{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-404.106","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 404.106","heading":"Ratemaking step 6: Calculate initial base rates.","body":"The Director calculates initial base hourly rates by dividing the projected needed revenue from § 404.105 (step 5) by averages of past hours worked in each district's designated and undesignated waters, using available and reliable data for a multi-year period set in accordance with § 401.220(a) of this chapter.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER III—COAST GUARD (GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE), DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","PART 404—GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE RATEMAKING"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"24364e52a2a21f73195372f17982f23e212a2b53f4566fc3777438b5af9f875c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-404.105","next":"us/46-cfr-404.107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}