82_FR_32842 82 FR 32707 - Fees for Sanitation Inspection of Cruise Ships

82 FR 32707 - Fees for Sanitation Inspection of Cruise Ships

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 135 (July 17, 2017)

Page Range32707-32708
FR Document2017-14906

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) 2018. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 135 (Monday, July 17, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-14906]


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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) 2018. 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, 2017, through September 30, 
2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Aimee Treffiletti, 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, 770-488-7070, 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 2018, beginning on 
October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018.
    The following formula will be used to determine the fees:
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN17JY17.000
    
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 19, 2016 (81 FR 55460). The 
fee schedule for FY 2018 is presented in Appendix A.

Fee

    The fee schedule (Appendix A) will be effective October 1, 2017, 
through September 30, 2018.

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: July 12, 2017.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Appendix A



                    Fee Schedule for Each Vessel Size
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                   Vessel size (GRT 1)                    Inspection fee
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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

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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.

[FR Doc. 2017-14906 Filed 7-14-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 135 / Monday, July 17, 2017 / Notices 32707 ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden per Total burden Type of respondent Form name responses per respondents response hours respondent (in hours) Drug Overdose Response Investiga- Drug Overdose Response Investiga- 2,700 1 30/60 1,350 tion Participants. tion Data Collection Instruments. Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1350 Leroy A. Richardson, VSP helps the cruise line industry fulfill ships. VSP operates under the authority Chief, Information Collection Review Office, its responsibility for developing and of the Public Health Service Act Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the implementing comprehensive sanitation (Section 361 of the Public Health Associate Director for Science, Office of the programs to minimize the risk for acute Service Act; 42 U.S.C. 264, ‘‘Control of Director, Centers for Disease Control and gastroenteritis. Every vessel that has a Communicable Diseases’’). Regulations Prevention. foreign itinerary and carries 13 or more found at 42 CFR 71.41 (Foreign [FR Doc. 2017–14915 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am] passengers is subject to twice-yearly Quarantine—Requirements Upon BILLING CODE 4163–18–P unannounced inspections and, when Arrival at U.S. Ports: Sanitary necessary, reinspection. Inspection; General Provisions) state DATES: These fees are effective October that carriers arriving at U.S. ports from DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND foreign areas are subject to sanitary HUMAN SERVICES 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR inspections to determine whether Centers for Disease Control and Aimee Treffiletti, Chief, Vessel rodent, insect, or other vermin Prevention Sanitation Program, National Center for infestations exist, contaminated food or Environmental Health, Centers for water, or other sanitary conditions Fees for Sanitation Inspection of Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 requiring measures for the prevention of Cruise Ships Buford Highway NE., MS F–59, Atlanta, the introduction, transmission, or Georgia 30341–3717; phone: 800–323– spread of communicable diseases are AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and present. Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 2132, 770–488–7070, or 954–356–6650; email: vsp@cdc.gov. The fee schedule for sanitation and Human Services (HHS). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: inspections of passenger cruise ships by ACTION: General notice. VSP was first published in the Federal SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Purpose and Background Register on November 24, 1987 (52 FR Control and Prevention (CDC), located HHS/CDC established the Vessel 45019). HHS/CDC began collecting fees within the Department of Health and Sanitation Program (VSP) in the 1970s on March 1, 1988. This notice Human Services (HHS) announces fees as a cooperative activity with the cruise announces fees that are effective for FY for vessel sanitation inspections for ship industry. VSP helps the cruise ship 2018, beginning on October 1, 2017, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. These industry prevent and control the through September 30, 2018. inspections are conducted by HHS/ introduction, transmission, and spread The following formula will be used to CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP). of gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise determine the fees: Total cost of VSP = Total cost of Fee Dated: July 12, 2017. operating the program, such as Sandra Cashman, administration, travel, staffing, The fee schedule (Appendix A) will Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease sanitation inspections, and outbreak be effective October 1, 2017, through Control and Prevention. response. September 30, 2018. Appendix A Weighted number of annual inspections Applicability = Total number of ships and inspections per year accounting for vessel size, The fees will apply to all passenger number of inspectors needed for vessel cruise vessels for which inspections are FEE SCHEDULE FOR EACH VESSEL size, travel logistics to conduct conducted as part of HHS/CDC’s VSP. SIZE inspections, and vessel location and Inspections and reinspections involve asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Vessel size Inspection arrivals in U.S. jurisdiction per year. the same procedures, require the same (GRT 1) fee The fee schedule was originally amount of time, and are therefore established and published in the charged at the same rates. Extra Small (<3,000 GRT) .... US$1,495 Small (3,001–15,000 GRT) .. 2,990 Federal Register on July 17, 1987 (52 FR Medium (15,001–30,000 27060). It was most recently published GRT) ................................. 5,980 in the Federal Register on August 19, Large (30,001–60,000 GRT) 8,970 2016 (81 FR 55460). The fee schedule Extra Large (60,001–120,000 for FY 2018 is presented in Appendix A. EN17JY17.000</GPH> GRT) ................................. 11,960 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jul 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17JYN1.SGM 17JYN1

