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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BE24 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Establishing Transit Areas through Walrus Protection Areas at Round Island and Cape Peirce, Northern Bristol Bay, Alaska 
Abstract: The rule established seasonal transit areas for vessels with Federal Fisheries Permits through the Round Island and Cape Peirce walrus protection areas in northern Bristol Bay, AK. This action allows vessels with Federal Fisheries Permits to transit through walrus protection areas in the Exclusive Economic Zone, without having to surrender their Federal Fisheries Permit when transiting through these areas. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 679   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Availability  09/24/2014  79 FR 57041   
NPRM  10/03/2014  79 FR 59733   
Final Action  01/05/2015  80 FR 194   
Final Action Effective  02/04/2015  80 FR 194   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
James Balsiger
Regional Administrator, Alaska Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
709 West Ninth Street,
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone:907 586-7221
Email: jim.balsiger@noaa.gov