Action
Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public meeting.
Summary
The Coast Guard amends the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published on April 14, 2000. We are proposing changes in the rates currently charged for pilotage on the Great Lakes by increasing pilotage rates in Area 1 by 4%; decreasing rates in Area 2 by 3%; decreasing rates in Area 4 by 2%; decreasing rates in Area 5 by 6%; leaving rates unchanged in Area 6; increasing rates in Area 7 by 9%; decreasing rates in Area 8 by 4%; and decreasing mutual rates by 1%. The average change in rates for District 1 was an increase of 2%, for District 2 an average decrease of 4%, and rates remained unchanged in District 3. This equates to an average decrease of 1% across all Districts. In response to comments received on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register (65 FR 20110) on April 14, 2000 and changes made to the NPRM, the Coast Guard is publishing a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) allowing all interested parties an additional 60 days to comment. The pilotage rate adjustments proposed in this SNPRM are different from the rates proposed in the NPRM, because adjustments have been made based on comments received in response to the NPRM. These adjustments are discussed in the section of this SNPRM entitled "Discussion of Comments and Changes."