Special Local Regulation; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events-Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a recurring Special Local Regulation (SLR) for certain navigable waters of the Cuyahoga River. The SLR is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these waters during the Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival, which occurs annually on or around the 4th weekend in August. This rulemaking prohibits persons and vessels from entering the regulated area during enforcement periods 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

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

• Aug. 6, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
• July 23, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Fairport Harbor, OH
• July 22, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; San Pedro Bay, CA
• July 17, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY
• July 6, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
• June 29, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Manistee River, Manistee, MI
• June 25, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Sandusky Bay, Sandusky, OH
• June 25, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events-Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH

Since then:

• Aug. 12, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Daugherty Creek, Crisfield, MD
• Aug. 12, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Casco Bay, Flotilla To Fight Cancer, Long Island, ME
• Aug. 14, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; ChattaWake Wakesurfing Event, Tennessee River, Chattanooga TN
• Aug. 20, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; North East, North East, MD
• Aug. 25, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Choptank River, Cambridge, MD
• Aug. 26, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Kelleys Island, OH
• Aug. 28, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Chickahominy River, Williamsburg, VA
• Sept. 3, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Allegheny River Mile Markers 0-3.5 and Ohio River Mile Marker 0-3, Pittsburgh, PA
• Sept. 17, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Maumee River, Toledo, OH
• Sept. 25, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Milwaukee River and Menomonee River, Milwaukee, WI
• Oct. 5, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Allegheny River Mile Marker 20.5-21, Creighton, PA
• Oct. 16, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City, AZ
• Oct. 16, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City, AZ
• Oct. 19, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Ponce Harbor, Ponce, PR
• Oct. 28, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Special Local Regulation; Port Miami Main Shipping Channel, Miami FL
• Nov. 4, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Atlantic Ocean, Key West, FL

What happens next and when

This rule is effective August 11, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCG-2026-0666 on Regulations.gov
• Title 33 on eCFR

The record as published

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