Impacts of Northern Right Whale Critical Habitat Designation in the North Pacific Ocean
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The proposed 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 North Pacific Ocean for the northern right whale under authority of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The purpose of this RIR/RFAA is to evaluate, to the extent practicable, the economic, socioeconomic, and other costs and benefits attributable to the alternatives identifying and describing critical habitat for the northern right whale in the North Pacific Ocean. These analyses meet the regulatory requirements of, and are the bases for, the 4(b)(2) Exclusion Analysis and Evaluation.
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