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Coast Guard posts five waterway rules, proposals in Federal Register

Two finalized safety rules and three proposed drawbridge changes appeared on Sept. 17, 2026.

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Coast Guard sets new waterway rules for safety and navigation.
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The Coast Guard published five waterway actions in the Federal Register on Sept. 17, 2026: two rules and three proposed rules. The day's output puts safety and local regulations in Florida and Ohio alongside a set of drawbridge schedule proposals for Connecticut rivers. One finalized rule establishes a safety zone in the Key West Main Ship Channel and Fleming Key Cut in Florida [1]. The other sets a special local regulation on the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio [3]. Both are listed as rules, meaning they take effect as published. The three proposed rules would change drawbridge operation regulations on the Mystic River in Mystic, Conn. [2], the Niantic River between Waterford and Niantic, Conn. [4], and the Connecticut River in East Haddam, Conn. [5]. As proposals, they carry no effective date on the record.
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  1. Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard published Rule: Safety Zone; Key West Main Ship Channel, and Fleming Key Cut, Key West, FL (2026-09-17). · DRM3 Federal Register the fact record
  2. Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard published Proposed Rule: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mystic River, Mystic, CT (2026-09-17). · DRM3 Federal Register the fact record
  3. Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard published Rule: Special Local Regulation; Maumee River, Toledo, OH (2026-09-17). · DRM3 Federal Register the fact record
  4. Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard published Proposed Rule: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Niantic River, Between Waterford and Niantic, CT (2026-09-17). · DRM3 Federal Register the fact record
  5. Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard published Proposed Rule: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Connecticut River, East Haddam, CT (2026-09-17). · DRM3 Federal Register the fact record
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