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• Tool steels; 38 and
• Silico-manganese steels; 39
The products subject to these
investigations are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under item
numbers: 7208.10.1500, 7208.10.3000,
7208.10.6000, 7208.25.3000,
7208.25.6000, 7208.26.0030,
7208.26.0060, 7208.27.0030,
7208.27.0060, 7208.36.0030,
7208.36.0060, 7208.37.0030,
7208.37.0060, 7208.38.0015,
7208.38.0030, 7208.38.0090,
7208.39.0015, 7208.39.0030,
7208.39.0090, 7208.40.6030,
7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.54.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0090, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.3000,
7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000,
7211.19.7530, 7211.19.7560,
7211.19.7590, 7225.11.0000,
7225.19.0000, 7225.30.3050,
7225.30.7000, 7225.40.7000,
7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000,
7226.11.9030, 7226.11.9060,
7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, and
7226.91.8000. The products subject to
the investigations may also enter under
the following HTSUS numbers:
7210.90.9000, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7214.99.0060, 7214.99.0075,
7214.99.0090, 7215.90.5000,
7226.99.0180, and 7228.60.6000.
The HTSUS subheadings above are
provided for convenience and U.S.
Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope of the
investigations is dispositive.
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38 Tool steels are defined as steels which contain
the following combinations of elements in the
quantity by weight respectively indicated: (i) More
than 1.2 percent carbon and more than 10.5 percent
chromium; or (ii) not less than 0.3 percent carbon
and 1.25 percent or more but less than 10.5 percent
chromium; or (iii) not less than 0.85 percent carbon
and 1 percent to 1.8 percent, inclusive, manganese;
or (iv) 0.9 percent to 1.2 percent, inclusive,
chromium and 0.9 percent to 1.4 percent, inclusive,
molybdenum; or (v) not less than 0.5 percent carbon
and not less than 3.5 percent molybdenum; or (vi)
not less than 0.5 percent carbon and not less than
5.5 percent tungsten.
39 Silico-manganese steel is defined as steels
containing by weight: (i) Not more than 0.7 percent
of carbon; (ii) 0.5 percent or more but not more than
1.9 percent of manganese, and (iii) 0.6 percent or
more but not more than 2.3 percent of silicon.
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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: Seeking applications from travel
and tourism leaders from the restaurant
industry for membership on the Board
of Directors (Board) of the Corporation
for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA).
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
is currently seeking additional
applications from travel and tourism
leaders from the restaurant sector 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 June 22, 2015, we published
in the Federal Register a ‘‘Notice of an
opportunity seeking applications from
travel and tourism industry leaders from
specific industries for membership on
the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba
Brand USA)’’ (80 FR 35627), and on
June 26, 2015, we published ‘‘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) (80
FR 36767), announcing membership
opportunities from four specific
industry sectors on the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion. The application period
closed on August 7, 2015. We are now
reopening the application period to
solicit additional applications
specifically from the restaurant sector.
This notice supplements the notices of
June 22, 2015, and June 26, 2015.
There were insufficient applicants
from the restaurant sector, and the open
period for making application in this
sector and this sector only is now
reopened to solicit additional
applicants.
Interested parties who have already
applied for this position in response to
those Federal Register notices do not
need to re-apply.
DATES: All applications must be
received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on
September 18, 2015.
SUMMARY:
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Electronic applications may
be sent to: CTPBoard@trade.gov.
Written applications can be submitted
to Isabel Hill, Director, National Travel
and Tourism Office, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Mail Stop 10007, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230. Telephone: 202.482.0140.
Email: Isabel.Hill@trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Heizer, Deputy Director, Industry
Relations, National Travel and Tourism
Office, 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 or
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.
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) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in a city convention and
visitors’ bureau;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the restaurant
industry;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience as an official in a State
tourism office; and
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience as an official in the hotel
accommodations sector.
ADDRESSES:
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To be eligible for Board membership,
individuals must have international
travel and tourism marketing
experience, be a current or former chief
executive officer, chief financial officer,
or chief marketing officer or have held
an equivalent management position.
Additional consideration will be given
to individuals who have experience
working in U.S. multinational entities
with marketing budgets, and who are
audit committee financial experts as
defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (in accordance with section
407 of PL 107–204 [15 U.S.C. 7265]).
Individuals must be U.S. citizens, and
in addition, cannot be federallyregistered 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.
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
travel expenses and per diem when
away from their usual places of
residence by Brand USA.
To be considered for appointment,
please provide the following:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of
the individual requesting consideration,
including address, email address and
phone number; and
2. A brief statement of why the person
should be considered for appointment
to 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: September 3, 2015.
Isabel M. Hill,
Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
Meeting
Office of Ocean Exploration
and Research (OER), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Ocean
Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB).
