Proposed Rule2026-01401
Anchorage Grounds; Columbia River, Longview, Oregon and Washington
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Published
January 26, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard is proposing to modify the Longview anchorage by reducing its size to allow completion of the Longview Channel realignment project. This action is necessary to provide commercial vessels with the space needed to safely transit the navigational channel by maximizing the available height clearance of the Lewis and Clark bridge in Longview, WA. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3094-3096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01401]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 110
[Docket Number USCG-2025-0806]
RIN 1625-AA01
Anchorage Grounds; Columbia River, Longview, Oregon and
Washington
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing to modify the Longview anchorage
by reducing its size to allow completion of the Longview Channel
realignment project. This action is necessary to provide commercial
vessels with the space needed to safely transit the navigational
channel by maximizing the available height clearance of the Lewis and
Clark bridge in Longview, WA. We invite your comments on this proposed
rulemaking.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before February 25, 2026.
ADDRESSES: To submit comments and view available documents, go to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for USCG-2025-0806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
proposed rule, contact Lieutenant Commander Jesse Wallace, Sector
Columbia River Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard, 503-
572-3524, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d98a9a8b8e8e9499acaababef7b4b0b5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7023332227273d30050313175e1d191c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
MTS Marine transportation system
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec. Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background and Authority
The Coast Guard is proposing to reduce the Longview anchorage to
accommodate the Longview Channel realignment in the Columbia River,
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initiated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers has completed a thorough Longview Channel realignment
assessment project. This project was initiated to realign the channel
to allow commercial vessels to safely navigate under the Longview
bridge at its maximum clearance. This realignment would require the
Longview anchorage to be modified, reducing its total area.
The Coast Guard is proposing this rulemaking under authorities in
33 U.S.C. 2071; 46 U.S.C. 70006 and 70034; 33 CFR 1.05-1; and
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No.
01.3.
III. Discussion of the Rule
The Coast Guard is proposing to reduce the size of the Longview
anchorage ground in the Columbia River. In the last several years,
commercial vessels transiting the Columbia River Marine Transportation
System (MTS) have increased in size. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
has taken steps to ensure the continued safe navigation of this vital
waterway by completing the Longview Channel realignment project. To
allow for this channel realignment, the U.S. Coast Guard would reduce
the size of the Longview anchorage. An image depicting the affected
area can be viewed in the docket. The revised coordinates we are
proposing for the reduced size of the Longview anchorage are found in
the regulatory text below.
IV. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders.
A. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. Section 605 of the RFA allows an agency to certify a rule, in
lieu of preparing an analysis, if the rulemaking is not expected to
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons.
Vessels will be able to safely navigate the channel while retaining
the ability anchor in the modified anchorage ground.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment
(see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to
what degree this proposed rule would economically affect it.
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), if this proposed rule will
affect your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction
and you have questions, contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Small businesses may send comments to the
Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and the
Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness Boards by calling 1-888-
REG-FAIR (1-888-734-3247).
B. Collection of Information
This proposed rule will not call for a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).
C. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, and have determined that it is consistent with the
fundamental federalism principles and preemption requirements described
in that Order.
Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
As required by The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1531-1538), the Coast Guard certifies that this proposed rule will not
result in an annual expenditure of $100,000,000 or more (adjusted for
inflation) by a State, local, or tribal government, in the aggregate,
or by the private sector.
E. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Directive 023-01, Rev. 1, associated implementing
instructions, and Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series),
which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have
determined that this action is one of a category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment.
This proposed rule is an anchorage. It is categorically excluded
from further review under paragraph L59(b) of Appendix A, Table 1 of
DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 1. A draft Record of
Environmental Consideration supporting this determination is available
in the docket.
V. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
Submitting comments. We encourage you to submit comments at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. To do so, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, type
USCG-2025-0806 in the search box and click ``Search.'' Next, look for
this document in the Search Results column, and click on it. Then click
on the Comment option. If you cannot submit your material by using
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, call or email the person in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this proposed rule for alternate
instructions.
Viewing material in the docket. To view available documents, find
the docket as described in the previous paragraph, and then select
``Supporting & Related Material'' in the Document Type column. We will
post public comments in our online docket. Additional information is on
the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> Frequently Asked Questions web page.
Personal information. We accept anonymous comments. Comments we
post to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> will include any personal
information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions
to the docket in
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response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records
notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Anchorage grounds.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard is
proposing to amend 33 CFR part 110 as follows:
PART 110--ANCHORAGE REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2071; 46 U.S.C. 70006, 70034; 33 CFR 1.05-
1; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision
No. 01.3.
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2. Revise 33 CFR 110.228(a)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 110.228 Columbia River, Oregon and Washington.
(a) * * *
(3) Longview Anchorage. An area enclosed by a line connecting the
following points:
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Latitude (N) Longitude (W)
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46[deg]06'28.69'' 122[deg]57'38.33''
46[deg]06'41.71'' 122[deg]58'01.25''
46[deg]07'22.55'' 122[deg]59'00.81''
46[deg]07'36.21'' 122[deg]59'19.29''
46[deg]07'28.44'' 122[deg]59'31.18''
46[deg]07'14.77'' 122[deg]59'12.70''
46[deg]06'52.52'' 122[deg]58'42.62''
46[deg]06'36.96'' 122[deg]58'16.72''
46[deg]06'28.87'' 122[deg]58'00.09''
46[deg]06'22.44'' 122[deg]57'43.27''
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A. Avanni,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Coast Guard Northwest
District.
[FR Doc. 2026-01401 Filed 1-23-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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