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Final ruleTook effect Aug. 14, 2026

Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth Zone

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 15, 2026. Document 2026-14207. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is revising existing regulations for recurring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Duluth Zone. These changes will allow for limited geographic flexibility in the location of recurring safety zones for certain annual marine events. This rulemaking is intended to permit the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Duluth to provide notification of enforcement of recurring safety zones in the vicinity of published coordinates, rather than requiring enforcement at a fixed point. The safety zones are needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with these events.

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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective August 14, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-14207
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJuly 15, 2026
Effective dateAug. 14, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0276

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