[Federal Register: August 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 163)]
[Notices]               
[Page 50783-50784]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 2004 (October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003.

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-16, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone (770) 488-7333, 
E-mail: Dforney@cdc.gov.
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, 2003.
    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 (Appendix A) will be effective October 1, 
2003, through September 30, 2004. The fee schedule, which became 
effective October 1, 2001, will remain the same in 2004. If travel 
expenses continue to increase, the fees may need adjustment before 
September 30, 2004, 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.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for 
both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: August 18, 2003.
Diane C. Allen,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 03-21513 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]

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