32708 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 135 / Monday, July 17, 2017 / Notices FEE SCHEDULE FOR EACH VESSEL proposed collection(s) summarized in Information Collection SIZE—Continued this notice, you may make your request 1. Type of Information Collection using one of following: Request: Extension of a currently Vessel size Inspection 1. Access CMS’ Web site address at approved collection; (GRT 1) fee http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ Title of Information Collection: PaperworkReductionActof1995. Mega (>120,001 GRT) ......... 17,940 2. Email your request, including your National Provider Identifier (NPI) address, phone number, OMB number, Application and Update Form and 1 Grossregister tonnage in cubic feet, as and CMS document identifier, to Supporting Regulations in 45 CFR shown in Lloyd’s Register of Shipping. Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 142.408, 45 CFR 162.406, 45 CFR [FR Doc. 2017–14906 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am] 162.408; Use: The National Provider 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at BILLING CODE 4163–18–P (410) 786–1326. Identifier Application and Update Form is used by health care providers to apply FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– for NPIs and furnish updates to the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information they supplied on their HUMAN SERVICES 1326. initial applications. The form is also SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: used to deactivate their NPIs if Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Contents necessary. The original application form was approved in February 2005 and has [Document Identifier: CMS–10114] This notice sets out a summary of the been in use since May 23, 2005. The use and burden associated with the form is available on paper or can be Agency Information Collection following information collections. More completed via a web-based process. Activities: Proposed Collection; detailed information can be found in Health care providers can mail a paper Comment Request each collection’s supporting statement application, complete the application and associated materials (see AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & via the web-based process via the ADDRESSES). Medicaid Services, HHS. Interested persons are invited to send National Plan and Provider ACTION: Notice. comments regarding our burden Enumeration System (NPPES), or have a estimates or any other aspect of this trusted organization submit the SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & application on their behalf via the Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The Electronic File Interchange (EFI) an opportunity for the public to process. The Enumerator uses the comment on CMS’ intention to collect necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper NPPES to process the application and information from the public. Under the generate the NPI. NPPES is the Medicare performance of the agency’s functions; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the contractor tasked with issuing NPIs, and (2) the accuracy of the estimated PRA), federal agencies are required to maintaining and storing NPI data. Form burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, publish notice in the Federal Register Number: CMS–10114 (OMB Control utility, and clarity of the information to concerning each proposed collection of Number: 0938–0931); Frequency: be collected; and (4) the use of information (including each proposed Reporting—On occasion; Affected automated collection techniques or extension or reinstatement of an existing Public: Business or other for-profit, Not- other forms of information technology to collection of information) and to allow for-profit institutions, and Federal minimize the information collection 60 days for public comment on the government; Number of Respondents: burden. proposed action. 1,473,185; Total Annual Responses: DATES: Comments must be received by CMS–10114 National Provider 1,473,185; Total Annual Hours: 250,442. September 15, 2017. Identifier (NPI) Application and Update (For policy questions regarding this ADDRESSES: When commenting, please Form and Supporting Regs in 45 CFR collection contact Kimberly McPhillips reference the document identifier or 142.408, 45 CFR 162.408, 45 CFR at 410–786–5374.) OMB control number (OCN). To be 162.406 Dated: July 12, 2017. assured consideration, comments and Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– William N. Parham, III, recommendations must be submitted in 3520), federal agencies must obtain Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office any one of the following ways: approval from the Office of Management of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 1. Electronically. You may send your and Budget (OMB) for each collection of Affairs. comments electronically to http:// information they conduct or sponsor. [FR Doc. 2017–14959 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov. Follow the The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is BILLING CODE 4120–01–P instructions for ‘‘Comment or defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests to find the information collection or requirements that members of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND document(s) that are accepting public submit reports, keep records, or HUMAN SERVICES comments. provide information to a third party. 2. By regular mail. You may mail Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA Centers for Medicare & Medicaid written comments to the following requires federal agencies to publish a Services asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES address: CMS, Office of Strategic 60-day notice in the Federal Register Operations and Regulatory Affairs, concerning each proposed collection of [Document Identifier: CMS–R–246, CMS– information, including each proposed 724 and CMS–10225] Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB extension or reinstatement of an existing Agency Information Collection Control Number lll, Room C4–26– collection of information, before Activities: Submission for OMB 05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, submitting the collection to OMB for Review; Comment Request Maryland 21244–1850. approval. To comply with this To obtain copies of a supporting requirement, CMS is publishing this AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & statement and any related forms for the notice. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionGeneral notice.
DatesThese fees are effective October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018.
ContactCDR Aimee Treffiletti, 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, 770-488-7070, or 954- 356-6650; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 32707 
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