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Final ruleTook effect Oct. 6, 2026

Security Zone; U.S. Coast Guard Base, Los Angeles Harbor Main Channel, Los Angeles, CA

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 7, 2026. Document 2026-20520. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a permanent security zone extending 40 yards into the navigable waters of the main channel of Los Angeles Harbor, including the perimeter of the Coast Guard Base on Terminal Island in San Pedro, CA. This is necessary for the security of military service members on board vessels moored at the pier, and military members and government property. All persons and vessels will be prohibited from entering, transiting through, or anchoring within a portion of Los Angeles Harbor's Main Channel surrounding Terminal Island, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Los Angeles--Long Beach.

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 339 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

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

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on October 6, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-20520
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedOct. 7, 2026
Effective dateOct. 6, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0763

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