2026-18463: Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District-Ocean City, NJ

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 57512-57513] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-18463] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. USCG-2026-1156] Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District--Ocean City, NJ

Agency

Coast Guard, DHS.

Action

Notification of enforcement of regulation. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the Ocean City Airshow on September 20, 2026, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the USCG East District identifies the regulated area for this event in Ocean City, NJ. During the enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

Dates

The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the special local regulations listed in Table 1 to Paragraph (i)(1) of Sec. 100.501 for the Ocean City Airshow from 11:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. on September 20, 2026.

For Further Information Contact

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Dominick J. Dobridge, Waterways Management [[Page 57513]] Division, Sector Delaware Bay, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (206) 815- 6688, option 3; email [email protected].

Supplementary Information

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation in Table 1 to Paragraph (i)(1) in 33 CFR 100.501, for the regulated area of the Ocean City Airshow from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on September 20, 2026. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the USCG East District, Sec. 100.501, specifies the location of the regulated area for the ``Ocean City Airshow'' which encompasses portions of the Atlantic Ocean off Ocean City, NJ. During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec. 100.501(d)(2), a vessel operator may request permission to enter and transit through a regulated area by contacting the Event PATCOM or official patrol vessel on VHF-FM channel 16. When authorized to transit through the regulated area, the vessel must proceed at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course that minimizes wake near the event area. In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.