# 33 CFR § 165.7: Notification

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 165.7
- **Heading:** Notification
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY > PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) The establishment of these limited access areas and regulated navigation areas is considered rulemaking. The procedures used to notify persons of the establishment of these areas vary depending upon the circumstances and emergency conditions. Notification may be made by marine broadcasts, local notice to mariners, local news media, distribution in leaflet form, and on-scene oral notice, as well as publication in the Federal Register.
(b) Notification normally contains the physical boundaries of the area, the reasons for the rule, its estimated duration, and the method of obtaining authorization to enter the area, if applicable, and special navigational rules, if applicable.
[CGD 79-034, 47 FR 29660, July 8, 1982, as amended by USCG-2018-0486, 85 FR 74030, Aug. 4, 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 165.1 § 165.1 Purpose of part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.3 § 165.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.3.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.5 § 165.5 Establishment procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.5.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.7 § 165.7 Notification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.7.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.8 § 165.8 Geographic coordinates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.8.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.9 § 165.9 Geographic application of limited and controlled access areas and regulated navigation areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.9.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.10 § 165.10 Regulated navigation areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.10.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.11 § 165.11 Vessel operating requirements (regulations).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.11.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.13 § 165.13 General regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.13.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.20 § 165.20 Safety zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.20.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.23 § 165.23 General regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.23.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.30 § 165.30 Security zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.30.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.33 § 165.33 General regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.33.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.40 § 165.40 Restricted waterfront areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.40.md)

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