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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Corporation for Travel Promotion
Board of Directors
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Second 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 again seeking applications from travel
and tourism leaders from specific
industries for membership on the Board
of Directors (Board) of the Corporation
for Travel Promotion (doing business as
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 as a
travel destination and communication
of travel facilitation issues, among other
tasks. On July 19, 2018, the Department
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’’
(83 FR 34112), announcing membership
opportunities on the Board of Directors
of the Corporation for Travel Promotion.
The application period closed on
August 17, 2018. The Department is
now reopening the application period to
solicit additional applications. This
notice supplements the notice of July
19, 2018.
Interested parties who have already
applied in response to that Federal
Register notice do not need to re-apply.
DATES: All applications must be
received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on
Friday, October 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Please submit application
information by email to CTPBoard@
trade.gov.
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SUMMARY:
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Julie
Heizer, National Travel and Tourism
Office, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
MS10003, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: 202–482–0140; email:
CTPBoard@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was
signed into law on March 4, 2010 and
was amended in July 2010 and
December 2014. 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.
On July 19, 2018, the Department
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’’
(83 FR 34112), announcing membership
opportunities on the Board of Directors
of the Corporation for Travel Promotion.
The application period closed on
August 17, 2018. The Department is
now reopening the application period to
solicit additional applications. This
notice supplements the notice of July
19, 2018. 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) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the hotel
accommodations sector;
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(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience as an official of a city
convention and visitors’ bureau;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the restaurant sector;
and
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience as an official of a state
tourism office.
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/or who are
audit committee financial experts as
defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (in accordance with 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 three (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 by the
Corporation when away from their usual
places of residence.
Individuals who want to be
considered for appointment to the Board
should submit the following
information by the Friday, October 26,
2018 deadline to the address listed in
the ADDRESSES section above:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of
the individual requesting consideration,
including address, email address and
phone number.
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 audit
committee financial expertise, if any,
and indicate clearly the sector or sectors
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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.
3. An affirmative statement that the
applicant is a U.S. citizen and further,
is not required to register as a foreign
agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Dated: October 12, 2018.
Julie Heizer,
Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism
Office.
[FR Doc. 2018–22673 Filed 10–17–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–868]
Large Residential Washers From the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of the
First Five-Year Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on large
residential washers from the Republic of
Korea (Korea) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Sunset Review’’ section of
this notice.
DATES: Applicable October 18, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–4136.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On April 26, 2018, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results of the
sunset review,1 finding that dumping
was likely to continue or recur if the
Order 2 were revoked and determined
1 See Large Residential Washers from the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of the First
Five-Year Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order, 83 FR 18275 (April 26, 2018) (Preliminary
Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
2 See Large Residential Washers from Mexico and
the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders,
78 FR 11148 (February 15, 2013) (Order).
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that revocation of the Order would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the magnitude
of weighted-average margins up to 82.41
percent.3 We invited interested parties
to comment on the Preliminary Results.
We received a case brief from LG
Electronics Inc. (LGEKR), LG Electronics
U.S.A., Inc. (LGEUS), and LG
Electronics Alabama, Inc. (LGEAI)
(collectively LGE), representing the
respondent interested parties on May
29, 2018, and a rebuttal brief from the
domestic interested party, Whirlpool
Corporation (Whirlpool), on June 4,
2018.
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the internet at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed and electronic versions of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order
are all large residential washers and
certain subassemblies thereof from
Korea. The products are currently
classifiable under subheadings
8450.20.0040 and 8450.20.0080 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Products subject
to this order may also enter under
HTSUS subheadings 8450.11.0040,
8450.11.0080, 8450.90.2000, and
8450.90.6000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
subject to this scope is dispositive.4
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the
final results of this full sunset review,
in accordance with sections
751(c)(5)(A), 752(c), and 777(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19
CFR 351.218(f)(3).
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised for the final results
of this sunset review are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
dated concurrently with this final
notice, which is hereby adopted by this
notice. The issues discussed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum
include the likelihood of the
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and the magnitude of the margins of
dumping likely to prevail. A list of the
issues addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included in
the Appendix to this notice. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov and in the Central
Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
3 See
Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 18276.
a complete description of the Scope of the
Order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of First Sunset
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Large
Residential Washers from the Republic of Korea,’’
dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review
We determine that revocation of the
AD Order on large residential washers
from Korea would be likely to lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at weighted-average margins up to 82.41
percent.
Notification to Interested Parties
Dated: September 4, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce’s
Preliminary Conclusion that Revocation
of the Antidumping Order Would be
Likely to Lead to Continuation or
Recurrence of Dumping is Contradicted
by the Evidentiary Record and Contrary
to Law
Comment 2: Whether Commerce’s
Preliminary Conclusion that, Upon
Revocation, LGE Would Engage in
Dumping of 82.41 Percent is Contrary to
Law and Contradicted by the Evidentiary
Record
5. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Second 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 again seeking applications from
travel and tourism leaders from specific industries for membership on
the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation for Travel Promotion
(doing business as 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 as a travel destination and communication of
travel facilitation issues, among other tasks. On July 19, 2018, the
Department 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'' (83 FR 34112), announcing membership opportunities on the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The
application period closed on August 17, 2018. The Department is now
reopening the application period to solicit additional applications.
This notice supplements the notice of July 19, 2018.
Interested parties who have already applied in response to that
Federal Register notice do not need to re-apply.
DATES: All applications must be received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on Friday, October 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Please submit application information by email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Heizer, National Travel and
Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, MS10003, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0140; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was
signed into law on March 4, 2010 and was amended in July 2010 and
December 2014. 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.
On July 19, 2018, the Department 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'' (83 FR 34112), announcing membership opportunities
on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The
application period closed on August 17, 2018. The Department is now
reopening the application period to solicit additional applications.
This notice supplements the notice of July 19, 2018. 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) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the hotel
accommodations sector;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
official of a city convention and visitors' bureau;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
restaurant sector; and
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
official of a state tourism office.
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/or who are audit committee financial experts as defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (in accordance with 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
three (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 by
the Corporation when away from their usual places of residence.
Individuals who want to be considered for appointment to the Board
should submit the following information by the Friday, October 26, 2018
deadline to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section above:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
consideration, including address, email address and phone number.
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 audit committee financial expertise, if any, and
indicate clearly the sector or sectors
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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.
3. An affirmative statement that the applicant is a U.S. citizen
and further, is not required to register as a foreign agent under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Dated: October 12, 2018.
Julie Heizer,
Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-22673 Filed 10-17-18; 8:45 am]
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