[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 180 (Monday, September 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48704-48705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23590]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Environmental Health Meeting
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following
meeting.
Name: Finalization of the ``Interim Shipbuilding Construction
Specifications for Passenger Vessels Destined to Call on U.S.
Ports'' (Construction Specifications) and the ``Interim
Recommendations to Minimize Transmission of Legionnaires' Disease
from Whirlpool Spas on Cruise Ships'' (Spa Guidelines). Public
meeting between CDC and the cruise ship industry, private
consultants, and other interested parties.
Time and Date: 9 a.m.-12 noon, September 26, 1996.
Place: Four Points Hotel, 1850 Cotillion Drive, Atlanta, Georgia
30338, telephone 770/394-5000, fax 770/394-5114. When making
reservations, mention that you are attending the CDC Vessel
Sanitation Program (VSP) meeting to secure the group rate.
Directions: From I-285 East, Exit 22, Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.
Turn left, cross
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the bridge, then turn right; the hotel is on the left. From I-285
West, Exit 22, Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, continue through the
intersection; the hotel is approximately one mile on the right.
Status: Open to the public for participation, comment, or
observation, limited only by the space available. The meeting room
accommodates approximately 50 people.
Purpose: The VSP of CDC is responsible for overseeing the public
health concerns on passenger cruise ships that enter the United
States from foreign ports. These public health responsibilities
include reviewing plans for new ships or remodeling old ships,
inspecting ships while they are under construction, and monitoring
the installation of facilities and equipment. The VSP is also
responsible for ensuring that food service, portable water
treatment, and care and maintenance of the recreational spas and
pools are handled in accordance with the guidelines in the ``VSP
Operations Manual.''
This meeting is one in a series on the ``Construction
Specifications'' and the ``Spa Guidelines.'' The purpose of this
meeting is to introduce the completed versions of the documents for
final review and comments by the cruise ship industry and other
interested parties.
Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include the final
discussion on comments and suggested changes made by the cruise ship
industry and other interested parties at the June 3, 1996, public
meeting.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
For 15 days after the meeting, through October 11, 1996, the
official record of the meeting will remain open so that additional
material or comments may be submitted and made a part of the record.
Contact Person for More Information: Donald W. Turner, Chief,
VSP, NCEH, CDC, 1015 North America Way, Room 107, Miami, Florida
33132, telephone 305/536-4307.
Dated: September 10, 1996.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-23590 Filed 9-13-96; 8:45 am]
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