[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57433-57434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28164]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Fees for Sanitation Inspections of Cruise Ships

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces fees for vessel sanitation inspections 
effective January 1, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas E. O'Toole, Deputy 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 CDC 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, 1996.
    The formula used to determine the fees is as follows:
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    The average cost per inspection is then 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 in Appendix A.

Fees

    The fee schedule is presented in Appendix A and will be effective 

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    January 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996. However, should there be a 
substantial increase in the cost of air transportation, it may be 
necessary to adjust the fees prior to December 31, 1996, since travel 
constitutes a sizable portion of the costs of this program. If such an 
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 8, 1995.
Joseph R. Carter,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Appendix A

                            Size/Cost Factor                            
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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...............................  (60,00           
                                                           0)       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, 1996-December 31, 1996             
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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.................................  (60,00         
                                                             0)    8,191
Inspections and reinspections involve the                               
 same procedure, require the same amount of                             
 time and will, therefore, be charged at the                            
 same rate.                                                             
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\1\ GRT-Gross Register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's       
  Register of Shipping.                                                 

[FR Doc. 95-28164 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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