Special Local Regulation; ChattaWake Wakesurfing Event, Tennessee River, Chattanooga TN
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 14, 2026. Document 2026-16660. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.
- What it does
The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation (SLR) for the ChattaWake wakesurfing competition, from Mile Marker 462 to 466 on the Tennessee River near Chattanooga, TN. This rulemaking will create a special regulated area requiring non-participants to transit at no-wake speed to protect wake surfers from potential hazards on the waterway.
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:
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
89 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA08 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Aug. 12, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Casco Bay, Flotilla To Fight Cancer, Long Island, ME
- Aug. 12, 2026 Temporary final rule. Special Local Regulation; Daugherty Creek, Crisfield, MD
- Aug. 11, 2026 Final rule. Special Local Regulation; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events-Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH
- 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
Since then:
- 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 from 7 a.m. on August 13, 2026, through 5 p.m. on August 16, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-16660 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary final rule. |
| Agencies | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard |
| Published | Aug. 14, 2026 |
| Effective date | Aug. 13, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1625-AA08 |
| Docket | USCG-2026-0951 |
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