Rule 29 Jul 2025 regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, security measures, harbors, coast guard, security zone, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), palm beach

⚓️Security Zone Regulations for Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone on the waters of the Lake Worth Lagoon, Intracoastal Waterway, and Atlantic Ocean near the Mar-A-Lago Club and the Southern Boulevard Bridge in Palm Beach, Florida (FL). This rule is substantially like the "east zone" security zone published elsewhere in the Coast Guard's regulations. The Coast Guard will only enforce this rule when the President of the United States, members of the First Family, or other persons under the protection of the Secret Service are present or expected to be present. This action is necessary to protect the official party, public, and surrounding waterways from terrorist acts, sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents, or other events of a similar nature.

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Rule 28 Jul 2025 reporting and recordkeeping requirements, construction, security measures, harbors, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), safety regulation, waterway, houston ship channel

🚧Temporary Safety Zones for Houston Ship Channel Bridge Construction

The Coast Guard is establishing two temporary safety zones for navigable waters within a 120-yard radius of points on the north and south shore of the Houston Ship Channel under the Beltway 8 Bridge (Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge) overhead construction. The safety zones are needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by constructing a new bridge. Entry of vessels or persons into these zones are prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Houston-Galveston.

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Rule 23 Jul 2025 reporting and recordkeeping requirements, security measures, washington, harbors, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), safety zone, maritime regulations, fireworks, dyes inlet

🎇Coast Guard Establishes Temporary Safety Zone in Dyes Inlet, WA

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the navigable waters of Dyes Inlet, Washington. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with a fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Puget Sound.

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Notice 23 Jul 2025 regulatory, commerce, transportation, waterways, inland waterways

🌊Notice for Nominations to Inland Waterways Users Board

The Department of the Army is publishing this second notice to request nominations to serve as representatives on the Inland Waterways Users Board ("Board"), sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Board provides independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army and the Congress. The Secretary of the Army recommends its 11 (eleven) representative organizations to the Secretary of Defense for approval. This notice is to solicit nominations for eleven (11) appointments for terms that will begin by February 16, 2026. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/.

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Rule 22 Jul 2025 regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, security measures, harbors, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), safety zone, kentucky river

🌊Temporary Safety Zone Established on Kentucky River by Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Kentucky River extending from mile marker (MM) 65.5 to MM 66 near Frankfort, KY. This safety zone is needed to protect life, vessels, and the marine environment due to work being conducted on the Broadway Bridge near MM 65.5. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley (COTP) or a designated representative.

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Rule 21 Jul 2025 reporting and recordkeeping requirements, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), navigation, public safety, local regulation, chincoteague, ponies

🚤Temporary Local Regulation for 100th Pony Swim Event in Virginia

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary Special Local Regulation on the waters around Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops Islands, on Virginia's Eastern Shore. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters from potential hazards during the week of the 100th Annual Pony Roundup, Swim & Auction. All non-participants would be intermittently prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the regulated area without permission from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

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Proposed Rule 21 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, security measures, harbors, safety regulations, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), florida, marine events, st. petersburg

🚤Proposed Special Regulations for Marine Events in St. Petersburg

The Coast Guard is proposing to revise its existing special local regulations by adding a new recurring event to an existing table. The Coast Guard is also proposing to expand a regulated area for one event and update the dates of existing events in the Seventh Coast Guard District Captain of the Port (COTP) St. Petersburg. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

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Rule 16 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business operations, security measures, harbors, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), safety zone, fireworks, rainy lake

🎆Temporary Safety Zone Regulation for Rainy Lake Fireworks

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of Rainy Lake. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards on these navigable waters near Ranier Beach Park, Ranier, MN, during a fireworks display on August 9, 2025. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or a designated representative.

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Rule 16 Jul 2025 regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, security measures, california, harbors, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), safety zone, navigation, vessel operators

🚤Temporary Safety Zone Established at Little Potato Slough

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 100-yard radius of the vessels and machinery conducting operations at the site of the vessel CHALEUR in Little Potato Slough near Stockton, CA. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by salvage operations. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector San Francisco.

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Rule 15 Jul 2025 environmental regulation, environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, business compliance, intergovernmental relations, nepa, waterways, water pollution control, permit applications, army corps of engineers, dams

🌊Army Corps of Engineers NEPA Procedures Revision Overview

The Army is issuing this document to correct the interim final rule published on July 3, 2025. That document inadvertently provided inaccurate instruction with regard to paragraph (a) of Sec. 325.2. This document corrects the interim final rule.

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