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Special Local Regulation; Galveston Channel, Galveston, TX
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on September 11, 2025. It took effect on September 16, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation for the safety of life on certain waters of the Galveston Channel in Galveston County, TX. These regulations will be enforced during a boat parade which will be held annually, on the third Saturday in September. This proposed rulemaking prohibits entry of non-participants into the regulated area unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Houston-Galveston (COTP) or designated representative.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-17545
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- September 11, 2025
- Takes effect
- September 16, 2025
- Dates
- This rule is effective September 16, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket Number USCG-2025-0586
- 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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