Homeland Security Department Docket USCG-2026-0084 Final Rule

2026-03183: Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the USCG East District (Formerly Fifth Coast Guard District); The Wharf, Washington, DC

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Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks display at "The Wharf DC," in Washington, DC, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for recurring safety zones for fireworks displays within the USCG East District identifies the precise location. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, and vessels in the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

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Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 7400] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-03183] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket No. USCG-2026-0084] Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the USCG East District (Formerly Fifth Coast Guard District); The Wharf, Washington, DC

Agency

Coast Guard, DHS.

Action

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

Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks display at ``The Wharf DC,'' in Washington, DC, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for recurring safety zones for fireworks displays within the USCG East District identifies the precise location. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, and vessels in the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

Dates

The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the location identified in line no. 1 of table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2) from 06:30 p.m. until 06:40 p.m., on February 22, 2026.

For Further Information Contact

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR Kate M. Newkirk, Sector Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard: telephone 410-576-2596, email [email protected].

Supplementary Information

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone regulation for a fireworks display at The Wharf DC from 6:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. on February 22, 2026. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for recurring safety zones for fireworks displays within the USCG East District, 33 CFR 165.506, specifies the location of the safety zone for the fireworks show, which encompasses portions of the Washington Channel in the Upper Potomac River, in line 1 of Table 2 to Paragraph (h)(2). As reflected in 33 CFR 165.23, vessels in the vicinity of the safety zone may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone during the enforcement period unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, and they must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign. 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 marine information broadcasts. Dated: February 12, 2026. Patrick C. Burkett, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland- National Capital Region. [FR Doc. 2026-03183 Filed 2-17-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

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Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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