[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54754-54755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23715]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2018-0101]
Vessel Sanitation Program: Annual Program Status Meeting; Request
for Comment
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the
2019 Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) public meeting. This meeting
serves as a forum for HHS/CDC to present clarifications to the 2018 VSP
Operations Manual and Construction Guidelines and the proposed fee
schedule for fiscal year 2020. HHS/CDC is also opening a public docket
so that additional comments and materials may be submitted. The
official record of this meeting will remain open through February 22,
2019, so that materials or additional comments related to the matters
discussed at the meeting may be submitted and made part of the record.
DATES: Written comments and all materials must be received on or before
February 22, 2019.
The meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on January 16,
2019, in the Ballroom at the DoubleTree Grand Hotel Biscayne Bay, 1717
North Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 33132. Information regarding logistics
is available on the VSP website (www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp).
Deadline for Requests for Special Accommodations: Persons wishing
to participate in the public meeting who need special accommodations
should contact Commander Aimee Treffiletti ([email protected] or 954-356-6650
or 770-488-3141) by Monday, January 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0101, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Vessel Sanitation Program, National Center for
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770
Buford Highway NE, MS F-58, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and
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Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without
change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Aimee Treffiletti, Vessel
Sanitation Program, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-58,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341; phone: 954-356-6650 or 770-488-3141; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to present
VSP's clarifications to the 2018 Operations Manual and Construction
Guidelines and the proposed fee schedule for fiscal year 2020.
The 2018 Operations Manual and Construction Guidelines went into
effect on June 1, 2018. Since that time, small errors and the need for
clarifications to some sections have been identified.
VSP issues a fee schedule annually and will propose changing the
current fee schedule to include an additional size category for the
largest cruise ships. Changes to the fee schedule are expected to take
effect in fiscal year 2020.
Matters to be Discussed:
Clarifications to the VSP 2018 Operations Manual and
Construction Guidelines.
Proposed fee schedule for fiscal year 2020.
Meeting Accessibility: The meeting is open to the public, but space
is limited to approximately 70 people. Advanced registration is
required. Information regarding logistics is available on the VSP
website (www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp). Attendees at the annual meeting
normally include cruise ship industry officials, private sanitation
consultants, and other interested parties.
Dated: October 17, 2018.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-23715 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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