# 2026-16013: Coast Guard Maps Out No-Go Zones for Boat Races

2026-16013, Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-09-08; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16013
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16013
- Title: Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 91 FR 50711
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-09-08
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1625-AA08
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

Coast Guard Maps Out No-Go Zones for Boat Races

## Summary

The Coast Guard is amending a table of special local regulations (SLR's) located in the Sector Delaware Bay Captain of the Port Zone by adding regulations for four annual marine events, revising regulations for three SLR's already in the table, and revising the order of entries within the table. These rules serve to protect participants, spectators, and vessels from the hazards associated with a variety of marine events. This rulemaking prohibits people and vessels from being present in the regulated areas during an enforcement period unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

## Effects PRIA read

- Temporary no‑go zones for boaters: cost, low. Starting September 8, 2026, the Coast Guard creates temporary regulated areas for recurring marine events in the Sector Delaware Bay Captain of the Port Zone (locations in New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). While a regulated area is being enforced, non‑participant people and vessels are pr…
- Adds and revises seven annual events: benefit, low. The Coast Guard added four recurring special local regulations and revised three existing entries in the Sector Delaware Bay table for annual marine events. Examples include the Atlantic City Airshow now listed for four consecutive days in May, June, July, or August, and the Battle at Brigantine mo…
- Small‑business economic impact certified low: benefit, low. The Coast Guard certified under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)) that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because the regulated areas will be short in duration and timed for safety. Small businesses with questions may conta…

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## Sources
- [2026-16013 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-16013/special-local-regulations-marine-events-within-the-uscg-east-district)
- [2026-16013 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-16013.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16013 (as of 2026-08-13).