The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within an area of Lake Michigan in Chicago, IL. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a Fiber Optics Conduit installation. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan or their designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation (SLR) for the navigable waters of the Atlantic Ocean surrounding the Key West Main Shipping Channel and the waters between Sunset Key and Wisteria Island. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Key West, FL during the Race World Offshore World Championship 2026 event beginning on November 4, 2026, and ending on November 8, 2026. This regulation prohibits persons and vessels from entering the regulated area unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Key West or their designated representative.

AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VESSEL (ASV) OPERATIONS ARE TAKING
PLACE BY THE ASV SEA ARCHER IN THE GULF OF AMERICA IN AN
AREA BOUND BY APPROXIMATE POSITIONS:
30-01-49N 088-44-36W,
30-01-49N 088-13-25W,
29-34-49N 088-13-25W AND
29-34-49N 088-44-28W.
MARINERS SHOULD MAINTAIN A WIDE BERTH FROM THE ASV.
CANCEL AT//300600Z NOV 26//

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1. FIRING EXERCISES HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS WILL BE
CONDUCTED DURING THE FOLLOWING TIMES AND LOCATIONS IN THE VCOA
DURING THE SUBJECT WEEK:
A. CONTINUOUSLY IN THE DAM NECK FIRING AREA (DANGER AREA D-334.390),
WARNING AREAS 50 A-C, AND RESTRICTED AREA R-6606.
B. CONTINUOUSLY IN THE DAM NECK RIFLE IMPACT AREA (DANGER AREA
D-334.380).
C. CONTINUOUSLY IN D-334.410 (HARVEY POINT R-5301).
D. 0700-2000 LOCAL MON-FRI BEGINNING AT 37-30.00N 075-34.50W TO
37-30.00N 075-30.00W TO 37-00.00N 075-30.00W TO 37-00.00N 075-54.00W
TO 37-03.00N 075-54.00W THEN 3 NM FROM AND PARALLEL TO THE SHORELINE
THEN TO POINT OF BEGINNING. THIS AREA IS LOCATED WITHIN MILITARY
OPERATING AREA W-386 (SURFACE GRID 6).
E. CONTINUOUSLY BEGINNING AT 37-15.00N 075-30.00W TO 37-15.00N
074-30.00W TO 37-05.00N 074-30.00W TO 37-00.00N 075-30.00W THEN
TO POINT OF BEGINNING. THIS AREA IS LOCATED WITHIN MILITARY
OPERATING AREA W-386 (SURFACE GRIDS 7CD,8CD).
F. CONTINUOUSLY BEGINNING AT 36-01.00N 075-00.00W TO 35-49.00N
074-28.00W TO 35-09.00N 074-28.00W TO 35-33.00N 075-00.00W
THEN TO POINT OF BEGINNING. THIS AREA IS LOCATED WITHIN MILITARY
OPERATING AREA W-72 (SURFACE GRIDS 3B1-3B4).
G. VARIOUS FIRING EXERCISES HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS.
DATE TIME (L) SURFACE GRIDS AREA BOUND BY
——- ——— —————- —————-
04 NOV 1500-1800 W-72(1C) 36-47N0 074-28W1
36-19N9 074-28W1
36-13N3 073-58W3
36-46N9 073-58W3
2. HELICOPTER MINESWEEPING (MCM) OPERATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED DAILY
DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS BEGINNING AT 37-00.00N 075-55.00W TO 37-30.00N
075-34.00W TO 37-30.00N 075-30.00W TO 37-00.00N 075-30.00W THENCE TO
POINT OF BEGINNING AND BEGINNING AT 36-55.00N 075-55.00W TO 36-55.00N
075-30.00W TO 36-30.00N 075-30.00W TO 36-30.00N 075-47.00W THENCE TO
POINT OF BEGINNING. THESE OPERATIONS INVOLVE LARGE NAVAL HELICOPTERS
AT FLIGHT ALTITUDES OF 100 FEET OR LESS, TOWING SURFACE AND
SUBSURFACE DEVICES AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS. AN AREA OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS EXISTS WITHIN A 250 FOOT RADIUS AROUND THESE HELICOPTERS
SUFFICIENT TO BLOW PEOPLE AND OBJECTS FROM EXPOSED DECKS AND
CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. THE TOWED DEVICES MAY BE COMPLETELY INVISIBLE
AND INCLUDE LARGE CABLES AND OBJECTS ON OR JUST BELOW THE SURFACE,
STREAMING UP TO 1,200 FEET BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT. TO MINIMIZE THE
POTENTIAL FOR MISHAP, MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO REMAIN WELL CLEAR
OF THESE DANGER ZONES WHEN MCM OPERATIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
3. FOR SECTORS VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, BROADCAST UNTIL CANCELED.
CANCEL AT//090630Z NOV 26//

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0072, Waste Management Plans, Refuse Discharge Logs, Letters of Designation for Certain Persons-in-Charge (PIC) and Great Lakes Dry Cargo Residue Recordkeeping; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.

THE USAF WILL CONDUCT MUNITION LAUNCHES IN THE GULF
OF AMERICA. THE HAZARD AREA WILL BE ACTIVE 04NOV2026 AND
10NOV2026, FROM 1130Z TO 1830Z, AND 05NOV2026, 06NOV2026,
AND 09NOV2026, FROM 1100Z TO 1830Z, AND WILL BE BOUND BY
APPROXIMATE POSITIONS:
30-04-46N 086-34-59W,
30-04-44N 086-16-04W,
30-01-43N 086-11-33W,
29-54-17N 086-11-34W,
29-52-28N 086-15-17W,
29-52-27N 086-34-21W,
29-55-57N 086-39-09W AND
29-59-45N 086-39-20W.
MARINERS ARE URGED TO AVOID THE HAZARD AREA.
CANCEL AT//101930Z NOV 26//

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1. THE FOLLOWING AIDS TO NAVIGATION HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY DISESTABLISHED.
A. CLAM CREEK BUOY 2 (LLNR 1245) TEMPORARILY DISESTABLISHED DUE TO DREDGING.
B. CLAM CREEK BUOY 4 (LLNR 1250) TEMPORARILY DISESTABLISHED DUE TO DREDGING.

CANCEL AT//161835Z NOV 26//

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1. CANCEL CGD-E BNM 0503-26 DTG 291724Z OCT 26, SUPERCEDED BY CGD-E BNM 0509-26, CHANGE ONE.

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UNMANNED SURFACE VESSEL (USV) OPERATIONS ARE TAKING
PLACE IN THE GULF OF AMERICA IN AN AREA BOUND BY APPROXIMATE POSITIONS:
30-09-30.84N 088-51-26.52W,
30-07-37.56N 088-46-06.06W,
30-02-59.04N 088-48-16.44W AND
30-04-52.26N 088-53-36.72W.
MARINERS SHOULD MAINTAIN A 0.5 NM CPA FROM ALL USVS AND CHASE BOATS.

CANCEL AT//210600Z NOV 26//

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1. THE FOLLOWING AIDS TO NAVIGATION HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED OR CHANGED.
A. BIG FOOT SLOUGH CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 11 (LLNR 29070.3) HAS BEEN SET IN APPROXIMATE POSITION 35-08-56.770N 076-00-37.974W.
B. BIG FOOT SLOUGH CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 10A (LLNR 29070.1) HAS BEEN SET IN APPROXIMATE POSITION 25-08-55.000N 076-00-32.922W.
CANCEL AT//131931Z NOV 26//

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