# 2025-20935: Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth Zone

2025-20935, Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth Zone, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2025-11-25, effective 2025-12-26 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20935
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20935
- Title: Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth Zone
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 90 FR 53218
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2025-12-26
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1625-AA00
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## Summary

The Coast Guard is updating safety rules for yearly events in the Duluth area of Lake Superior to keep boaters safer and better informed. They’re adding clear definitions and improving how and when safety zones are enforced, so everyone knows what’s happening and when. These changes start December 26, 2025, and help prevent accidents during busy marine events without adding extra costs.

## Abstract

The Coast Guard is revising existing regulations for recurring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Duluth Zone. These amendments update the table of annually recurring marine events, add definitions, and clarify how and when the COTP may enforce listed zones. These changes will improve the timeliness and clarity of public notification, enhance mariner situational awareness, and promote the safety of life on the navigable waters of western Lake Superior during recurring near- shore events.

## Effects PRIA read

- Clearer, Faster Safety Notices: benefit, low. The Coast Guard will publish consolidated Notifications of Enforcement in the Federal Register and issue Broadcast Notices to Mariners on VHF-FM Channel 16 so you and other boaters get clearer, more timely notice about when recurring safety zones in the Duluth Captain of the Port Zone will be enfor…
- Restricted Access During Listed Events: cost, low. During enforcement periods, no vessel or person may enter, transit, or anchor within a designated safety zone in the Duluth COTP Zone without permission from the Captain of the Port Duluth or their on-scene representative; vessel operators must contact them (contact via VHF Channel 16) to request p…
- Flexibility: Suspensions, Waivers, Exemptions: benefit, low. The Captain of the Port Duluth may suspend enforcement earlier than listed, may waive requirements for individual vessels when application is unnecessary or impractical, and public vessels (U.S., State, or political subdivisions) are exempt. Suspensions and waivers will be announced by Broadcast No…
- Small Businesses Not Significantly Affected: benefit, low. The Coast Guard certifies under the Regulatory Flexibility Act that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because safety zones are short in duration, geographically limited, often occur during off-peak periods, Broadcast Notices on VHF-FM Ch…

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## Sources
- [2025-20935 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20935/safety-zones-recurring-events-in-captain-of-the-port-duluth-zone)
- [2025-20935 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20935.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20935 (as of 2026-06-11).