Great Lakes Pilotage Rate Methodology

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. COAST GUARD

GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE

OMB No. 1625-0086 Exp:

Who must comply?	The three U.S. pilots’ associations on the Great Lakes.
What is this collection about?	Collection of pilot movement, vessel movement and revenue data related to the provision of pilotage services aboard foreign trade vessels on the Great Lakes into the Great Lakes Electronic Pilotage Management System (GLEPMS).
Where do I find the requirements for this information?	Title 46 CFR 403.400 is available at—http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov, select TITLE 46 – Shipping, and follow to the respective part
When must information be submitted to the Coast Guard?	The GLEPMS is a real time system. Therefore, data related to a pilotage assignment is input as soon as possible upon receipt of a pilotage ordering and continues through the commencement onto and completion of the pilotage assignment and invoicing.
How is the information submitted?	The data is entered directly into the electronic data collection system in real time where it can be instantly viewed for daily oversight and ratemaking purposes by the Coast Guard and by stakeholders across the system to better facilitate vessel traffic movement.
What happens when complete information is received?	The Great Lakes Pilotage program uses data from the GLEPMS in the regulatory ratemaking methodology to determine annual Great Lakes pilotage rates.
For additional information, contact--	Mr. Paul M. Wasserman, Chief, Great Lakes Pilotage (CG-54122) at [email protected] or (202) 372-1535.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden for this report is 18 hours. You may submit any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (CG-54122), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 St., SW, Washington D.C. 20593-7581 or Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0086), Washington, DC 20503.