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Final ruleTook effect June 15, 2026

Security Zone; Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles, CA

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 15, 2026. Document 2026-11993. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone for navigable waters offshore of Los Angeles International Airport. The security zone is necessary to ensure public safety and prevent sabotage or terrorist acts near the airport during the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles, CA. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Los Angeles--Long Beach.

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

23 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA87 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective without actual notice from June 15, 2026, through July 12, 2026. For purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from June 11, 2026, through June 15, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-11993
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJune 15, 2026
Effective dateJune 15, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA87
DocketUSCG-2026-0556

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