[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54218-54219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21249]


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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 2003 (October 1, 2002, through September 30, 2003).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Forney, 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) 488-7333, 
e-mail: [email protected].

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 October 1, 2002.
    The formula used to determine the fees is as follows:

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                                                                                           Total cost of VSP
                                               Average cost per inspection   = -----------------------------------------
                                                                                 Weighted Number of annual inspections
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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, 2002, through September 30, 2003. This fee schedule 
represents a 4.2 percent decrease over the current fee schedule, which 
became effective October 1, 2001. If travel expenses continue to 
increase, it may be necessary to readjust the fees before September 30, 
2003, because travel comprises a sizable portion of the program's 
costs. 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 VSP.

    Dated: August 15, 2002.
James D. Seligman,
Associate Director for Program Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.

APPENDIX

Appendix A

                            Size/Cost Factor
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                                                                 Average
                 Vessel size                       GRT \1\         cost
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Extra Small.................................              3,001     0.25
Small.......................................       3,001-15,001     0.50
Medium......................................      15,000-30,000     1.00
Large.......................................      30,001-60,000     1.50
Extra Large.................................            >60,000    2.00
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\1\ GRT--Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's
  Register of Shipping.


             Fee Schedule October 1, 2002-September 30, 2003
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                                                                   Fee
                 Vessel size                       GRT \1\       ($U.S.)
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Extra small.................................              3,001    1,150
Small.......................................       3,001-15,000    2,300
Medium......................................      15,001-30,000    4,600
Large.......................................      30,001-60,000    6,900
Extra large.................................            >60,000   9,200
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Note: Inspections and reinspections involve the same procedure, require
  the same amount of time, and are, therefore, charged at the same rate.

[FR Doc. 02-21249 Filed 8-20-02; 8:45 am]
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