[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 19403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9469]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Round Table Discussion of the Vessel Sanitation Program's 
``Shipbuilding Construction Guidelines for Vessels Destine To Call on 
U.S. Ports''--Public Meeting

    The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following 
meeting:

    Name: Round Table Discussion of the Vessel Sanitation Program's 
(VSP) ``Shipbuilding Construction Guidelines for Vessels Destine to 
Call on U.S. Ports''--Public meeting between CDC, the cruise ship 
industry, and other interested parties.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 18, 1995. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May 
19, 1995, if necessary.
    Place: NCEH, CDC, Chamblee Facility, Building 101, Third Floor 
Conference Room, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30341-
3724, telephone 404/488-7070.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public for 
participation, comment, and observation, limited only by space 
available. The meeting room will accommodate approximately 35 
people.
    Purpose: To obtain individual comments and information for 
further developing the VSP's shipbuilding construction guidelines, 
and to discuss the VSP's experience to date with construction 
inspections at shipyards.
    Matters to be Discussed: The VSP offers consultative services 
that include reviewing plans for renovations and new construction of 
cruise ships. The VSP staff conduct construction inspections when a 
ship is near completion or when it first enters a U.S. port for 
compliance with VSP sanitation criteria. The VSP has drafted 
shipbuilding construction guidelines for use when conducting 
construction inspections. This public meeting is to obtain technical 
and general comments and information from the cruise ship industry 
and other interested parties regarding the VSP's draft 
``Shipbuilding Construction Guidelines for Vessels Destine to Call 
on U.S. Ports.''
    Contact Person for More Information: Thomas E. O'Toole, Deputy 
Chief, Special Programs Group (F29), NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, 
NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 404/488-7073.

    Dated: April 12, 1995.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-9469 Filed 4-17-95; 8:45 am]
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