[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45069-45070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22606]
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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 1999, October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel M. Harper, 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) 488-3524,
email DMH2 @CDC.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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, 1998.
The formula used to determine the fees is as follows:
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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, 1998, through September 30, 1999. However, should a
substantial increase occur in the cost of air transportation, it may be
necessary to readjust the fees before September 30, 1999, since travel
constitutes a sizable portion of the costs of this program. 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 Vessel Sanitation
Program.
Dated: August 18, 1998.
Thena M. Durham,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Appendix A--Size/Cost Factor
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Average
Vessel size GRT \1\ cost X
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Extra Small....................... (< 3,001)="" 0.25="" small.............................="" (3,001-15,000)="" 0.5="" medium............................="" (15,001-30,000)="" 1.0="" large.............................="" (30,001-60,000)="" 1.5="" extra="" large.......................="" (="" 60,000)="" 2.0="" ------------------------------------------------------------------------="" fee="" schedule="" october="" 1,="" 1998-september="" 30,="" 1999="" ------------------------------------------------------------------------="" vessel="" size="" grt="" \1\="" fee="" ------------------------------------------------------------------------="" extra="" small.......................="">< 3,001)="" $1,075="" small.............................="" (3,001-15,000)="" 2,150="" medium............................="" (15,001-30,000)="" 4,300="" large.............................="" (30,001-60,000)="" 6,450="" extra="" large.......................="" (="">60,000) 8,600
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\1\ GRT-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 will, therefore, be charged at the same
rate.
[FR Doc. 98-22606 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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