Jeffrey Lewis was quoted in a Maritime Executive article discussing the transition of the environmental compliance process for deepwater port development from the U.S. Coast Guard to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Jeff warned that transferring this responsibility would be ill-advised. "While there has been frustration among some applicants in recent years with the slowness of the review process, I would argue that this current division and specialization of roles between Coast Guard and MARAD is an outgrowth of the agencies’ inherent, organic capabilities, and should be left as it is," said Jeff. "MARAD does not possess [NEPA review] competencies at all. Nor does MARAD have the resources — both human and financial — while the Coast Guard does."

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