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Cherry Group, LLC (Yakima, WA);
and Whitby Farms, Inc. dba: Farm
Boy Fruit Snacks LLC (Mesa, WA);
and
2. Remove the following companies as
a Member of NWF’s Certificate:
Andrus & Roberts Produce Co.
(Sunnyside, WA); Crown Packing,
LLC (Wenatchee, WA), Garrett
Ranches Packing (Wilder, ID); IM EX
Trading Company (Yakima, WA); and
Orondo Fruit Co., Inc. (Ornondo,
WA); and
3. Change the name of the following
member: Broetje Orchards of Prescott,
WA is now Broetje Orchards LLC; and
Nuchief Sales Inc. of Wenatchee, WA
is now Honey Bear Tree Fruit Co.,
LLC.
The effective date of the amended
certificate is May 14, 2013, the date on
which NWF’s application to amend was
deemed submitted. A copy of the
amended certificate will be kept in the
International Trade Administration’s
Freedom of Information Records
Inspection Facility, Room 4001, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
Dated: August 21, 2013.
Joseph E. Flynn,
Office Director, Office of Competition and
Economic Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba
Brand USA)
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for
travel and tourism industry leaders to
apply for membership on the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
is currently seeking applications from
travel and tourism leaders from specific
industries for membership on the Board
of Directors (Board) of the Corporation
for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA).
The purpose of the Board is to guide the
Corporation for Travel Promotion on
matters relating to the promotion of the
United States and communication of
travel facilitation issues, among other
tasks. On July 24, 2013, we published in
the Federal Register a ‘‘Notice of an
opportunity for travel and tourism
industry leaders to apply for
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membership on the Board of Directors of
the Corporation for Travel Promotion’’
(78 FR 44531), announcing membership
opportunities on the Board of Directors
of the Corporation for Travel Promotion.
The application period closed on
August 9, 2013. We are now reopening
the application period to solicit
additional applications. This notice
supplements the notice of July 24, 2013.
Interested parties who have already
applied in response to that Federal
Register notice do not need to re-apply.
ADDRESSES: Electronic applications may
be sent to: CTPBoard@trade.gov.
Written applications can be submitted
to Isabel Hill, Director, Office of Travel
and Tourism Industries, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Mail Stop
10003, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. Telephone:
202.482.0140. Email: Isabel.Hill@
trade.gov.
DATES: All applications must be
received by the Office of Travel and
Tourism Industries by close of business
on September 6, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Heizer, Deputy Director, Office of Travel
and Tourism Industries, Mail Stop
10003, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC, 20230. Telephone:
202.482.4904. Email: julie.heizer@
trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Travel Promotion
Act of 2009 (TPA) was signed into law
by President Obama on March 4, 2010.
The TPA established the Corporation for
Travel Promotion (the Corporation), as a
non-profit corporation charged with the
development and execution of 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; (D) ensure that
international travel benefits all States
and the District of Columbia; and (E)
identify opportunities to promote
tourism to rural and urban areas
equally, including areas not
traditionally visited by international
travelers.
The Corporation is governed by a
board of directors, consisting of 11
members with knowledge of
international travel promotion and
marketing, broadly representing 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.
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On July 24, 2013, we published in the
Federal Register a ‘‘Notice of an
opportunity for travel and tourism
industry leaders to apply for
membership on the Board of Directors of
the Corporation for Travel Promotion’’
(78 FR 44531), announcing membership
opportunities on the Board of Directors
of the Corporation for Travel Promotion.
The application period closed on
August 9, 2013. We are now reopening
the application period to solicit
additional applications. This notice
supplements the notice of July 24, 2013.
Interested parties who have already
applied in response to that Federal
Register notice do not need to re-apply.
At this time, the Department will be
selecting four individuals with the
appropriate expertise and experience
from specific sectors of the travel and
tourism industry to serve on the Board
as follows:
(A) One shall have appropriate
expertise and experience in the
attractions or recreations sector;
(B) One shall have appropriate
expertise and experience in the
passenger air sector;
(C) One shall have appropriate
expertise and experience in immigration
law and policy, including visa
requirements and United States entry
procedures; and
(D) One shall have appropriate
expertise in the inter-city 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 Board must be
able to meet the time and effort
commitments of the Board. 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 serve at the discretion
of the Secretary of Commerce (who may
remove any member of the Board for
good cause). The terms of office of each
member of the Board appointed by the
Secretary shall be 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 may be paid actual
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travel expenses and per diem when
away from their usual places of
residence.
To be considered for membership,
please provide the following:
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1. Name, title, and personal resume of
the individual requesting consideration,
including address and phone number;
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 for only one
of those sectors. Appointments of
members to the Board will be made by
the Secretary of Commerce.
Dated: August 27, 2013.
Julie P. Heizer,
Acting Director, Office of Travel and Tourism
Industries.
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National Institute of Standards and
Technology
National Institute of Standards and
Technology Performance Review
Board Membership
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice lists the
membership of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Performance
Review Board (NIST PRB) and
supersedes the list published on August
13, 2012.
DATES: The changes to the NIST PRB
membership list announced in this
notice are effective on August 30, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Didi
Hanlein at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, (301) 975–
3000 or by email at desiree.hanlein@
nist.gov.
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SUMMARY:
The National Institute of Standards
and Technology Performance Review
Board (NIST PRB or Board) reviews
performance appraisals, agreements,
and recommended actions pertaining to
employees in the Senior Executive
Service and ST–3104 employees. The
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NIST PRB Members
Delwin Brockett (C), Chief
Information Officer, National Institute of
Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899, Appointment Expires: 12/
31/13.
