# 2026-12944: Coast Guard Sets Summer Event Safety Zones

2026-12944, Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2026-06-26, effective 2026-07-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12944
- As of: 2026-07-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12944
- Title: Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 91 FR 38515
- Published: 2026-06-26
- Effective: 2026-07-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-03

## In one line

Coast Guard Sets Summer Event Safety Zones

## Summary

The Coast Guard is setting up safety zones on the water during several big summer events in the Northern Great Lakes area to keep everyone safe. Boats will need to stay out of these zones unless they get special permission, especially around fireworks and airshows from July 1 to July 11, 2026. These rules help protect people and property without charging any fees or causing delays beyond event times.

## Abstract

The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for maritime events in the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes zone. Enforcement of these safety zones is necessary to protect the safety of life and property on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after the events. During the periods in question, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after events. During each enforcement period, vessels must stay out of the established safety zone and may only enter with permission from the designated representative of the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes.

## Effects PRIA read

- Vessel exclusion during summer events: cost, low. The U.S. Coast Guard will enforce safety zones that block vessel access at several Northern Great Lakes events. Boats must stay out unless they get permission during the listed dates and times (examples: Traverse City airshow July 3–5, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily; Sault Sainte Marie Cana…
- Advance notices and possible suspension: benefit, low. The Coast Guard will give advance warnings to the maritime community by Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners before enforcing these safety zones. The Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes may suspend enforcement for part or all of an advertised period and will notify the publ…

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## Sources
- [2026-12944 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12944/safety-zones-recurring-safety-zones-in-captain-of-the-port-northern-great-lakes)
- [2026-12944 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12944.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12944 (as of 2026-07-03).