0648-BG25 201610 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 Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Rocket Launch Operations in Kodiak Island/Ugak Island, Alaska by Alaska Aerospace Corporation

At the request of Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC), the National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to AAC rocket launch operations. The proposed regulations will set forth the permissible methods of taking; means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on the affected species or stocks and their habitats and, if applicable, on their availability for taking for subsistence uses (i.e., mitigation); and requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. Letters of Authorization issued under the regulations would authorize the take of marine mammals incidental to the specified activities for a 5-year period.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 217 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. No NPRM 11/00/2016 No No Federal No No No No Donna Wieting Director, Office of Protected Resources 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 301 427-8400 National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring MD 20910