Notice2024-14475
Vessel Sanitation Program: Annual Program Status Meeting; Request for Comment
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Published
July 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the opening of a docket to obtain comment on the FY 2024 annual Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) public meeting. The August 5, 2024, annual meeting is a forum for CDC to update cruise industry representatives and other interested persons on programmatic activities and future plans. CDC is opening a public docket for additional comments and materials. The official record of this meeting will remain open through August 30, 2024 so comments related to the discussion topics can be part of the record.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 54469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14475]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2024-0050]
Vessel Sanitation Program: Annual Program Status Meeting; Request
for Comment
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the opening of
a docket to obtain comment on the FY 2024 annual Vessel Sanitation
Program (VSP) public meeting. The August 5, 2024, annual meeting is a
forum for CDC to update cruise industry representatives and other
interested persons on programmatic activities and future plans. CDC is
opening a public docket for additional comments and materials. The
official record of this meeting will remain open through August 30,
2024 so comments related to the discussion topics can be part of the
record.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0050, by either of the methods listed below. Do not submit comments by
email. CDC does not accept comments by email.
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Vessel Sanitation Program, National Center for
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770
Buford Highway NE, MS S106-6, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal
information provided. For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Luis Rodriguez, Vessel
Sanitation Program, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS S106-6,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cfafffcccefe8efa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="daaca9aa9ab9beb9f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: (800) 323-2132.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Purpose
The purpose of the annual meeting is to inform the public of VSP's
activities to help the cruise industry prevent the introduction and
spread of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) to U.S. ports from ships under
VSP's jurisdiction. Ships under VSP jurisdiction have 13 or more
passengers and an itinerary that includes foreign and U.S. ports.
Discussion topics: VSP programmatic activities, epidemiology data
and projects, and partner updates.
Meeting accessibility: Interested persons or organizations are
invited to participate in the annual meeting in person, but space is
limited to approximately 125 people. Advanced registration is required.
Information regarding logistics is available on the VSP website
(<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vessel-sanitation/php/meetings-announcements">https://www.cdc.gov/vessel-sanitation/php/meetings-announcements</a>).
Attendees at the annual meeting normally include cruise ship industry
officials, private sanitation consultants, and other interested
parties.
Deadline for requests for special accommodations: Persons wishing
to participate in the public meeting who need special accommodations
should contact Captain Luis Rodriguez by July 15, 2024 (email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#33454043735057501d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e686d6e5e7d7a7d30797168">[email protected]</span></a> or phone: (800) 323-2132).
Public Participation
Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by
submitting written views, recommendations, and data. In addition, CDC
invites comments specifically on the following topics for discussion at
the public meeting: VSP programmatic activities, epidemiology data and
projects, and partner updates.
Please note that comments received, including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the public record and are subject to
public disclosure. Comments will be posted on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Therefore, do not include any information in your
comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact
information, or other information that identifies you in the body of
your comments, that information will be on public display. CDC will
review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold,
submissions containing private or proprietary information such as
Social Security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language,
or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. Do not
submit comments by email. CDC does not accept comment by email.
Noah Aleshire,
Chief Regulatory Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-14475 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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