[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46914-46915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13336]


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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 2007 (October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Forney, Chief, Vessel 
Sanitation Program, National Center for

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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, 2006.
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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 was revised twice 
and published in the Federal Register on November 28, 1989 (54 FR 
48942), and November 21, 2005 (70 FR 70078). The revised size/cost 
factor is presented in Appendix A.

Fee

    The fee schedule (Appendix A) will be effective October 1, 2006, 
through September 30, 2007. If travel expenses continue to increase, 
the fees may need adjustment before September 30, 2007, 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 8, 2006.
James D. Seligman,
Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Appendix A

                            Size/Cost Factor
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                                                            Approximate
              Vessel size                     GRT 1        cost  ($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............................   60,000-120,000            2.00
Mega*..................................         >120,001           3.00
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*New Vesel Size Category.
Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register of
  Shipping.


                              Fee Schedule
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              Vessel size                     GRT 1         Fee ($U.S.)
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Extra Small............................          < 3,000           1,300
Small..................................     3,001-15,000           2,600
Medium.................................    15,001-30,000           5,200
Large..................................    30,001-60,000           7,800
Extra Large............................   60,001-120,000          10,400
Mega*..................................         >120,001         15,600
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*New Vessel Size Category.
\1\ 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 are therefore charged at the same rate.

 [FR Doc. E6-13336 Filed 8-14-06; 8:45 am]
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