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Final ruleTook effect June 9, 2026

Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays, Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, TX

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 9, 2026. Document 2026-11501. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters in the Laguna Madre. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a series of fireworks displays launched from a barge in the Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, Texas. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi or a 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 341 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

159 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 June 9, 2026 through July 31, 2026. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from June 5, 2026 until June 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-11501
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJune 9, 2026
Effective dateJune 9, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0667

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