Richard Cavanagh (C) (alternate),
Director, Special Programs Office,
National Institute of Standards &
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
Appointment Expires: 12/31/15.
Kevin Kimball (C) (alternate), Chief of
Staff, National Institute of Standards &
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
Appointment Expires: 12/13/15.
Laurie Locascio (C), Director, Material
Measurement Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards & Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899, Appointment
Expires: 12/31/15.
James Olthoff (C) (alternate), Deputy
Director for Measurement Services,
National Institute of Standards &
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
Appointment Expires: 12/31/15.
Kimberly Thompson Glas (NC),
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles
and Apparel, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230,
Appointment Expires: 12/31/15.
Maureen Wylie (C), Chief, Resource
and Operations Management, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230,
Appointment Expires: 12/31/15.
Dated: August 26, 2013.
Mary H. Saunders,
Associate Director for Management
Resources.
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Board makes recommendations to the
appropriate appointing authority
concerning such matters so as to ensure
the fair and equitable treatment of these
individuals.
This notice lists the membership of
the NIST PRB and supersedes the list
published in the Federal Register on
August 13, 2012 (77 FR 48129).
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Notice; public meeting.
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Advisory Panel on September
17, 2013 to consider actions affecting
New England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meeting will be held at the Best Western
Wynwood Hotel, 580 US Highway 1,
Interstate Traffic Circle, Portsmouth, NH
03801; telephone: (603) 436–7600; fax:
(603) 436–7600.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Panel will review scallop
survey information and preliminary
recommendations from the Scallop Plan
Development Team (PDT) for FY 2014
and FY 2015 (default) fishery
specifications (Framework 25). The
Advisors will also provide input on
other measures under consideration in
Framework 25: (1) Accountability
measures for the Southern New
England/Mid-Atlantic windowpane
flounder sub-ACL (annual catch limit);
and (2) measures to address unused
2014 Closed Area I access area trips.
The Advisors will review a draft of the
Limited Access General Category
Individual Fleet Quota (LAGC IFQ)
Performance Report being prepared by
the Scallop PDT. The IFQ Report is not
final and will not be presented to the
Council at this time but Advisors will
have the opportunity to provide initial
feedback. Finally, the Advisory Panel
will discuss possible priorities for
scallop related actions for 2014 and
make recommendations to the Scallop
Committee for consideration. Other
business may be discussed.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA)
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry
leaders to apply for membership on the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications
from travel and tourism leaders from specific industries for membership
on the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion (dba Brand USA). The purpose of the Board is to guide the
Corporation for Travel Promotion on matters relating to the promotion
of the United States and communication of travel facilitation issues,
among other tasks. On July 24, 2013, we published in the Federal
Register a ``Notice of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry
leaders to apply for membership on the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion'' (78 FR 44531), announcing membership
opportunities on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion. The application period closed on August 9, 2013. We are now
reopening the application period to solicit additional applications.
This notice supplements the notice of July 24, 2013. Interested parties
who have already applied in response to that Federal Register notice do
not need to re-apply.
ADDRESSES: Electronic applications may be sent to: CTPBoard@trade.gov.
Written applications can be submitted to Isabel Hill, Director, Office
of Travel and Tourism Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mail
Stop 10003, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Telephone: 202.482.0140. Email: Isabel.Hill@trade.gov.
DATES: All applications must be received by the Office of Travel and
Tourism Industries by close of business on September 6, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Heizer, Deputy Director, Office
of Travel and Tourism Industries, Mail Stop 10003, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20230. Telephone: 202.482.4904. Email:
julie.heizer@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was signed into
law by President Obama on March 4, 2010. The TPA established the
Corporation for Travel Promotion (the Corporation), as a non-profit
corporation charged with the development and execution of 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; (D)
ensure that international travel benefits all States and the District
of Columbia; and (E) identify opportunities to promote tourism to rural
and urban areas equally, including areas not traditionally visited by
international travelers.
The Corporation is governed by a board of directors, consisting of
11 members with knowledge of international travel promotion and
marketing, broadly representing 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.
On July 24, 2013, we published in the Federal Register a ``Notice
of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry leaders to apply for
membership on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion'' (78 FR 44531), announcing membership opportunities on the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The
application period closed on August 9, 2013. We are now reopening the
application period to solicit additional applications. This notice
supplements the notice of July 24, 2013. Interested parties who have
already applied in response to that Federal Register notice do not need
to re-apply.
At this time, the Department will be selecting four individuals
with the appropriate expertise and experience from specific sectors of
the travel and tourism industry to serve on the Board as follows:
(A) One shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
attractions or recreations sector;
(B) One shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
passenger air sector;
(C) One shall have appropriate expertise and experience in
immigration law and policy, including visa requirements and United
States entry procedures; and
(D) One shall have appropriate expertise in the inter-city
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 Board must be able to meet the time and
effort commitments of the Board. 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 serve at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce
(who may remove any member of the Board for good cause). The terms of
office of each member of the Board appointed by the Secretary shall be
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 may be paid actual
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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 r[eacute]sum[eacute] of the individual
requesting consideration, including address and phone number; 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 for only one of those sectors.
Appointments of members to the Board will be made by the Secretary of
Commerce.
Dated: August 27, 2013.
Julie P. Heizer,
Acting Director, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries.
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