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Final ruleTook effect Aug. 2, 2026

Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Fairport Harbor, OH

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 23, 2026. Document 2026-14883. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation (SLR) for certain waters off the shore of Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park on Lake Erie. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Fairport Harbor, OH during the Lake Metroparks Pirate Triathlon event on August 2, 2026. This regulation prohibits persons and vessels from entering the regulated area unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Eastern Great Lakes 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 100

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

84 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA08 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective from 7:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. on August 2, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-14883
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedJuly 23, 2026
Effective dateAug. 2, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA08
DocketUSCG-2026-0947

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