Sinclair Inlet, Puget Sound, Bremerton, WA; Naval Restricted Areas

The Corps is adopting as a final rule without modification, an interim final rule which amends the regulations reestablishing two restricted areas in the waters of Sinclair Inlet adjacent to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Bremerton, Washington. The amendments made by the interim final rule are essential to safeguard U.S. Navy vessels and Government facilities from sabotage and other subversive acts, accidents, or other incidents of a similar nature. The promulgation of this final rule is also necessary to protect vessels and individuals from the dangers associated with the industrial waterfront facilities at the shipyard.