Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone

What it does

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Town of Dune Acres Independence Day Fireworks event on a portion of Lake Michigan in Dune Acres, Indiana. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the fireworks display. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan 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

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.

What happens next and when

The regulation in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 3, 2026, for the safety zone listed as Event 2 of Table 2 to Sec. 165.929.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCG-2026-0552 on Regulations.gov
• Title 33 on eCFR

The record as published

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