Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Overseas Environmental Impact Statement

The Coast Guard, as the lead agency, announces the availability of the draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (draft PEIS/OEIS) for Establishing Shipping Safety Fairways and Associated Vessel Routing Measures Along the Atlantic Coast. The Proposed Action for purposes of this draft PEIS/OEIS would establish vessel routing measures along the Atlantic Coast, from the United States-Canada maritime border in the Gulf of Maine to Miami, Florida, including the establishment of one fairway anchorage near Delaware Bay. This notice of availability announces the start of the public review and comment period on this draft PEIS/OEIS. After the Coast Guard considers the comments provided, the Coast Guard will publish a final PEIS/OEIS.