[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29525]


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


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, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel M. Harper, Program Manager, 
Vessel Sanitation Program, Special Programs Group, National Center for 
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 
Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop F-29, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, 
telephone (770) 488-3524.

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 published the fee schedule annually. This notice announces fees 
effective January 1, 1997. The formula used to determine the fees is as 
follows:
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    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 size/cost factor is presented in Appendix A.

Fee

    The fee schedule is presented in Appendix A and will be effective 
January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997. However, should a 
substantial increase occur in the cost of air transportation, it may be 
necessary to readjust the fees before December 31, 1997, since travel 
constitutes a sizable portion of the costs of this program. If such a 
readjustment in the fee schedule is necessary, a notice will be 
published in the Federal Register 30 days before the effective date.

Applicability

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

    Dated: November 13, 1996.
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.......................  >60,000)                        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, 1997--December 31, 1997            
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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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Inspections and reinspections involve the same procedure, require the   
  same amount of time, and will, therefore, be charged at the same rate.
                                                                        
 \1\ GRT-Gross Register Tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's      
  Register of Shipping.                                                 

[FR Doc. 96-29525 Filed 11-18-96; 8:45 am]
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