Re-Opening of Solicitation Period for the Opportunity To Serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion, 34094-34095 [2010-14590]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No.: 100611262–0262–01]
Re-Opening of Solicitation Period for
the Opportunity To Serve on the Board
of Directors of the Corporation for
Travel Promotion
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: On April 19, 2010, the
Department of Commerce’s Office of the
Secretary published a notice in the
Federal Register (75 FR 20325) inviting
expressions of interest to serve on the
initial Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion
(Board). The April 19, 2010 notice
provided that all information must be
received by the Office of the Secretary
of the Department of Commerce by the
close of business on May 10, 2010. This
notice re-opens the solicitation period
in order to provide the public with
additional opportunity to express
interest and submit information. The
selection criteria contained in the April
19, 2010 notice shall continue to apply.
The purpose of the initial Board is to,
among other things, serve as
incorporators and establish the
Corporation for Travel Promotion.
Interested parties representing the
passenger air sector are strongly
encouraged to consider this
opportunity.
DATES: All information must be received
by the Office of the Secretary at the email or postal address below by close of
business (EDT) on June 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Please submit relevant
information via e-mail to
TPABoard@doc.gov or by mail to John
Connor, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Room 5835,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
Selection Criteria
The Office of the Secretary is reopening the period for receiving
information and expressions of interest
to serve on the Board of the Corporation
for Travel Promotion (Corporation).
Although the Department has received
many applications, the Department reopens the solicitation period to seek a
broader applicant pool representative of
each sector of the travel and tourism
industry as described in the Travel
Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA). The
deadline for submitting information and
expressions of interest is June 30, 2010.
Information and expressions of interest
received after the prior deadline of May
10, 2010 but before the issuance of this
notice will be considered timely and
will be given full consideration.
Interested parties with appropriate
expertise and experience from the
passenger air sector are strongly
encouraged to consider this
opportunity. The selection criteria
contained in the April 19, 2010 notice
continue to apply and are republished
herein for convenience. Information and
expressions of interest already received
remain under consideration and do not
need to be resubmitted.
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009
(TPA) was passed on February 25, 2010
and signed into law on March 4, 2010.
The TPA establishes the Corporation, a
nonprofit corporation that will
communicate United States entry
policies and otherwise promote leisure,
business, and scholarly travel to the
United States.
The TPA states that the Corporation
shall develop and execute a plan to (A)
Provide useful information to those
interested in traveling to the United
States; (B) identify and address
perceptions regarding U.S. entry
policies; (C) maximize economic and
diplomatic benefits of travel to the
United States through the use of various
promotional tools; and (D) ensure that
international travel benefits all States
and the District of Columbia, and
identify opportunities to promote
tourism to rural and urban areas
equally, including areas not
traditionally visited by international
travelers.
The Corporation will be governed by
a board of directors of eleven members
with knowledge of international travel
promotion and marketing and with
appropriate expertise and experience in
specific sectors of the travel and tourism
industry. These members will broadly
represent various regions of the United
States.
The TPA directs the Secretary of
Commerce (after consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of State) to appoint the board
of directors for the Corporation for
Travel Promotion. Thus, in accordance
with the TPA, the Department of
Commerce will be selecting individuals
with the appropriate expertise and
experience from specific sectors of the
travel and tourism industry to serve on
the Board as follows:
(A) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the hotel
accommodations sector;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the restaurant sector;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the small business or
retail sector or in associations
representing that sector;
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the travel distribution
services sector;
(E) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the attractions or
recreations sector;
(F) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience as officials of a city
convention and visitors’ bureau;
(G) 2 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience as officials of a State
tourism office;
(H) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the passenger air
sector;
(I) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in immigration law and
policy, including visa requirements and
United States entry procedures; and
(J) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
in the intercity passenger railroad
business.
To be eligible for Board membership,
one must have international travel and
tourism marketing experience and must
also be a U.S. citizen. In addition,
individuals cannot be federally
registered lobbyists or registered as a
foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Those selected for the initial Board
must be able to meet the time and effort
commitments of the Board to establish
the new Corporation. Priority may be
given to individuals with experience as
a Chief Executive Officer or President
(or comparable level of responsibility) of
an organization or entity in the travel
and tourism sector in the United States.
Board members will serve at the
discretion of the Secretary of Commerce
(who may remove any member of the
Board for good cause). The term of office
of each member of the Board will be 3
years, except that, of the members first
appointed: (A) 3 shall be appointed for
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terms of 1 year; (B) 4 shall be appointed
for terms of 2 years; and (C) 4 shall be
appointed for terms of 3 years. Board
members can serve a maximum of two
consecutive full three-year terms.
Board members are not considered
Federal government employees by
virtue of their service as a member of
the Board and will receive no
compensation from the Federal
government for their participation in
Board activities. Members participating
in Board meetings and events will be
paid actual travel expenses and per
diem when away from their usual places
of residence.
To be considered for membership,
please provide the following:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of
the individual requesting consideration;
and
2. A brief statement of why the person
should be considered for membership
on the Board. This statement should
also address the individual’s relevant
international travel and tourism
marketing experience and indicate
clearly the sector or sectors enumerated
above in which the individual has the
requisite expertise and experience.
