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Safety Zone; Rocket Test Site, Rio Grande River, Boca Chica, TX
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 22, 2026. It took effect on January 22, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the Rio Grande River. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by cryogenics and structural tests of SpaceX rockets at their Massey's test site. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-01168
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- January 22, 2026
- Takes effect
- January 22, 2026
- Dates
- This rule is effective without actual notice from January 22, 2026 through February 28, 2026. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from December 22, 2025, until January 22, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket Number USCG-2025-1125
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AA00
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 33 CFR 165
- Topics
- Harbors; Marine safety; Navigation (water); Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Security measures; Waterways
- Pages
- 2
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