Special Local Regulation; 4th of July Fireworks, East River and Upper New York Bay, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, NY
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 17, 2026. Document 2026-12169. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.
- What it does
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation (SLR) for certain navigable waters of the East River and Upper New York Bay, in New York Harbor, NY. The SLR is needed to provide for the safety of life on these highly congested waterways immediately before, during, and after a 4th of July fireworks display. The rule controls vessel movement, creates spectator zones, establishes an exclusion zone near launch sites and prohibits entry into moving protection zones around transiting fireworks barges unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector New York, 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:
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
75 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA08 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- June 17, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Zone Columbia River
- June 11, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Ohio River, Henderson, KY
- June 9, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- June 5, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Genesee River, Rochester, NY
- June 5, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- June 4, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Ohio River Mile Marker 90-91, Wheeling, WV
- June 4, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Allegheny River Mile Marker 20.5-21.5, Creighton, PA
- June 1, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic City, NJ
Since then:
- 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
This rule is effective from 4 p.m. on July 4, 2026, through 11:30 p.m. on July 5, 2026. It will only be enforced from 4:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2026, unless the event is delayed because of weather conditions, in which case it will be subject to enforcement during those same hours on July 5, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-12169 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary final rule. |
| Agencies | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard |
| Published | June 17, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 4, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1625-AA08 |
| Docket | USCG-2025-1120 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register