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Final ruleTook effect July 4, 2026

Safety Zone; Toms River, Beachwood, NJ

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 22, 2026. Document 2026-12488. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for waters of the Toms River, near Mayo Park, in Beachwood, NJ, for a land- based fireworks display. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay (COTP).

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 9 p.m. on July 4, 2026, to 10 p.m. on July 5, 2026. It will only be enforced, however, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on July 4, 2026, or during those hours on a rain date of July 5, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-12488
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJune 22, 2026
Effective dateJuly 4, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0699

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