United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Charter Renewal, 48104 [2019-19721]
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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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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-19721]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Charter Renewal
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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: [email protected].
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, Sec. 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.
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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