# 2026-16119: Coast Guard Maps Ship Paths to Galveston Bay

2026-16119, Port Access Route Study: Approaches to Galveston Bay and Sabine Pass, Texas and Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2026-08-07, effective 2026-08-07; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16119
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16119
- Title: Port Access Route Study: Approaches to Galveston Bay and Sabine Pass, Texas and Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 91 FR 51177
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: 2026-08-07
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

Coast Guard Maps Ship Paths to Galveston Bay

## Summary

The Coast Guard Heartland District announces the completion of the Approaches to Galveston Bay and Sabine Pass, Texas and Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana Port Access Route Study (PARS). The study was conducted to evaluate the adequacy of existing vessel routing measures and determine whether additional vessel routing measures are necessary for port approaches to Galveston Bay and Sabine Pass, Texas, Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana, and international and domestic transit areas in the Heartland Coast Guard District area of responsibility (AOR).

## Effects PRIA read

- No Widening of Safety Fairways: mixed, low. In the final PARS report (March 2026), the Coast Guard found existing safety fairways in the study area are adequate but said the safety fairways cannot be widened as recommended because of established infrastructure within the Gulf of America. This conclusion was published in the Federal Register…
- New Offshore Fairway Anchorages Recommended: benefit, medium. The March 2026 PARS final report recommends implementing several new fairway anchorages in the study area to give vessels a safe waiting area while they await clearance into port. The recommendation covers approaches to Galveston Bay and Sabine Pass, Texas, and Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana, and was an…

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## Sources
- [2026-16119 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16119/port-access-route-study-approaches-to-galveston-bay-and-sabine-pass-texas-and-calcasieu-pass)
- [2026-16119 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16119.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16119 (as of 2026-08-14).