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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 177 / Thursday, September 12, 2019 / Notices
Dated: September 9, 2019.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Corporation for Travel Promotion
Board of Directors
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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. The initial notice for
this opportunity was published on
Friday, July 19, 2019.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
United States Travel and Tourism
Advisory Board Charter Renewal
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Chief Financial Officer
and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Administration, after consultation with
the General Services Administration,
renewed the Charter for the United
States Travel and Tourism Advisory
Board on August 16, 2019.
DATES: The Charter for the United States
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board was
renewed on August 16, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Beall, the United States Travel
and Tourism Advisory Board, Room
10003, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202–
482–0140, email: TTAB@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chief
Financial Officer and Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for
Administration, after consultation with
the General Services Administration,
renewed the United States Travel and
Tourism Advisory Board on August 16,
2019. This Notice is published in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Title 5, United
States Code, Appendix, § 9). It has been
determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest. The
Committee was established pursuant to
Commerce’s authority under 15 U.S.C.
1512, established under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App., after
consultation with the General Services
Administration. The Committee
provides advice to the Secretary of
Commerce on government policies and
programs that affect the U.S. travel and
tourism industry.
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SUMMARY:
Brian Beall,
Deputy Director for Policy and Planning,
National Travel and Tourism Office,
International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
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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 (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.
DATES: All applications must be
received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on
Wednesday, September 25, 2019.
Applicants who applied to the
previously published Federal Register
Notice (7/19/19) do not need to reapply.
SUMMARY:
Please submit application
information by email to CTPBoard@
trade.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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
misperceptions 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
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identify opportunities to promote
tourism to rural and urban areas
equally, including areas not
traditionally visited by international
travelers; and (E) give priority to
countries and populations most likely to
travel to the United States.
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 Secretary 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 attractions or
recreations sector;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in immigration policy
and law, including visa requirements
and United States entry procedures;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the land or sea
passenger transportation sector; and
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
and experience in the passenger air
sector.
To be eligible for Board membership,
individuals must have knowledge of
international travel promotion or
marketing, 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
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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 Wednesday,
September 25, 2019 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
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, is not a
federally-registered lobbyist and further,
is not required to register as a foreign
agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
4. If applicable, a statement
acknowledging that the applicant is an
audit committee financial expert as
defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (in accordance with 15
U.S.C. 7265).
Dated: September 3, 2019.
Julie P. Heizer,
Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip From India:
Preliminary Results and Partial
Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet,
and strip (PET film) from India. The
period of review (POR) is January 1,
2017 through December 31, 2017. We
preliminarily determine that Jindal Poly
Films Ltd. (Jindal) and SRF Limited
(SRF) received countervailable subsidies
during the POR. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi
Blum, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On July 3, 2018, Commerce published
in the Federal Register a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative
review of the countervailing duty order
on PET film from India, for the POR.1
In accordance with sections 751(a)(1) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1) and (2),
in July 2018, we received four review
requests. DuPont Teijin Films,
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., and
SKC, Inc. (collectively, the petitioners)
requested reviews of Ester Industries
Limited (Ester), Garware Polyester Ltd.
(Garware), Polyplex Corporation Ltd.
(Polyplex), SRF, Jindal, and Vacmet
India Limited (Vacmet). Additionally,
Polyplex USA LLC requested reviews
for Ester, Garware, Jindal, MTZ
Polyesters Ltd. (MTZ), Polyplex, SRF,
Vacmet and Uflex Ltd. (Uflex). Finally,
Jindal and SRF each self-requested to be
reviewed in the instant review.
Subsequently, on September 10, 2018,
in accordance with 19 CFR
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 31121,
31122 (July 3, 2018).
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351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a
notice of initiation of an administrative
review of the countervailing duty order
on PET Film from India.2 On October
15, 2018, we placed on the record U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
import data 3 for purposes of respondent
selection, and invited parties to
comment.4 Because Jindal entered its
notice of appearance at a later point in
time 5 and did not obtain its
administrative protective order until
after the comment period for the CBP
data issued on October 15, 2018,
Commerce re-released the CBP data on
November 5, 2018, and extended the
comment period on the CBP import data
for Jindal only. We received no
comments from interested parties.
Subsequently, Polyplex USA timely
withdrew its request for a review on
November 21, 2018, for all companies.6
Also, on December 10, 2018, SRF
withdrew its request for a review.7 We
selected Jindal and SRF as mandatory
respondents.8
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the partial
federal government closure from
December 22, 2018, through the
resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.9 If the new deadline falls on a
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
45596, 45604 (September 10, 2018) (Initiation
Notice).
3 Note: The CBP import data released on
September 19, 2018, was compiled based on the
company names, and variations thereof, whereas
the CBP import data release of October 15, 2018,
was compiled based on the case number and POR,
which captured Jindal’s and SRF’s shipments of
subject merchandise during the entire POR.
4 See Memorandum ‘‘Administrative Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order on Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India:
Release of U.S. Customs Entry Data for Respondent
Selection’’ dated October 3, 2017.
5 See Jindal’s Letter, ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate
(Pet) Film from India: Entry of Appearance and
APO Application,’’ dated October 23, 2018 (Jindal
Entry of Appearance).
6 See Polyplex USA’s Letter, ‘‘Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip from
India: Request for Withdrawal of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated November 21,
2018.
7 See SRF’s Letter, ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate
(PET) Film from India/Withdrawal of Request for
countervailing Duty Admin Review of SRF Limited
(SRF),’’ dated December 10, 2018.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order on Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India:
Selection of Respondents for Individual
Examination—2017’’ dated December 17, 2018
(Respondent Selection Memorandum).
9 See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
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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. The initial notice for this
opportunity was published on Friday, July 19, 2019.
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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 (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.
DATES: All applications must be received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on Wednesday, September 25, 2019.
Applicants who applied to the previously published Federal Register
Notice (7/19/19) do not need to re-apply.
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 misperceptions 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 identify
opportunities to promote tourism to rural and urban areas equally,
including areas not traditionally visited by international travelers;
and (E) give priority to countries and populations most likely to
travel to the United States.
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 Secretary 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
attractions or recreations sector;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in
immigration policy and law, including visa requirements and United
States entry procedures;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the land
or sea passenger transportation sector; and
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
passenger air sector.
To be eligible for Board membership, individuals must have
knowledge of international travel promotion or marketing, 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
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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 Wednesday, September 25,
2019 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 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,
is not a federally-registered lobbyist and further, is not required to
register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act
of 1938, as amended.
4. If applicable, a statement acknowledging that the applicant is
an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 7265).
Dated: September 3, 2019.
Julie P. Heizer,
Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
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