The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and adjacent waters at Washington, DC to protect government officials, mitigate potential terrorist acts, and enhance public and maritime safety and security in the days leading up to and after the 60th Presidential Inauguration. During the enforcement period, entry into or remaining within the security zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent Waters; Washington, DC

The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone along the Potomac River, Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for the State Funeral for former President James Carter. This action is necessary to protect government officials, mitigate potential terrorist acts and incidents, and enhance public and maritime safety and security immediately before, during, and after this activity. During the enforcement period, entry into or remaining within the zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or their designated representative.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent Waters, Washington, DC

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay near the San Francisco Ferry building for the San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks Display. The safety zone will be enforced December 31, 2024, into January 1, 2025. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander or other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks; San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable waters of the Sacramento River near the Tower Bridge for the Sacramento New Year's Eve Fireworks Display. The safety zone will be enforced on December 31, 2024. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels and the marine environment from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander, other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; Sacramento New Years's Eve Fireworks; Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Crescent City Countdown Club/New Year's Celebration fireworks display, from 11:30 p.m. on December 31, 2024, through 12:30 a.m. on January 1, 2025, to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for annual fireworks displays and other events in the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies this safety zone for this event on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, LA. During the enforcement period, entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District Requiring Safety Zones

The Coast Guard is extending the period of a temporary safety zone on the upper reaches of Taylor Bayou Turning Basin in Port Arthur, TX. This action is necessary to provide protection to the levee protection wall located at the north end of the turning basin until permanent repairs can be affected. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from entering the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur or a designated representative.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; Taylor Bayou Turning Basin, Port Arthur, TX

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 125-foot radius of Main Street Bridge over the Erie Canal in North Tonawanda, NY. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by falling debris from a fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Eastern Great Lakes.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; Erie Canal, North Tonawanda, NY

The Coast Guard is changing the existing Port of Miami fixed security zone regulation that encompasses certain navigable waters of the Miami Main Channel in Miami, FL. The change is designed to extend the existing fixed security zone eastward along the Miami Main Channel. The extension was established to include the new cruise ship terminal at the Port of Miami added in December 2024. This action extends existing fixed security zone approximately 840 yards eastward along the Miami Main Channel.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Security Zone, Port of Miami, Florida

The Coast Guard is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 25, 2024. The document required Coast Guard-approved training providers to electronically submit course completion data to the Coast Guard within 5 business days of completion, as well as making numerous editorial changes. The document contained four mistakes that require correction.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Electronic Submission of Mariner Course Completion Data; Correction

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the Beaufort River in Beaufort, SC, for a barge-based fireworks display. The safety zone will encompass all waters within a 150-yard radius of the fireworks barge. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Charleston.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; Beaufort River, Beaufort, SC