[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8182]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Meeting

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

    Name: Current Status of the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) and 
Experience to Date with Program Operations--Public meeting between 
CDC and the cruise ship industry, private sanitation consultants, 
and other interested parties.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., April 28, 1998.
    Place: DoubleTree Grand Hotel, Biscayne Bay Miami, 1717 North 
Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida 33132, telephone 305/372-0313, fax 
305/539-9228.
    Status: Open to the public, limited by the space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.
    Purpose: During the past 12 years, as part of the revised VSP, 
CDC has conducted a series of public meetings with members of the 
cruise ship industry, private sanitation consultants, and other 
interested parties.
    This meeting is a continuation of that series of public meetings 
to discuss current status of the VSP and experience to date with 
program operations.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include a VSP Program 
Director Update; 1997 Program Review; Canadian/U.S. Harmonization 
Update; Revision of the ``Final Recommended Shipbuilding 
Construction Guidelines for Cruise Vessels Destined to Call on U.S. 
Ports''; Update on Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Investigations; 
Revision of the VSP Operations Manual; Consultation Fees; and VSP 
Training Seminars.
    For a period of 15 days following the meeting, through May 19, 
1998, the official record of the meeting will remain open so that 
additional materials or comments may be submitted to be made part of 
the record of the meeting.
    Advanced registration is encouraged. Please provide the 
following information: name, title, company name, mailing address, 
telephone number, facsimile number and E-mail address to Sharon 
Dickerson, Program Analyst, facsimile 770/488-4127 or E-mail: 
[email protected].
    Contact Person for More Information: Daniel Harper, Chief, VSP, 
Special Programs Group, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S F-
16, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-3524, E-mail: 
[email protected], or David Forney, Public Health Advisor, Division of 
Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, telephone 770/488-7333 or 
E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: March 23, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-8182 Filed 3-27-98; 8:45 am]
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