Notification of the Removal of Conditions of Entry on Vessels Arriving From Nigeria

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 [Docket No. USCG-2026-0110] AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard announces that it is removing the Federal Republic of Nigeria from the Port Security Advisory. DATES: The policy announced in this notice is effective on August 19, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document call or email Mr. Edward Munoz, Division Chief, International Port Security Assessments, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-2122, HQS-DG-IPSProgramHQs@uscg.mil . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background and Purpose The authority for this notice is 5 U.S.C. 552(a) (“Administrative Procedure Act”), 46 U.S.C. 70110 (“Maritime Transportation Security Act”), and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(97)(f). As delegated, section 70110(a) authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard to impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving in U.S. waters from ports that the U.S. Coast Guard has not found to maintain effective antiterrorism measures. In 2014, following a determination that Nigeria was not implementing effective antiterrorism measures in its ports, with certain exceptions, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it was imposing conditions of entry on vessels arriving from Nigeria. Based on recent ( printed page 53627) assessments, the U.S. Coast Guard has determined that Nigeria is maintaining effective antiterrorism measures in its ports, and is, accordingly removing the c…