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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2024 / Notices
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Fees for Cruise Ship Operational
Sanitation, Construction, and
Renovation Inspections
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), within
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) announces fees for
vessel sanitation inspections for fiscal
year (FY) 2025. 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
environmentally associated illnesses
and hazards. Every vessel that has a
foreign itinerary and carries 13 or more
passengers is subject to twice-yearly
unannounced operations inspections
and, when necessary, reinspection.
SUMMARY:
These fees apply to inspections
conducted from October 13, 2024,
through September 30, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CAPT Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Vessel
Sanitation Program, National Center for
Environmental Health, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 4770
Buford Highway NE, MS 106–6, Atlanta,
Georgia 30341–3717; phone: 800–323–
2132; email: vsp@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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 and spread of
environmentally associated illnesses
and hazards 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
potential rodent, insect, or other vermin
infestations; contaminated food or
water; or other sanitary conditions
requiring measures to prevent
introduction or spread of communicable
diseases.
The FY 2025 fee schedule reflects
increases to cover costs to operate and
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improve the program. Travel expenses
and other costs have increased, and
larger ships and more complex features
mean more inspectors are needed for
each inspection. Fees charged for
inspections also support many
additional VSP services beyond
inspections (plan reviews, equipment
reviews, technical assistance,
epidemiological investigations, and
outbreak response activities). VSP will
continue to enhance customer service to
cruise lines and shipyards as well as
public health efforts onboard by offering
additional value-added services
requested by industry partners such as
modernization of VSP’s data systems to
increase functionality and efficiency
and updates to VSP training platforms.
Additionally, the fee schedule will be
restructured from seven categories to
four categories. This new structure
addresses comments from industry in
July 2019 and more accurately reflects
the number of inspectors and inspectorhours needed to perform an inspection.
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. The fee schedule was
most recently published in the Federal
Register on August 14, 2023 (88 FR
55048). This notice announces fees for
inspections conducted during FY 2025
(beginning on October 13, 2024, through
September 30, 2025). The fee schedule
for FY 2025 is presented in Appendix A.
The following formula will be used to
determine the fees:
Total cost of VSP
Average cost per inspection = Weighted number of annual inspections
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.
Fee
The fee schedule (Appendix A)
applies to inspections conducted from
October 13, 2024, through September
30, 2025.
Applicability
The fees will apply to all passenger
cruise vessels for which inspections are
conducted as part of HHS/CDC’s VSP.
Noah Aleshire,
Chief Regulatory Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Appendix A
Operational
inspection 2 fee
(US$)
Vessel size (GT 1)
Tier 1 (<30,000 GT) .....................................................................................................................................
Tier 2 (30,001–110,000 GT) ........................................................................................................................
Tier 3 (110,001–180,000 GT) ......................................................................................................................
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renovation
inspection 3 fee
(US$)
16,146
32,292
64,584
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FEE SCHEDULE FOR EACH VESSEL SIZE—Continued
Operational
inspection 2 fee
(US$)
Vessel size (GT 1)
Tier 4 (>180,001 GT) ...................................................................................................................................
64,584
Construction and
renovation
inspection 3 fee
(US$)
129,168
1 Gross
tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (https://www.lr.org/en/).
2 Operations inspections and re-inspections involve the same procedures and require the same amount of time, so they are charged at the
same rates.
3 Construction and renovation inspections require at least twice the amount of time as operations inspections, so they are charged double the
rates.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10170 and
CMS–10156]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
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AGENCY:
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, and to allow
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including the necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
the estimated burden, ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected, and the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by October 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
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PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, please access the CMS PRA
website by copying and pasting the
following web address into your web
browser: https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
to publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension or
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is
publishing this notice that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Retiree Drug
Subsidy Payment Request and
Instructions; Use: Under the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 and
implementing regulations at 42 CFR part
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423 subpart R plan sponsors (e.g.,
employers, unions) who offer
prescription drug coverage meeting
specified criteria to their qualified
covered retirees are eligible to receive a
28% subsidy for allowable drug costs,
through the Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS)
Program. Section 423.886 describes the
payment methods, including the
provision of necessary information. The
information provided in the payment
request provides CMS with the
information needed to pay RDS
sponsors the subsidy.
