[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8712-8713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4066]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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: This is a public meeting 
between CDC and the cruise ship industry, private sanitation 
consultants, and other interested parties.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., March 28, 2000.
    Place: Auditorium, Port Everglades Administration Building, 1850 
Eller Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316. Telephone (954)356-6650; 
fax (954)356-6671.
    Status: Open to the public, limited by the space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.
    Purpose: During the past 14 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 the 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, 1999 Program Review, Presentation of the Revised VSP 
Program Operations Manual, 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, Canadian/U.S. Harmonization Update, and VSP Training 
Seminars.
    For a period of 15 days following the meeting, through April 14, 
2000, the official record of the meeting will remain open so that 
additional materials or comments may be submitted for inclusions as 
part of the record of the meeting. Advanced registration is encouraged. 
Please provide the following information to Barbara Cline via E-mail: 
[email protected] or facsimile (954)356-6671: name, title, company name, 
mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number and E-mail address.
    Contact Person for More Information: Dave Forney, Chief, VSP, NCEH, 
CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S F-16, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, 
telephone

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(770)488-7333, E-mail: [email protected].
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services office has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: February 15, 2000.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-4066 Filed 2-18-00; 8:45 am]
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