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[FR Doc No: 94-29050]


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[Federal Register: November 25, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Revision of Fees for Sanitation Inspections of Cruise Ships

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health 
Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces revised fees for vessel sanitation 
inspections effective January 1, 1995.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Anderson, Chief, Special 
Programs Group, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, 4770 
Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop F-29, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724. 
Telephone: (404) 488-7070.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose and Background:

    The fee schedule for sanitation inspections of passenger cruise 
ships currently inspected under the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) was 
first published in the Federal Register on November 24, 1987 (52 FR 
45019), and CDC began collecting fees on March 1, 1988. Since then, CDC 
has revised the fee schedule annually. This notice announces fees 
effective January 1, 1995.
    The formula used to determine the fees is as follows:

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    Average cost per inspection = Total Cost of VSP Weighted No. of 
Annual Inspections
    The average cost per inspection is multiplied by a size/cost factor 
to determine the fee for vessels in each size category. The size/cost 
factor was established in the proposed fee schedule published in the 
Federal Register on July 17, 1987 (52 FR 27060), and revised in a 
schedule published in the Federal Register on November 28, 1989 (54 FR 
48942). The revised cost/factor is presented below in Appendix A.

Fees

    The fee schedule is presented in Appendix A and will be effective 
January 1, 1995, through December 31, 1995. However, should there be a 
substantial increase in the cost of air transportation, it may be 
necessary to re-adjust the fees prior to December 31, 1995, since 
travel constitutes a sizable portion of the costs of this program. If 
such a re-adjustment in the fee schedule is necessary, a notice will be 
published in the Federal Register 30 days prior to the effective date.

Applicability

    The fees will be applicable to all passenger cruise vessels for 
which sanitation inspections are conducted as part of the Vessel 
Sanitation Program, CDC.

    Dated: November 17, 1994.
Joseph R. Carter,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations,Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

                            Size/Cost Factor                            
                              [Appendix A]                              
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                                                                Average 
              Vessel size                       GRT\1\           cost X 
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Extra Small............................  (<3,001)                   0.25
Small..................................  (3,001-15,000)             0.5 
Medium.................................  (15,001-30,000)            1.0 
Large..................................  (30,001-60,000)            1.5 
Extra Large............................  (>60,000)                  2.0 
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\1\GRT-Gross Register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's        
  Register of Shipping.                                                 


             Fee Schedule January 1, 1995-December 31, 1995             
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               Vessel Size                       GRT\1\            Fee  
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Extra Small.............................  (<3,001)                $1,024
Small...................................  (3,001-15,000)           2,048
Medium..................................  (15,001-30,000)          4,095
Large...................................  (30,001-60,000)          6,143
Extra Large.............................  (>60,000)               8,191 
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\1\GRT-Gross Register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's        
  Register of Shipping.                                                 

    Inspections and reinspections involve the same procedure, require 
the same amount of time and will, therefore, be charged at the same 
rate.
[FR Doc. 94-29050 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]
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