[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 180 (Monday, September 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48704-48705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23590]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Center for Environmental Health Meeting

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

    Name: Finalization of the ``Interim Shipbuilding Construction 
Specifications for Passenger Vessels Destined to Call on U.S. 
Ports'' (Construction Specifications) and the ``Interim 
Recommendations to Minimize Transmission of Legionnaires' Disease 
from Whirlpool Spas on Cruise Ships'' (Spa Guidelines). Public 
meeting between CDC and the cruise ship industry, private 
consultants, and other interested parties.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-12 noon, September 26, 1996.
    Place: Four Points Hotel, 1850 Cotillion Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 
30338, telephone 770/394-5000, fax 770/394-5114. When making 
reservations, mention that you are attending the CDC Vessel 
Sanitation Program (VSP) meeting to secure the group rate.
    Directions: From I-285 East, Exit 22, Chamblee-Dunwoody Road. 
Turn left, cross

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the bridge, then turn right; the hotel is on the left. From I-285 
West, Exit 22, Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, continue through the 
intersection; the hotel is approximately one mile on the right.
    Status: Open to the public for participation, comment, or 
observation, limited only by the space available. The meeting room 
accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: The VSP of CDC is responsible for overseeing the public 
health concerns on passenger cruise ships that enter the United 
States from foreign ports. These public health responsibilities 
include reviewing plans for new ships or remodeling old ships, 
inspecting ships while they are under construction, and monitoring 
the installation of facilities and equipment. The VSP is also 
responsible for ensuring that food service, portable water 
treatment, and care and maintenance of the recreational spas and 
pools are handled in accordance with the guidelines in the ``VSP 
Operations Manual.''
    This meeting is one in a series on the ``Construction 
Specifications'' and the ``Spa Guidelines.'' The purpose of this 
meeting is to introduce the completed versions of the documents for 
final review and comments by the cruise ship industry and other 
interested parties.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include the final 
discussion on comments and suggested changes made by the cruise ship 
industry and other interested parties at the June 3, 1996, public 
meeting.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    For 15 days after the meeting, through October 11, 1996, the 
official record of the meeting will remain open so that additional 
material or comments may be submitted and made a part of the record.
    Contact Person for More Information: Donald W. Turner, Chief, 
VSP, NCEH, CDC, 1015 North America Way, Room 107, Miami, Florida 
33132, telephone 305/536-4307.

    Dated: September 10, 1996.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-23590 Filed 9-13-96; 8:45 am]
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