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Final ruleTook effect June 30, 2026

Safety Zone; Offshore, Ritidian Point, GU

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 22, 2026. Document 2026-12432. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters offshore of Ritidian Point, Guam. This safety zone is in support of Valiant Shield 2026 Integrated Air Missile Defense Live Fire Exercise (IAMD LFX VS26), impacting the navigable waterways within the predetermined PAC-2 Interceptor (Patriot) flight path. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective from 10 a.m. on June 30, 2026 to 6 p.m. on July 1, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-12432
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJune 22, 2026
Effective dateJune 30, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0670

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