Rule2026-10887
Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District-Cape May, NJ
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Published
June 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for the Around the Island Paddle on June 28, 2026. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the USCG East District identifies the regulated area for this event. During the enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign. Non-participants must request permission to enter the regulated area.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 32352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10887]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG-2026-0567
Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East
District--Cape May, NJ
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for
the Around the Island Paddle on June 28, 2026. This action is necessary
to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this
event. Our regulation for marine events within the USCG East District
identifies the regulated area for this event. During the enforcement
period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply
with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol
displaying a Coast Guard ensign. Non-participants must request
permission to enter the regulated area.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the
special local regulation listed in Table 1 to Paragraph (i)(1) of Sec.
100.501 for the Around the Island Paddle from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. on
June 28, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, you may call or email Petty Officer Dominick
Dobridge, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Waterways Management
Division, telephone 206-815-6688, option 3, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6b58385a2838aa4879fb1b1aba693958581c88b8f8a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3764525473525b75564e60607a7742445450195a5e5b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special
local regulation in Table 1 to Paragraph (i)(1) in 33 CFR 100.501 for
the regulated area of the Around the Island Paddle from 8 a.m. through
2 p.m. on June 28, 2026. This action is being taken to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation
for marine events within the USCG East District, Sec. 100.501,
specifies the location of the regulated area for the ``Around the
Island Paddle'' which encompasses portions of Cape May Harbor, Atlantic
Ocean, and Delaware Bay in Cape May, NJ. During the enforcement period,
as reflected in Sec. 100.501(g), the operator of a vessel in the
regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or
any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign. Non-participants
are only allowed inside the regulated area to pass through or enter and
remain within a designated spectator area. A non-participant must
contact the Event Patrol Commander or an official patrol vessel to
request permission to either enter the Spectator Area or pass through
the regulated area.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast
Notice to Mariners.
Dated: May 19, 2026.
Kate F. Higgins-Bloom,
Captain, U. S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2026-10887 Filed 5-29-26; 8:45 am]
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