# 2026-23027: The USS Enterprise Is Headed for a Long, Restricted Goodbye

2026-23027, Safety Zone; Sector Mobile Captain of the Port Zone, Mobile, AL, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2026-11-12, effective 2026-11-11; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23027
- As of: 2026-11-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-23027
- Title: Safety Zone; Sector Mobile Captain of the Port Zone, Mobile, AL
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 91 FR 72796
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Effective: 2026-11-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1625-AA00
- Last updated: 2026-11-12

## In one line

The USS Enterprise Is Headed for a Long, Restricted Goodbye

## Summary

The Coast Guard is setting up two temporary safety zones in Mobile, Alabama, to keep people and boats safe while the old USS Enterprise is towed in and dismantled. These zones will be off-limits unless you get special permission, running from November 2026 through May 2030. This helps protect everyone from hazards during the ship’s big recycling project, with no extra costs for the public.

## Abstract

The Coast Guard is establishing two temporary fixed safety zones to support the arrival and dismantling of the EX ENTERPRISE, formerly the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), in the Sector Mobile Captain of the Port Zone. This rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from entering these zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Mobile.

## Effects PRIA read

- Temporary no‑entry safety zones on Mobile waterways: cost, low. The Coast Guard created two temporary safety zones near Mobile, AL, that block entry unless you get permission from the Captain of the Port. One zone covers all navigable waters in the Federal channel from the Mobile Bar Lighted Buoy 1 (LLNR 6100) northward to the Mobile River Channel ending at the…
- Coast Guard says small businesses not significantly harmed: benefit, low. The Coast Guard certified under the Regulatory Flexibility Act that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. It notes vessels will be able to transit around both fixed zones, may enter with COTP authorization, the temporary fixed safety zone i…

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## Sources
- [2026-23027 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-23027/safety-zone-sector-mobile-captain-of-the-port-zone-mobile-al)
- [2026-23027 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-23027.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23027 (as of 2026-11-12).