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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Fees for Sanitation Inspections of
Cruise Ships
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
Average cost per inspection =
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.
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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.
Total cost of VSP
Weighted number of annual inspections.
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Fee
Applicability
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
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
Vessel size
GRT 1
Extra Small ............................................................................................................................................................
Small ......................................................................................................................................................................
Medium ..................................................................................................................................................................
Large ......................................................................................................................................................................
Extra Large ............................................................................................................................................................
Mega* .....................................................................................................................................................................
< 3,001
3,001–15,000
15,001–30,000
30,001–60,000
60,000–120,000
>120,001
Approximate
cost
($U.S.) per
GRT
0.25
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
3.00
*New Vesel Size Category.
Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd’s Register of Shipping.
FEE SCHEDULE
Vessel size
GRT 1
Extra Small ............................................................................................................................................................
Small ......................................................................................................................................................................
Medium ..................................................................................................................................................................
Large ......................................................................................................................................................................
Extra Large ............................................................................................................................................................
Mega* .....................................................................................................................................................................
< 3,000
3,001–15,000
15,001–30,000
30,001–60,000
60,001–120,000
>120,001
Fee ($U.S.)
1,300
2,600
5,200
7,800
10,400
15,600
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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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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approximate
Vessel size GRT 1 cost ($U.S.)
per GRT
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Extra Small............................ < 3,001 0.25
Small.................................. 3,001-15,000 0.50
Medium................................. 15,001-30,000 1.00
Large.................................. 30,001-60,000 1.50
Extra Large............................ 60,000-120,000 2.00
Mega*.................................. >120,001 3.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*New Vesel Size Category.
Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register of
Shipping.
Fee Schedule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vessel size GRT 1 Fee ($U.S.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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