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Final ruleTook effect Jan. 26, 2026

Safety Zone; Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean, Guam

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Jan. 21, 2026. Document 2026-01064. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean north of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a Department of War small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) testing event. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam.

The Coast Guard's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

33 CFR 165

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Coast Guard has published 344 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 224 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

105 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA00 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective from 1 p.m. ChST on January 26, 2026 through 10 p.m. ChST on January 30, 2026. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice by Marine Broadcast will be used daily from 0500-2200 January 26, 2026, until January 30, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-01064
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJan. 21, 2026
Effective dateJan. 26, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0069

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register