Notice2022-26159
Fees for Sanitation Inspection of Cruise Ships
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Published
December 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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) 2023. These inspections are conducted by HHS/CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). VSP helps the cruise ship 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 operations inspections and, when necessary, reinspection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 230 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73767-73768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26159]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fees for Sanitation Inspection 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) 2023. These
inspections are conducted by HHS/CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP).
VSP helps the cruise ship 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 operations inspections and, when necessary,
reinspection.
DATES: These fees apply to inspections conducted from January 1, 2023,
through September 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Andrew Kupper, Acting 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#473134370724232469202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="681e1b18280b0c0b460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
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Provisions) state that carriers arriving at U.S. ports from foreign
areas are subject to sanitary inspections to determine whether there
exists rodent, insect, or other vermin infestations; contaminated food
or water; or other sanitary conditions requiring measures for the
prevention of the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable
diseases. VSP's mandate is specific to preventing and controlling
gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships.
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 for inspections conducted during FY 2023
(beginning on January 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023).
The following formula will be used to determine the fees:
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Total cost of VSP includes the total cost of operating the program,
such as administration, travel, staffing, sanitation inspections, and
outbreak response.
The weighted number of annual inspections includes the 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 most recently published in the Federal
Register on August 21, 2019 (84 FR 43602). The fee schedule for FY 2023
is presented in appendix A.
Fee
The fee schedule (appendix A) applies to inspections conducted from
January 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023.
Applicability
The fees will apply to all passenger cruise vessels for which
inspections are conducted as part of HHS/CDC's VSP.
Angela K. Oliver,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Appendix A
Fee Schedule for Each Vessel Size--Operations Inspections and
Reinspections
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Inspection fee
Vessel size (GRT \1\) (US$)
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Extra Small (<3,000 GRT)................................ 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 (120,001-140,000 GRT).............................. 17,940
Super Mega (>140,001 GRT)............................... 23,920
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\1\ Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register
of Shipping.
Operations inspections and reinspections involve the same
procedures and require the same amount of time, so they are charged
at the same rates.
Fee Schedule for Each Vessel Size--Construction and Renovation
Inspections
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Inspection fee
Vessel size (GRT \1\) (US$)
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Extra Small (<3,000 GRT)................................ 2,990
Small (3,001-15,000 GRT)................................ 5,980
Medium (15,001-30,000 GRT).............................. 11,960
Large (30,001-60,000 GRT)............................... 17,940
Extra Large (60,001-120,000 GRT)........................ 23,920
Mega (120,001-140,000 GRT).............................. 35,880
Super Mega (>140,001 GRT)............................... 47,840
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\1\ Gross register tonnage in cubic feet, as shown in Lloyd's Register
of Shipping.
Construction and renovation inspections require at least twice
the amount of time as operations inspections, so they are charged
double the rates.
[FR Doc. 2022-26159 Filed 11-30-22; 8:45 am]
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