mining, as published in the Federal Register, 90 FR 25369, on June 16, 2025. Please take the attached information into account when considering the unsolicited request that outer continental shelf minerals be offered for lease in an area offshore American Samoa. Thank you for your inclusion of these documents, as well as the potential impacts of deep-sea mining on marine mammals and their habitats, as you review and consider the public comments and information submitted in response to the RFI. Sincerely, Naomi A. Rose Senior Scientist, Marine Mammal Biology Animal Welfare Institute

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Abstract

This RFI requests information and comments on, and indications of interest in, the leasing of OCS minerals in and around the area submitted in the unsolicited lease sale request, hereby referred to as the RFI Area. BOEM will consider information and interest received in response to this RFI when considering whether to proceed with additional steps leading to the offer of OCS minerals for lease offshore American Samoa.

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