[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52906-52907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19703]


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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 2005 (October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2004.

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-23, 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 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, 2004.
    The formula used to determine the fees is as follows: Average cost 
per inspection = Total cost of VSP divided by the Weighted number of 
annual inspections.
    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 (Appendix A) will be effective October 1, 2004, 
through September 30, 2005. The fee schedule, which became effective 
October 1, 2001, will remain the same in Fiscal Year 2005. If travel 
expenses continue to increase, the fees may need adjustment before 
September 30, 2005, because travel constitutes a sizable portion of 
VSP's costs. If an adjustment is necessary, a notice will be published 
in the Federal Register 30 days before the effective date.

Applicability

    The fees will apply to all passenger cruise vessels for which 
inspections are conducted as part of CDC's VSP.

    Dated: August 23, 2004.
James D. Seligman,
Associate Director for Program Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Appendix A

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


            Fee Schedule October 1, 2004--September 30, 2005
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            Vessel size                    GRT \1\              Fee
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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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\1\ Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register
  of Shipping.


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    Inspections and reinspections involve the same procedure, 
require the same amount of time, and are therefore charged at the 
same rate.
[FR Doc. 04-19703 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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