0648-BE24 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Establishing Transit Areas through Walrus Protection Areas at Round Island and Cape Peirce, Northern Bristol Bay, Alaska

The proposed rule would establish seasonal transit areas for vessels with Federal Fisheries Permits through the Round Island and Cape Peirce walrus protection areas in northern Bristol Bay, Alaska. This action would allow vessels with Federal Fisheries Permits to transit through walrus protection areas in the Exclusive Economic Zone, without having to surrender their Federal Fisheries Permits when transiting through these areas. This action would establish a transit area in the Exclusive Economic Zone near Round Island open from April 1 through August 15, annually, north of a line from 58° 47.90' N, 160° 21.91' W to 58° 32.94' N, 159° 35.45' W. This action would also establish a transit area in the Exclusive Economic Zone near Cape Peirce, open from April 1 through August 15, annually, east of a line from 58° 30.00'N, 161° 46.20'W to 58° 21.00'N, 161° 46.20'W.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 679 16 USC 1801 et seq No NPRM 12/00/2014 No Businesses None No No No No James Balsiger Regional Administrator, Alaska Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 907 586-7221 jim.balsiger@noaa.gov 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau AK 99801