Individuals who have the requisite
expertise and experience in more than
one sector can be appointed from only
one of those sectors.
Appointments of members to the
Board will be made by the Secretary of
Commerce.
Dated: June 11, 2010.
John Connor,
Director, Office of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No.: 100611262-0262-01]
Re-Opening of Solicitation Period for the Opportunity To Serve on
the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On April 19, 2010, the Department of Commerce's Office of the
Secretary published a notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 20325)
inviting expressions of interest to serve on the initial Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion (Board). The April
19, 2010 notice provided that all information must be received by the
Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce by the close of
business on May 10, 2010. This notice re-opens the solicitation period
in order to provide the public with additional opportunity to express
interest and submit information. The selection criteria contained in
the April 19, 2010 notice shall continue to apply. The purpose of the
initial Board is to, among other things, serve as incorporators and
establish the Corporation for Travel Promotion.
Interested parties representing the passenger air sector are
strongly encouraged to consider this opportunity.
DATES: All information must be received by the Office of the Secretary
at the e-mail or postal address below by close of business (EDT) on
June 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Please submit relevant information via e-mail to
TPABoard@doc.gov or by mail to John Connor, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5835, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Office of the Secretary is re-opening the period for receiving
information and expressions of interest to serve on the Board of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion (Corporation). Although the Department
has received many applications, the Department re-opens the
solicitation period to seek a broader applicant pool representative of
each sector of the travel and tourism industry as described in the
Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA). The deadline for submitting
information and expressions of interest is June 30, 2010. Information
and expressions of interest received after the prior deadline of May
10, 2010 but before the issuance of this notice will be considered
timely and will be given full consideration. Interested parties with
appropriate expertise and experience from the passenger air sector are
strongly encouraged to consider this opportunity. The selection
criteria contained in the April 19, 2010 notice continue to apply and
are republished herein for convenience. Information and expressions of
interest already received remain under consideration and do not need to
be resubmitted.
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was passed on February 25,
2010 and signed into law on March 4, 2010. The TPA establishes the
Corporation, a nonprofit corporation that will communicate United
States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and
scholarly travel to the United States.
The TPA states that the Corporation shall develop and execute a
plan to (A) Provide useful information to those interested in traveling
to the United States; (B) identify and address perceptions regarding
U.S. entry policies; (C) maximize economic and diplomatic benefits of
travel to the United States through the use of various promotional
tools; and (D) ensure that international travel benefits all States and
the District of Columbia, and identify opportunities to promote tourism
to rural and urban areas equally, including areas not traditionally
visited by international travelers.
The Corporation will be governed by a board of directors of eleven
members with knowledge of international travel promotion and marketing
and with appropriate expertise and experience in specific sectors of
the travel and tourism industry. These members will broadly represent
various regions of the United States.
Selection Criteria
The TPA directs the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State) to
appoint the board of directors for the Corporation for Travel
Promotion. Thus, in accordance with the TPA, the Department of Commerce
will be selecting individuals with the appropriate expertise and
experience from specific sectors of the travel and tourism industry to
serve on the Board as follows:
(A) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the hotel
accommodations sector;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
restaurant sector;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the small
business or retail sector or in associations representing that sector;
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the travel
distribution services sector;
(E) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
attractions or recreations sector;
(F) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as officials
of a city convention and visitors' bureau;
(G) 2 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as officials
of a State tourism office;
(H) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
passenger air sector;
(I) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in
immigration law and policy, including visa requirements and United
States entry procedures; and
(J) 1 shall have appropriate expertise in the intercity passenger
railroad business.
To be eligible for Board membership, one must have international
travel and tourism marketing experience and must also be a U.S.
citizen. In addition, individuals cannot be federally registered
lobbyists or registered as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Those selected for the initial Board must be able to meet the time
and effort commitments of the Board to establish the new Corporation.
Priority may be given to individuals with experience as a Chief
Executive Officer or President (or comparable level of responsibility)
of an organization or entity in the travel and tourism sector in the
United States.
Board members will serve at the discretion of the Secretary of
Commerce (who may remove any member of the Board for good cause). The
term of office of each member of the Board will be 3 years, except
that, of the members first appointed: (A) 3 shall be appointed for
terms of 1 year; (B) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 2 years; and (C)
4 shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. Board members can serve a
maximum of two consecutive full three-year terms.
Board members are not considered Federal government employees by
virtue of their service as a member of the Board and will receive no
compensation from the Federal government for their participation in
Board activities. Members participating in Board meetings and events
will be paid actual travel expenses and per diem when away from their
usual places of residence.
To be considered for membership, please provide the following:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
consideration; and
2. A brief statement of why the person should be considered for
membership on the Board. This statement should also address the
individual's relevant international travel and tourism marketing
experience and indicate clearly the sector or sectors enumerated above
in which the individual has the requisite expertise and experience.
Individuals who have the requisite expertise and experience in more
than one sector can be appointed from only one of those sectors.
Appointments of members to the Board will be made by the Secretary
of Commerce.
Dated: June 11, 2010.
John Connor,
Director, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-14590 Filed 6-14-10; 11:15 am]
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