[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45069-45070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22606]


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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 (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces fees for vessel sanitation inspections 
for fiscal year 1999, October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel M. Harper, Chief, Vessel 
Sanitation Program, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, NE., 
Mailstop F-16, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone (770) 488-3524, 
email DMH2 @CDC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 October 1, 1998.
    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 
October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999. However, should a 
substantial increase occur in the cost of air transportation, it may be 
necessary to readjust the fees before September 30, 1999, 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 inspections are conducted as part of CDC's Vessel Sanitation 
Program.

    Dated: August 18, 1998.
Thena M. Durham,
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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             Fee Schedule October 1, 1998-September 30, 1999            
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            Vessel size                       GRT \1\              Fee  
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Extra Small.......................  (< 3,001)                     $1,075
Small.............................  (3,001-15,000)                 2,150
Medium............................  (15,001-30,000)                4,300
Large.............................  (30,001-60,000)                6,450
Extra Large.......................  (>60,000)                     8,600 
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\1\ GRT-Gross Register Tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's       
  Register of Shipping.                                                 

    Inspections and reinspections involve the same procedure, require 
the same amount of time, and will, therefore, be charged at the same 
rate.
[FR Doc. 98-22606 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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