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GAO-09-117R 1 (2008-10-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwvc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-317302 October 27, 2008 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Chairman The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable James L. Oberstar Chairman The Honorable John L. Mica Ranking Minority Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration: Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Implement Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), entitled Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Implement Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales (RIN: 0648-AS36). We received the rule on October 7, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on October 10, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 60,173. The rule has a stated effective period of December 9, 2008, to December 9, 2013. The final rule restricts the speed of vessels 65 or more feet long in certain locations and at certain times along the east coast of the U.S. Atlantic Seaboard. The purpose of this final rule is to reduce the likelihood of collisions between these vessels and North Atlantic right whales. Such collisions can result in the death or serious injury to the whales. Enclosed is our assessment of NOAA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that NOAA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-09-117R

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