[Federal Register: August 15, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 157)]
[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 2007 (October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007).
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Forney, Chief, Vessel
Sanitation Program, National Center for
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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, 2006.
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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 was revised twice
and published in the Federal Register on November 28, 1989 (54 FR
48942), and November 21, 2005 (70 FR 70078). The revised size/cost
factor is presented in Appendix A.
Fee
The fee schedule (Appendix A) will be effective October 1, 2006,
through September 30, 2007. If travel expenses continue to increase,
the fees may need adjustment before September 30, 2007, 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 8, 2006.
James D. Seligman,
Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Appendix A
Size/Cost Factor
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Approximate
Vessel size GRT 1 cost ($U.S.)
per GRT
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Extra Small............................ < 3,001 0.25
Small.................................. 3,001-15,000 0.50
Medium................................. 15,001-30,000 1.00
Large.................................. 30,001-60,000 1.50
Extra Large............................ 60,000-120,000 2.00
Mega*.................................. >120,001 3.00
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*New Vesel Size Category.
Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register of
Shipping.
Fee Schedule
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Vessel size GRT 1 Fee ($U.S.)
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Extra Small............................ < 3,000 1,300
Small.................................. 3,001-15,000 2,600
Medium................................. 15,001-30,000 5,200
Large.................................. 30,001-60,000 7,800
Extra Large............................ 60,001-120,000 10,400
Mega*.................................. >120,001 15,600
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*New Vessel Size Category.
\1\ 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 are therefore charged at the same rate.
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