OEAB members will discuss and
provide advice on Federal ocean
exploration programs, with a particular
emphasis on National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Office of Ocean Exploration and
Research (OER) activities, in the areas
of: The U.S. Extended Continental Shelf
Project, current and future exploration
priorities, NOAA’s ocean exploration
partnerships, the next National Forum
on Ocean Exploration, and other matters
as described in the agenda found on the
OEAB Web site at https://oeab.noaa.gov.
DATES: The announced meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, October 1,
2015 from 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. EDT, and
Friday, October 2, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.–
12:25 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the University of Rhode Island Graduate
School of Oceanography Coastal
Institute, Hazards Room 215, South
Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882.
Status: The meeting will be open to
public participation with a 15-minute
public comment period on Friday,
October 2, 2015 at 10:15 a.m. EDT
(please check the agenda on the Web
site to confirm the time). The OEAB
expects that public statements at its
meetings will not be repetitive of
previously submitted verbal or written
statements. In general, each individual
or group making a verbal presentation
will be limited to three minutes. The
Designated Federal Officer must receive
written comments by September 23,
2015 to provide sufficient time for
OEAB review. Written comments
received after September 23, 2015 will
be distributed to the OEAB but may not
be reviewed prior to the meeting date.
Seats will be available on a first-come
first-served basis.
Special Accomodations: These
meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
David McKinnie, Designated Federal
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Officer, at (206) 526–6950 by September
16, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David McKinnie, Designated Federal
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory
Board, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115, (206)
526–6950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA
established the OEAB under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and
legislation that gives the agency
statutory authority to operate an ocean
exploration program and to coordinate a
national program of ocean exploration.
The OEAB advises NOAA leadership on
strategic planning, exploration
priorities, competitive ocean
exploration grant programs, and other
matters as the NOAA Administrator
requests.
OEAB members represent government
agencies, the private sector, academic
institutions, and not-for-profit
institutions involved in all facets of
ocean exploration—from advanced
technology to citizen exploration.
In addition to advising NOAA
leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to
help to define and develop a national
program of ocean exploration—a
network of stakeholders and
partnerships advancing national
priorities for ocean exploration.
Dated: September 1, 2015.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
U.S. Air Force Academy Board of
Visitors Notice of Meeting
U.S. Air Force Academy Board
of Visitors, Department of the Air Force,
DoD.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with 10 U.S.C.
9355, the U.S. Air Force Academy
(USAFA) Board of Visitors (BoV) will
hold a meeting at the Falcon Club, U.S.
Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs,
CO, on September 25, 2015. On Friday,
the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. The
meeting is scheduled to close to the
public at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of this
meeting is to review morale and
discipline, social climate, curriculum,
instruction, infrastructure, fiscal affairs,
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: Seeking applications from travel and tourism leaders from the
restaurant industry for membership on the Board of Directors (Board) of
the Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA).
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking additional
applications from travel and tourism leaders from the restaurant sector
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 June 22, 2015, we published in the
Federal Register a ``Notice of an opportunity seeking applications from
travel and tourism industry leaders from specific industries for
membership on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion (dba Brand USA)'' (80 FR 35627), and on June 26, 2015, we
published ``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) (80 FR 36767), announcing membership
opportunities from four specific industry sectors on the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The application
period closed on August 7, 2015. We are now reopening the application
period to solicit additional applications specifically from the
restaurant sector. This notice supplements the notices of June 22,
2015, and June 26, 2015.
There were insufficient applicants from the restaurant sector, and
the open period for making application in this sector and this sector
only is now reopened to solicit additional applicants.
Interested parties who have already applied for this position in
response to those Federal Register notices do not need to re-apply.
DATES: All applications must be received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on September 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Electronic applications may be sent to: CTPBoard@trade.gov.
Written applications can be submitted to Isabel Hill, Director,
National Travel and Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mail
Stop 10007, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Telephone: 202.482.0140. Email: Isabel.Hill@trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Heizer, Deputy Director,
Industry Relations, National Travel and Tourism Office, 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 or
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.
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) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in a city
convention and visitors' bureau;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
restaurant industry;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
official in a State tourism office; and
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
official in the hotel accommodations sector.
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To be eligible for Board membership, individuals must have
international travel and tourism marketing experience, be a current or
former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief
marketing officer or have held an equivalent management position.
Additional consideration will be given to individuals who have
experience working in U.S. multinational entities with marketing
budgets, and who are audit committee financial experts as defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (in accordance with section 407
of PL 107-204 [15 U.S.C. 7265]). Individuals must be U.S. citizens, and
in addition, 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.
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 travel expenses and per diem
when away from their usual places of residence by Brand USA.
To be considered for appointment, please provide the following:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
consideration, including address, email address and phone number; and
2. A brief statement of why the person should be considered for
appointment to 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: September 3, 2015.
Isabel M. Hill,
Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
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