# 2025-12656: Coast Guard Locks Down Waters for French Festival Fireworks

2025-12656, Safety Zone; Annual Event French Festival Fireworks, Cape Vincent, NY, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2025-07-08, effective 2025-07-12 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12656
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12656
- Title: Safety Zone; Annual Event French Festival Fireworks, Cape Vincent, NY
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 90 FR 29987
- Published: 2025-07-08
- Effective: 2025-07-12
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Coast Guard Locks Down Waters for French Festival Fireworks

## Summary

On July 12th, 2025, the Coast Guard will set up a safety zone in Cape Vincent, NY, for the French Festival Fireworks to keep everyone safe on the water. Boat operators in the area must follow instructions from Coast Guard officials during the event. This temporary rule helps prevent accidents and keeps the celebration fun and secure for all.

## Abstract

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the French Festival Fireworks on July 12th, 2025, in Cape Vincent, NY to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Ninth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Cape Vincent, NY. During the enforcement periods, 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Temporary Safety Zone for Fireworks: benefit, low. If you operate a boat in Cape Vincent, NY, the Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on July 12, 2025, on the navigable waterways for the French Festival Fireworks. During enforcement periods, you must follow directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensi…

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## Sources
- [2025-12656 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/08/2025-12656/safety-zone-annual-event-french-festival-fireworks-cape-vincent-ny)
- [2025-12656 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-08/pdf/2025-12656.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12656 (as of 2026-06-11).