Gulf Islands National Seashore; Personal Watercraft

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 the Interior National Park Service 36 CFR Part 7 [NPS-GUIS-41942; PPSEGUISA0 PPMPSAS1Z.Y00000] RIN 1024-AE55 AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The National Park Service revises special regulations governing the use of personal watercraft at Gulf Islands National Seashore. This rule reduces the distance of flat wake speed zones from certain shorelines and codifies existing closures at West Petit Bois Island and the Fort Pickens ferry pier. DATES: This rule is effective September 23, 2026. ADDRESSES: The comments received on the proposed rule are available on http://www.regulations.gov in Docket ID: NPS-2021-0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Clark, Superintendent, Gulf Islands National Seashore, rick_clark@nps.gov , (850) 934-2600/(228) 230-4100. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Gulf Islands National Seashore (the Seashore) encompasses the longest stretch of federally protected seashore in the United States. The Seashore includes seven barrier islands that span nearly 160 miles, coastal mainland, and adjacent waters in the northeastern part of the Gulf of …