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Special Local Regulation; 100th Annual Pony Swim, Chincoteague Inlet and Surrounding Waters, Sector Virginia Captain of the Port Zone
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 21, 2025. It took effect on July 26, 2025.
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What the agency says
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.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-13655
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- July 21, 2025
- Takes effect
- July 26, 2025
- Dates
- This rule is effective from 6 a.m. on July 26, 2025, through 10 p.m. on August 1, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket Number USCG-2025-0463
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AA08
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 33 CFR 100
- Topics
- Marine safety; Navigation (water); Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Waterways
- Pages
- 4
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