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Final ruleTook effect March 17, 2026

Safety Zone; San Pedro Channel and San Pedro Bay, CA

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 17, 2026. Document 2026-05216. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters in San Pedro Channel and San Pedro Bay, CA. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with the presence and removal of damaged containers and cargo onboard the vessel OOCL SUNFLOWER. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Los Angeles--Long Beach, or their designated representative.

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 343 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective without actual notice from March 17, 2026, through April 30, 2026. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from March 12, 2026, through March 17, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-05216
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedMarch 17, 2026
Effective dateMarch 17, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0292

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