Coast Guard to Expand Higher Volume Port Area for Puget Sound and Strait of Juan de Fuca

Summary

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to comply with recent legislation that would expand a higher volume port area (HVPA) for Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, adding Pacific Ocean waters within a 50-mile arc, requiring tankers to review and modify their vessel response plans by October 15, 2015.