Department of Homeland Security December 18, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within an 840-foot radius of the firework display barge in the Galveston Bay on the south side of the channel, near Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, TX. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the fireworks show. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Houston-Galveston.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) is comprised of 15 Operational and Support Components with far-reaching programs and activities. With this Request for information (RFI), DHS is seeking public comment and feedback on how environmental justice is considered Department-wide, how it can provide opportunities for meaningful engagement in decision-making, and what to include in the next DHS Environmental Justice Strategy. The public is encouraged to provide input in response to the questions in this RFI and to share barriers and challenges, successes, suggestions, and ideas. DHS will use this information to help improve and advance the Department's environmental justice program, conduct meaningful engagement, and address environmental justice challenges that communities are facing.