Rule2026-16254
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes Zone Marine Events Within the Great Lakes Coast Guard District
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Published
August 10, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce multiple safety zones located in federal regulations for recurring marine events taking place in August through September of 2026 to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during these events. Our regulation for marine events within the Coast Guard's Eastern Great Lakes Zone identifies the regulated areas for these events. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes or a designated representative.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 152 (Monday, August 10, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16254]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2026-0993]
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Eastern
Great Lakes Zone Marine Events Within the Great Lakes Coast Guard
District
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce multiple safety zones located in
federal regulations for recurring marine events taking place in August
through September of 2026 to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waterways during these events. Our regulation for marine
events within the Coast Guard's Eastern Great Lakes Zone identifies the
regulated areas for these events. During the enforcement periods, the
operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with
directions from the Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes or a
designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939 will be enforced for the
regulated areas listed in Table 1 to Sec. 165.939, as follows:
<bullet> Event (H)(1): Whiskey Island Paddlefest, Cleveland, OH--
from 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on August 15, 2026.
<bullet> Event (H)(2): D-Day Conneaut, Conneaut, OH--from 1:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m. each day from August 13 through 15, 2026.
<bullet> Event (H)(8): Tri CLE Rock Roll Run, Cleveland, OH--from
8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on August 15, 2026, and from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00
a.m. on August 16, 2026.
<bullet> Event (I)(2): Cleveland National Air Show, Cleveland, OH--
from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day from September 5 through 7, 2026.
<bullet> Event (I)(3): Head of the Cuyahoga, Cleveland, OH--from
4:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 26, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Andrew
Nevenner at Marine Safety Unit Cleveland's Waterways Management
Division; telephone 216-937-0111, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1753272e3a445a553a5a4442545b5241525b5659533a40405a5762647470397a7e7b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="682c5851453b252a45253b3d2b242d3e2d2429262c453f3f25281d1b0b0f46050104">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce multiple safety
zones for annual events in the Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes
Zone listed in Table 1 to 33 CFR 165.939, for events occurring in the
months of August through September, as listed in the DATES section.
This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waterways during those annual marine events. Pursuant to 33
CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within these safety
zones during an enforcement period is prohibited unless authorized by
the Captain of the Port (COTP) Eastern Great Lakes or his designated
representative. Those seeking permission to enter the safety zone may
request permission from the COTP Eastern Great Lakes via channel 16,
VHF-FM. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone
shall obey the directions of COTP Eastern Great Lakes or his designated
representative. While within a safety zone, all vessels shall operate
at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course.
In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance
notification of this enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to
Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. If the COTP Eastern Great Lakes
determines that the safety zone need not be enforced for the full
duration stated in this notice, he may use a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners to grant general permission to enter the respective safety
zone.
Matthew J. Walter,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Eastern Great
Lakes.
[FR Doc. 2026-16254 Filed 8-7-26; 8:45 am]
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