WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Coast Guard has issued a proposed rule called: Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2027 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 21 by Robert C. Compher, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, .
Summary: 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 Ye...