# 2026-16118: Safety Zone Vanishes as Gulf Spar Platform Sails Away

2026-16118, Safety Zone; Chevron GENESIS SPAR Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 205A, Gulf of America, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2026-08-07, effective Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before September 8, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16118
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16118
- Title: Safety Zone; Chevron GENESIS SPAR Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 205A, Gulf of America
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 91 FR 51119
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before September 8, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-09-08
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1625-AA00
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

Safety Zone Vanishes as Gulf Spar Platform Sails Away

## Summary

The Coast Guard is proposing to disestablish a safety zone around the GENESIS SPAR facility, previously located in Green Canyon Block 205A on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of America. The GENESIS SPAR facility was decommissioned and fully removed by the Chevron Corporation in June of 2024. This proposed rulemaking would disestablish the permanent safety zone and remove the regulatory text of 33 CFR 147.825. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

## Effects PRIA read

- Removal of Green Canyon safety zone: benefit, low. If you operate a vessel in the Gulf near Green Canyon Block 205A, the Coast Guard proposes to remove the permanent safety zone that was associated with the Chevron GENESIS SPAR. Chevron decommissioned and fully removed the facility in June 2024, and this rule would let all vessel traffic transit th…
- Small-entity economic impact certified negligible: benefit, low. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. If a small business believes it would be affected, the agency asks that it submit a comment explaining the impact.

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## Sources
- [2026-16118 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16118/safety-zone-chevron-genesis-spar-outer-continental-shelf-facility-green-canyon-block-205a-gulf-of)
- [2026-16118 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16118.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16118 (as of 2026-08-14).