Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH

What it does

The Coast Guard is seeking information and comments on a proposed change to the operating regulation for all movable bridges over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH. The Cuyahoga River Harbor Safety Committee raised concerns to the Coast Guard regarding the radio frequency of the movable bridges and its interference with distress calls on VHF-FM Marine Channel 16 on 156.800 Megahertz. Currently, the Coast Guard's proposed solution to these issues would move the hailing channel for the bridges from VHF-FM Marine Channel 16 on 156.800 Megahertz to VHF-FM Marine Channel 9 on 156.450 Megahertz for all movable bridges over the Cuyahoga River. We invite your comments on this Notice of Inquiry.

The Coast Guard's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

33 CFR 117

Before this

34 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA09 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• July 20, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Newark Bay, Between the City of Newark and City of Bayonne, NJ
• June 16, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Wishkah River, Aberdeen, WA
• June 12, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Big Carlos Pass, Estero Island, FL
• June 3, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Passaic River, Harrison, NJ
• Feb. 11, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Passaic River, Between the City of Newark and Town of Kearny, NJ
• Feb. 3, 2026 Temporary Interim Rule with request for comments Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Rochelle Harbor, Westchester County, NY
• Jan. 26, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Technical Amendment; Removal of Obsolete Drawbridge Operating Regulations
• Jan. 26, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inside Thorofare, Ventnor City, New Jersey

Since then:

• Aug. 7, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Old Brazos River, Freeport, Texas
• Aug. 7, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Drawbridge Operation Regulation; San Bernard River, Brazoria County, Texas
• Aug. 27, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Albemarle Sound to Sunset Beach, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), Wrightsville Beach, NC
• Sept. 4, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Savannah River, Clyo, GA
• Sept. 9, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Pierce, FL
• Sept. 17, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mystic River, Mystic, CT
• Sept. 17, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Niantic River, Between Waterford and Niantic, CT
• Sept. 17, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Connecticut River, East Haddam, CT
• Oct. 7, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bay St. Louis, Bay St. Louis, MS; Back Bay of Biloxi, Biloxi, MS; Pascagoula River, Pascagoula, MS; Three Mile Creek, Mobile, AL; Chickasaw Creek, Saraland, AL.
• Oct. 22, 2026 Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Manitowoc River, Manitowoc, WI
• Nov. 6, 2026 Final rule. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Wishkah River, Aberdeen, WA
• Nov. 6, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Harlem River, Between the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City, New York

What happens next and when

Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before August 27, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCG-2025-1063 on Regulations.gov
• Title 33 on eCFR

The record as published

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