Coast Guard Proposed Actions
This page provides access to maps, data, and information related to a selection of US Coast Guard proposed actions in the northeast region. The USCG proposed actions shown here were announced in the Federal Register and are often associated with public comment opportunities. Many of the proposed actions relate to Port Access Route Studies (PARS), which are conducted anytime the Coast Guard proposes routing changes, within the territorial seas, for any port.
Visit the Federal Register for a complete list of US Coast Guard proposed actions.
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Public Notices with Open Comment Periods
Proposed Rule: Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast
STATUS:
Public comment period open until June 22, 2026
Federal Register Notice 05/05/2026
Re-opened Docket USCG-2019-0279: “Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast Public Meeting”
Docket USCG-2023-0928: “Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Overseas Environmental Impact Statement”
Past Public Notices with Closed Comment Periods
Application submitted by MassDOT and MassDCR for construction of pedestrian bridge over the Mystic River
STATUS:
Public comment period closed March 29, 2026
First District Coastal Buoy Modernization Initiative Proposal
STATUS:
Public comment period closed October 21, 2025
View announcement
View Maritime Safety Information Products App
View Coast Guard web map
View Portal news item
Consolidated Port Approaches Port Access Route Studies (CPAPARS)
STATUS:
Completed
Final Report
Final Federal Register Notice
The CPAPARS summarizes the findings of four regional port access route studies: the Northern New York Bight; Seacoast of New Jersey Including Offshore Approaches to the Delaware Bay, Delaware; Approaches to the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia; and the Seacoast of North Carolina; as well as dialogue with the maritime industry.