A Regulatory Impact Review, Section 4(b)(2) Analysis, and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis of North Pacific Right Whale Critical Habitat Designation in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean

Details

• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
• Description:
  The final action being addressed in this Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) and Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis (RFAA) is the designation of critical habitat, in waters of the eastern North Pacific Ocean, for the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena ;aponica) , under authority of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The purpose of this RIR/RFAA is to evaluate the economic, socioeconomic, and other costs and benefits attributable to the alternatives identifying and describing critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale in the North Pacific Ocean. These analyses comply with the regulatory requirements of, and are the basis for, the 4(b)(2) Exclusion Analysis and Evaluation. Comments received on the Initial RFA were summarized and responded to in the preamble to the final rule designating critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale.
• Document Type:
  Miscellaneous
• Place as Subject:
  Pacific Ocean
• Corporate as Subject:
  United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973 ; United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/18689/noaa_18689_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.03 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7883600b7d2fbab4d42838aca0bc717398821d36fc0cd9d9a72ffd67da042bc5