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Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2026 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology
The Coast Guard published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 5, 2025. Comments closed on October 8, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is proposing new base Great Lakes pilotage rates for the 2026 shipping season while facilitating commerce and supply chains. The Coast Guard estimates that this proposed rule would result in an approximately 7-percent decrease in operating costs compared to the 2025 season. The Coast Guard is also proposing one change to the ratemaking methodology: the removal of Step 5 regarding the working capital fund. In accordance with the requirement to conduct a full ratemaking at least every 5 years, we are conducting a full ratemaking for 2026 and accepting comments on the Great Lakes pilotage ratemaking methodology.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-17095
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- September 5, 2025
- Comments due
- October 8, 2025
- Dates
- Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before October 8, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. USCG-2025-0252
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AD03
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 46 CFR 401; 46 CFR 404
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Great Lakes; Navigation (water); Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Seamen
- Pages
- 32
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