Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2026 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 17, 2026. Document 2026-03054. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
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.
The Coast Guard's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
3 parts of Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
46 CFR 401, 46 CFR 403, 46 CFR 404
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Coast Guard has published 344 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 224 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1625-AD03 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This final rule is effective March 19, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-03054 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard |
| Published | Feb. 17, 2026 |
| Effective date | March 19, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1625-AD03 |
| Docket | USCG-2025-0252 |
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