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Total cost of VSP = Total cost of operating
the program, such as administration, travel,
staffing, sanitation inspections, and outbreak
response. Weighted number of annual
inspections = Total number of ships and
inspections per year accounting for vessel
size, number of inspectors needed for vessel
size, travel logistics to conduct inspections,
and vessel location and arrivals in U.S.
jurisdiction per year.
The fee schedule was originally
established and published in the
Federal Register on July 17, 1987 (52 FR
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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: General notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) announces fees
for vessel sanitation inspections for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. These
inspections are conducted by HHS/
CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP).
VSP helps the cruise line industry fulfill
its responsibility for developing and
implementing comprehensive sanitation
programs to minimize the risk for acute
gastroenteritis. Every vessel that has a
foreign itinerary and carries 13 or more
passengers is subject to twice-yearly
unannounced inspections and, when
necessary, reinspection.
DATES: These fees are effective October
1, 2016, through September 30, 2017.
SUMMARY:
27060). It was most recently published
in the Federal Register on August 26,
2015 (80 FR 51819). The fee schedule
for FY 2017 is presented in Appendix A.
Fee
The fee schedule (Appendix A) will
be effective October 1, 2016, through
September 30, 2017.
Applicability
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CAPT Jaret T. Ames, Chief, Vessel
Sanitation Program, National Center for
Environmental Health, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 4770
Buford Highway NE., MS F–59, Atlanta,
Georgia 30341–3717; phone: 800–323–
2132, 770–488–3141, or 954–356–6650;
email: vsp@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Background
HHS/CDC established the Vessel
Sanitation Program (VSP) in the 1970s
as a cooperative activity with the cruise
ship industry. VSP helps the cruise ship
industry prevent and control the
introduction, transmission, and spread
of gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise
ships. VSP operates under the authority
of the Public Health Service Act
(Section 361 of the Public Health
Service Act; 42 U.S.C. 264, ‘‘Control of
Communicable Diseases’’). Regulations
found at 42 CFR 71.41 (Foreign
Quarantine—Requirements Upon
Arrival at U.S. Ports: Sanitary
Inspection; General Provisions) state
that carriers arriving at U.S. ports from
foreign areas are subject to sanitary
inspections to determine whether
rodent, insect, or other vermin
infestations exist, contaminated food or
water, or other sanitary conditions
requiring measures for the prevention of
the introduction, transmission, or
spread of communicable diseases are
present.
The fee schedule for sanitation
inspections of passenger cruise ships by
VSP was first published in the Federal
Register on November 24, 1987 (52 FR
45019). HHS/CDC began collecting fees
on March 1, 1988. This notice
announces fees that are effective for FY
2017, beginning on October 1, 2016,
through September 30, 2017.
The following formula will be used to
determine the fees:
conducted as part of HHS/CDC’s VSP.
Inspections and reinspections involve
the same procedures, require the same
amount of time, and are therefore
charged at the same rates.
Dated: August 15, 2016.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
The fees will apply to all passenger
cruise vessels for which inspections are
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Appendix A
FEE SCHEDULE FOR EACH VESSEL
SIZE
Vessel size (GRT 1)
Inspection fee
Extra Small (<3,000 GRT) ....
Small (3,001–15,000 GRT) ..
Medium (15,001–30,000
GRT) .................................
Large (30,001–60,000 GRT)
Extra Large (60,001–120,000
GRT) .................................
Mega (>120,001 GRT) .........
US$1,495
2,990
5,980
8,970
11,960
17,940
1 Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as
shown in Lloyd’s Register of Shipping.
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2015 (80 FR 59782) and July 18, 2016
(81 FR 35772). Recommendations from
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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: General notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces fees
for vessel sanitation inspections for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. These
inspections are conducted by HHS/CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP).
VSP helps the cruise line industry fulfill its responsibility for
developing and implementing comprehensive sanitation programs to
minimize the risk for acute gastroenteritis. Every vessel that has a
foreign itinerary and carries 13 or more passengers is subject to
twice-yearly unannounced inspections and, when necessary, reinspection.
DATES: These fees are effective October 1, 2016, through September 30,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Jaret T. Ames, Chief, Vessel
Sanitation Program, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE., MS F-59,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717; phone: 800-323-2132, 770-488-3141, or 954-
356-6650; email: vsp@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Background
HHS/CDC established the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) in the
1970s as a cooperative activity with the cruise ship industry. VSP
helps the cruise ship industry prevent and control the introduction,
transmission, and spread of gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships.
VSP operates under the authority of the Public Health Service Act
(Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act; 42 U.S.C. 264, ``Control
of Communicable Diseases''). Regulations found at 42 CFR 71.41 (Foreign
Quarantine--Requirements Upon Arrival at U.S. Ports: Sanitary
Inspection; General Provisions) state that carriers arriving at U.S.
ports from foreign areas are subject to sanitary inspections to
determine whether rodent, insect, or other vermin infestations exist,
contaminated food or water, or other sanitary conditions requiring
measures for the prevention of the introduction, transmission, or
spread of communicable diseases are present.
The fee schedule for sanitation inspections of passenger cruise
ships by VSP was first published in the Federal Register on November
24, 1987 (52 FR 45019). HHS/CDC began collecting fees on March 1, 1988.
This notice announces fees that are effective for FY 2017, beginning on
October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017.
The following formula will be used to determine the fees:
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Total cost of VSP = Total cost of operating the program, such as
administration, travel, staffing, sanitation inspections, and
outbreak response. Weighted number of annual inspections = Total
number of ships and inspections per year accounting for vessel size,
number of inspectors needed for vessel size, travel logistics to
conduct inspections, and vessel location and arrivals in U.S.
jurisdiction per year.
The fee schedule was originally established and published in the
Federal Register on July 17, 1987 (52 FR 27060). It was most recently
published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2015 (80 FR 51819). The
fee schedule for FY 2017 is presented in Appendix A.
Fee
The fee schedule (Appendix A) will be effective October 1, 2016,
through September 30, 2017.
Applicability
The fees will apply to all passenger cruise vessels for which
inspections are conducted as part of HHS/CDC's VSP. Inspections and
reinspections involve the same procedures, require the same amount of
time, and are therefore charged at the same rates.
Dated: August 15, 2016.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Appendix A
Fee Schedule for Each Vessel Size
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Vessel size (GRT \1\) Inspection fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Extra Small (<3,000 GRT)................................ US$1,495
Small (3,001-15,000 GRT)................................ 2,990
Medium (15,001-30,000 GRT).............................. 5,980
Large (30,001-60,000 GRT)............................... 8,970
Extra Large (60,001-120,000 GRT)........................ 11,960
Mega (>120,001 GRT)..................................... 17,940
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\1\ Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register
of Shipping.
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