Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Passaic River, Between the City of Newark and Town of Kearny, NJ
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- What it does
The Coast Guard is modifying the operating regulation that governs the Point No Point Railroad Bridge across the Passaic River, mile 2.6, between the City of Newark and Town of Kearny, NJ. The change in the regulation will allow the bridge to be remotely operated from the Conrail North Jersey Dispatch Center in Mount Laurel, NJ. This change will alter the operating schedule of the bridge to open on signal and no longer require a four-hour advance notice.
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:
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
29 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA09 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Feb. 3, 2026 Temporary Interim Rule with request for comments Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Rochelle Harbor, Westchester County, NY
- Jan. 26, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Technical Amendment; Removal of Obsolete Drawbridge Operating Regulations
- Jan. 26, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inside Thorofare, Ventnor City, New Jersey
- Jan. 20, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Jan. 20, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North Myrtle Beach, SC
- Dec. 1, 2025 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Passaic River, Between the City of Newark and Town of Kearny, NJ
- Nov. 26, 2025 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Wishkah River, Aberdeen, WA
- Nov. 24, 2025 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bass River, Beverly, MA
Since then:
- June 3, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Passaic River, Harrison, NJ
- June 12, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Big Carlos Pass, Estero Island, FL
- June 16, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Wishkah River, Aberdeen, WA
- July 20, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Newark Bay, Between the City of Newark and City of Bayonne, NJ
- July 28, 2026 Notice of inquiry, request for comments. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH
- Aug. 7, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Old Brazos River, Freeport, Texas
- Aug. 7, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Drawbridge Operation Regulation; San Bernard River, Brazoria County, Texas
- Aug. 27, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Albemarle Sound to Sunset Beach, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), Wrightsville Beach, NC
- Sept. 4, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Savannah River, Clyo, GA
- Sept. 9, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Pierce, FL
- Sept. 17, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mystic River, Mystic, CT
- Sept. 17, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Niantic River, Between Waterford and Niantic, CT
- Sept. 17, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Connecticut River, East Haddam, CT
- Oct. 7, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bay St. Louis, Bay St. Louis, MS; Back Bay of Biloxi, Biloxi, MS; Pascagoula River, Pascagoula, MS; Three Mile Creek, Mobile, AL; Chickasaw Creek, Saraland, AL.
- Oct. 22, 2026 Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Manitowoc River, Manitowoc, WI
- Nov. 6, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Wishkah River, Aberdeen, WA
- Nov. 6, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Harlem River, Between the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City, New York
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective March 13, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-02690 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard |
| Published | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Effective date | March 13, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1625-AA09 |
| Docket | USCG-2025-0999 |
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