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Final ruleTook effect June 12, 2026

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Big Carlos Pass, Estero Island, FL

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 12, 2026. Document 2026-11838. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation regulation for the SR 865 Bridge, across Big Carlos Pass, mile 0.0, at Estero Island and Black Island, FL. The drawbridge was replaced with a fixed bridge in April 2026, and the operating regulation is no longer applicable or necessary.

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 117

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

31 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA09 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective June 12, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-11838
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJune 12, 2026
Effective dateJune 12, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA09
DocketUSCG-2026-0596

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