Proposed rule
Special Local Regulation; Elizabeth River Western Branch, Portsmouth, VA
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 11, 2026. Document 2026-02750. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.
- What it does
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary special local regulation (SLR) for certain navigable waters of the Elizabeth River Western Branch. The SLR is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a boat race. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
The Coast Guard's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
1 part of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
42 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA08 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Feb. 11, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation, Temporary Anchorage Ground Suspension, and Safety and Security Zones: Sail Boston, 250th Anniversary 2026; Boston Harbor, Boston, MA
- Jan. 27, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- Dec. 19, 2025 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation, Temporary Anchorage Ground Suspension, and Security Zones: Sail 4th 250, International Naval Review 250; Port of New York and New Jersey
- Dec. 17, 2025 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Milwaukee River, Milwaukee, WI
- Sept. 19, 2025 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Clinch River, Oak Ridge, TN
- Sept. 19, 2025 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Tennessee River, Florence, Alabama
- Sept. 16, 2025 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH
- Sept. 11, 2025 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Galveston Channel, Galveston, TX
Since then:
- April 6, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; 4th of July Fireworks, East River and Upper New York Bay, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, NY
- May 5, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Coast Guard Sector Detroit Captain of the Port Zone
- May 5, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events in the Coast Guard Sector Detroit Captain of the Port Zone
- May 5, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, OH
- May 5, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events in the Coast Guard Sector Detroit Captain of the Port Zone
- May 5, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Zone Columbia River
- May 5, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Ohio River, Louisville, KY
- May 6, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; East Passage, Narragansett Bay, Newport, RI
- May 6, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Bush River and Otter Point Creek; Between Perryman, MD and Edgewood, MD
- May 6, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Neuse and Trent Rivers, New Bern, NC
- May 7, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Cleveland, OH
- May 8, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- May 13, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- May 13, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; St. Mary's River, St. George's Creek, Piney Point, MD
- May 15, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- May 18, 2026 Temporary final rules. Special Local Regulation, Temporary Anchorage Ground Suspension, and Security Zones: Sail 4th 250, International Naval Review 250; Port of New York and New Jersey
- May 20, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Red River Rumble F1 Powerboat Showdown, Shreveport, LA
- May 21, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Sail Yorktown; York River, Yorktown, VA
- May 21, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Battle of the Boats; York River, Yorktown, VA
- May 21, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, and the Elizabeth River, Virginia
- May 26, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation, Temporary Anchorage Ground Suspension, and Safety and Security Zones: Sail Boston, 250th Anniversary 2026; Boston Harbor, Boston, MA.
- May 28, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Sail Grand Prix, Upper Bay, New York City, NY
- May 29, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Detroit River, MI
- May 29, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Maumee River, Toledo, OH
- June 1, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic City, NJ
- June 4, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Allegheny River Mile Marker 20.5-21.5, Creighton, PA
- June 4, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Ohio River Mile Marker 90-91, Wheeling, WV
- June 5, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- June 5, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Genesee River, Rochester, NY
- June 9, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- June 11, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Ohio River, Henderson, KY
- June 17, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; 4th of July Fireworks, East River and Upper New York Bay, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, NY
- June 17, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Zone Columbia River
- June 23, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Oyster Bay Harbor, Wantagh, NY
- June 25, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Kelleys Island, OH
- June 25, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events-Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH
- June 25, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Sandusky Bay, Sandusky, OH
- June 29, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Manistee River, Manistee, MI
- July 6, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- July 17, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY
- July 22, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; San Pedro Bay, CA
- July 23, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Fairport Harbor, OH
- Aug. 6, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- Aug. 11, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events-Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH
- Aug. 12, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Daugherty Creek, Crisfield, MD
- Aug. 12, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Casco Bay, Flotilla To Fight Cancer, Long Island, ME
- Aug. 14, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; ChattaWake Wakesurfing Event, Tennessee River, Chattanooga TN
- Aug. 20, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; North East, North East, MD
- Aug. 25, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Choptank River, Cambridge, MD
- Aug. 26, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Kelleys Island, OH
- Aug. 28, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Chickahominy River, Williamsburg, VA
- Sept. 3, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Allegheny River Mile Markers 0-3.5 and Ohio River Mile Marker 0-3, Pittsburgh, PA
- Sept. 17, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Maumee River, Toledo, OH
- Sept. 25, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Milwaukee River and Menomonee River, Milwaukee, WI
- Oct. 5, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Allegheny River Mile Marker 20.5-21, Creighton, PA
- Oct. 16, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Oct. 16, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Oct. 19, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Ponce Harbor, Ponce, PR
- Oct. 28, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Port Miami Main Shipping Channel, Miami FL
- Nov. 4, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Ocean, Key West, FL
- What happens next and when
Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before March 13, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-02750 |
|---|---|
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking. |
| Agencies | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard |
| Published | Feb. 11, 2026 |
| Comments close | March 13, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1625-AA08 |
| Docket | USCG-2026-0086 |
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