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Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2027 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology
The Coast Guard published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 21, 2026. Comments closed on October 21, 2026.
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What the agency says
In accordance with the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, the Coast Guard is proposing pilotage rates for the 2027 shipping season. We are conducting a full ratemaking for 2027. We are requesting comments on the Great Lakes pilotage ratemaking methodology, including one proposed update to that methodology. We also propose the pilotage rate for the Straits of Mackinac, newly designated for pilotage requirements by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. The Coast Guard estimates that this proposed rule would increase operating costs by approximately 10 percent compared to the 2026 season.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-19254
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- September 21, 2026
- Comments due
- October 21, 2026
- Dates
- Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before October 21, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. USCG-2026-0049
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AD07
- 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
- 44
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