[Federal Register: August 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 167)]
[Notices]
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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 2005 (October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005).
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2004.
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-23, 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, 2004.
The formula used to determine the fees is as follows: Average cost
per inspection = Total cost of VSP divided by the Weighted number of
annual inspections.
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, 2004,
through September 30, 2005. The fee schedule, which became effective
October 1, 2001, will remain the same in Fiscal Year 2005. If travel
expenses continue to increase, the fees may need adjustment before
September 30, 2005, 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 23, 2004.
James D. Seligman,
Associate Director for Program Services, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Appendix A
Size/Cost Factor
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Average cost
Vessel size GRT \1\ ($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............. 2.00
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\1\ Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register
of Shipping.
Fee Schedule October 1, 2004--September 30, 2005
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Vessel size GRT \1\ Fee
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Extra Small....................... < 3,001.............. 1,150
Small............................. 3,001-15,000........ 2,300
Medium............................ 15,001-30,000....... 4,600
Large............................. 30,001-60,000....... 6,900
Extra Large> 60,000 9,200 ........
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\1\ Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register
of Shipping.
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Inspections and reinspections involve the same procedure,
require the same amount of time, and are therefore charged at the
same rate.
[FR Doc. 04-19703 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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