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Final ruleTook effect July 4, 2026

Safety Zone; Bayfront Park 4th of July Fireworks Display, Intercoastal Waterway, Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 2, 2026. Document 2026-13438. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters on the Intercoastal Waterway portion of Biscayne Bay in Miami, FL. The safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with two barge-based fireworks displays on July 4, 2026. The safety zone will encompass all waters within a 250-yard radius of the firework barges. This rulemaking prohibits entry of vessels or persons into this safety zone unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Miami 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:

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

198 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 11:10 p.m. on July 4, 2026, through 12:10 a.m. on July 5, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-13438
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJuly 2, 2026
Effective dateJuly 4, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0610

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