Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 166 [Docket No. USCG-2019-0279] RIN 1625-AC57 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks comments regarding the possible establishment of shipping safety fairways (“fairways”) along the Atlantic Coast of the United States identified in the Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study. This potential system of fairways is intended to ensure that traditional navigation routes are kept free from obstructions that could impact navigation safety. DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before August 18, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2019-0279 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov . See the “Public Participation and Request for Comments” portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document call or email George Detweiler, Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1566, email George.H.Detweiler@uscg.mil . ( printed page 37035) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents for Preamble I. Public Participation and Request for Comments II. Abbreviations III. Background A. Shipping Safety Fairway B. Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study C. Port Approaches and International Entry and Departure Transit Areas PARS Integral to Efficiency of Possib…