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Final ruleTook effect July 7, 2026

Safety Zone; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 7, 2026. Document 2026-13681. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, in Port Aransas near beacons "9" and "10." The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by an underwater obstruction. Entry of vessels or persons into this temporary safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective without actual notice from July 7, 2026 through 11:59 p.m. on July 8, 2026. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from July 1, 2026 until July 7, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-13681
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJuly 7, 2026
Effective dateJuly 7, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0930

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