The application process for the RDS is
a completely electronic process (100%).
The basis for the decision for adopting
this means of collection was to
maximize efficiency. The only instance
when hard copy/paper applications can
be submitted is when the RDS Center is
experiencing technical difficulties. The
Plan Sponsor completes and submits the
RDS application (including the Plan
Sponsor’s Authorized Representative’s
electronic signature) on-line, via the
secure RDS Secure website, which is
accessed at https://www.rds.cms.
hhs.gov. Form Number: CMS–10170
(OMB control number: 0938–0977);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Private; Business or other for-profits,
and Not-for Profits; Number of
Respondents: 1,245; Number of
Responses: 1,245; Total Annual Hours:
187,995. (For questions regarding this
collection, contact Ivan Iveljic at 410–
786–3312 or Ivan.iveljic@cms.hhs.gov.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Retiree Drug
Subsidy (RDS) Application and
Instructions ; Use: Under § 1860D–22 of
the Social Security Act (Act), added by
the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA) and implementing
regulations at 42 CFR part 423 subpart
R, Plan Sponsors (e.g., employers or
unions) who offer prescription drug
coverage to their qualified covered
retirees are eligible to receive a 28%
subsidy for allowable drug costs.
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-21786]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fees for Cruise Ship Operational Sanitation, Construction, and
Renovation Inspections
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces fees for
vessel sanitation inspections for fiscal year (FY) 2025. 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 environmentally associated illnesses and hazards.
Every vessel that has a foreign itinerary and carries 13 or more
passengers is subject to twice-yearly unannounced operations
inspections and, when necessary, reinspection.
DATES: These fees apply to inspections conducted from October 13, 2024,
through September 30, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Vessel
Sanitation Program, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS 106-6,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717; phone: 800-323-2132; email: [email protected].
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 and
spread of environmentally associated illnesses and hazards 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 potential rodent, insect, or other vermin infestations;
contaminated food or water; or other sanitary conditions requiring
measures to prevent introduction or spread of communicable diseases.
The FY 2025 fee schedule reflects increases to cover costs to
operate and improve the program. Travel expenses and other costs have
increased, and larger ships and more complex features mean more
inspectors are needed for each inspection. Fees charged for inspections
also support many additional VSP services beyond inspections (plan
reviews, equipment reviews, technical assistance, epidemiological
investigations, and outbreak response activities). VSP will continue to
enhance customer service to cruise lines and shipyards as well as
public health efforts onboard by offering additional value-added
services requested by industry partners such as modernization of VSP's
data systems to increase functionality and efficiency and updates to
VSP training platforms.
Additionally, the fee schedule will be restructured from seven
categories to four categories. This new structure addresses comments
from industry in July 2019 and more accurately reflects the number of
inspectors and inspector-hours needed to perform an inspection.
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.
The fee schedule was most recently published in the Federal Register on
August 14, 2023 (88 FR 55048). This notice announces fees for
inspections conducted during FY 2025 (beginning on October 13, 2024,
through September 30, 2025). The fee schedule for FY 2025 is presented
in Appendix A.
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.
Fee
The fee schedule (Appendix A) applies to inspections conducted from
October 13, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
Applicability
The fees will apply to all passenger cruise vessels for which
inspections are conducted as part of HHS/CDC's VSP.
Noah Aleshire,
Chief Regulatory Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Appendix A
Fee Schedule for Each Vessel Size
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Construction and
Operational renovation
Vessel size (GT \1\) inspection \2\ inspection \3\
fee (US$) fee (US$)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 1 (<30,000 GT)............... 8,073 16,146
Tier 2 (30,001-110,000 GT)........ 16,146 32,292
Tier 3 (110,001-180,000 GT)....... 32,292 64,584
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Tier 4 (>180,001 GT).............. 64,584 129,168
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\1\ Gross tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register of
Shipping (https://www.lr.org/en/).
\2\ Operations inspections and re-inspections involve the same
procedures and require the same amount of time, so they are charged at
the same rates.
\3\ Construction and renovation inspections require at least twice the
amount of time as operations inspections, so they are charged double
the rates.
[FR Doc. 2024-21786 Filed 9-20-24; 8:45 am]
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