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Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2026 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on February 17, 2026. It took effect on March 19, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is issuing new base Great Lakes pilotage rates for the 2026 shipping season. The Coast Guard estimates that this final rule will result in an approximately 6-percent decrease in operating costs compared to the 2025 season, while facilitating commerce and supply chains. The Coast Guard is also making one change to the ratemaking methodology: the removal of Step 5 regarding the working capital fund. We conducted a full ratemaking for the 2026 ratemaking and considered comments on the Great Lakes pilotage ratemaking methodology.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-03054
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- February 17, 2026
- Takes effect
- March 19, 2026
- Dates
- This final rule is effective March 19, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. USCG-2025-0252
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AD03
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 46 CFR 401; 46 CFR 403; 46 CFR 404
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Great Lakes; Navigation (water); Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Seamen; Uniform System of Accounts
- Pages
- 28
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