Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters between lights 7 through 19 of the Texas City Channel. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a vessel collision and salvage operation. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Houston-Galveston or a designated representative.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket Number USCG-2025-1106] RIN 1625-AA00 AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Temporary final rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters between lights 7 through 19 of the Texas City Channel. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a vessel collision and salvage operation. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Houston-Galveston or a designated representative. DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from December 12, 2025, through 3:00 p.m. on December 31, 2025, unless cancelled earlier by the COTP. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from December 5, 2025, until December 12, 2025. ADDRESSES: To view available documents go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for USCG-2025-1106. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this proposed rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant Ignacio J. Fernández-Cuervo, Marine Safety Unit Texas City, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (281) 309-1617, email MSUTexasCityWaterways@uscg.mil . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Table of Abbreviations CFR Code of Federal Regulations COTP Captain of the Port DHS Department of Homeland Security FR Federal Re…
Citation: 90 FR 57697
