80 FR 36767 - Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 123 (June 26, 2015)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 123 (June 26, 2015)
| Page Range | 36767-36767 | |
| FR Document | 2015-15884 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 36767] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15884] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA) AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: 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 June 22, 2015 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'' (80 FR 35627), announcing membership opportunities on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. A fourth industry sector, hotel accommodations, was inadvertently omitted from the list of seats for which representatives are being sought. Interested parties who have already applied in response to that Federal Register notice do not need to re-apply. 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 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 August 7, 2015. ADDRESSES: Electronic applications may be sent to: [email protected]. 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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected]. 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. 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 Pub. L. 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 the Corporation. 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: June 23, 2015. Isabel M. Hill, Director, National Travel and Tourism Office. [FR Doc. 2015-15884 Filed 6-24-15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P
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hearing. The Catalog of Federal Written applications can be submitted travel and tourism marketing
Domestic Assistance official number to Isabel Hill, Director, National Travel experience, be a current or former chief
and title for the program under which and Tourism Office, U.S. Department of executive officer, chief financial officer,
these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Commerce, Mail Stop 10007, 1401 or chief marketing officer or have held
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, an equivalent management position.
Dated: June 22, 2015. DC 20230. Telephone: 202.482.0140. Additional consideration will be given
Michael S. DeVillo,
Email: Isabel.Hill@trade.gov. to individuals who have experience
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie working in U.S. multinational entities
Eligibility Examiner.
Heizer, Deputy Director, Industry with marketing budgets, and who are
[FR Doc. 2015–15747 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am]
Relations, National Travel and Tourism audit committee financial experts as
BILLING CODE 3510–24–P defined by the Securities and Exchange
Office, Mail Stop 10003, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Commission (in accordance with section
DC 20230. Telephone: 202.482.4904. 407 of Pub. L. 107–204 [15 U.S.C.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Email: julie.heizer@trade.gov. 7265]). Individuals must be U.S.
International Trade Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: citizens, and in addition, cannot be
Background: The Travel Promotion federally registered lobbyists or
Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba Act of 2009 (TPA) was signed into law registered as a foreign agent under the
Brand USA) by President Obama on March 4, 2010. Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938,
The TPA established the Corporation for as amended.
AGENCY: International Trade Those selected for the Board must be
Administration, U.S. Department of Travel Promotion (the Corporation), as a
non-profit corporation charged with the able to meet the time and effort
Commerce. commitments of the Board.
development and execution of a plan to
ACTION: The Department of Commerce is Board members serve at the discretion
(A) provide useful information to those
currently seeking applications from interested in traveling to the United of the Secretary of Commerce (who may
travel and tourism leaders from specific States; (B) identify and address remove any member of the Board for
industries for membership on the Board perceptions regarding U.S. entry good cause). The terms of office of each
of Directors (Board) of the Corporation policies; (C) maximize economic and member of the Board appointed by the
for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA). diplomatic benefits of travel to the Secretary shall be 3 years. Board
The purpose of the Board is to guide United States through the use of various members can serve a maximum of two
the Corporation for Travel Promotion on promotional tools; (D) ensure that consecutive full three-year terms. Board
matters relating to the promotion of the international travel benefits all States members are not considered Federal
United States and communication of and the District of Columbia, and (E) government employees by virtue of their
travel facilitation issues, among other identify opportunities to promote service as a member of the Board and
tasks. On June 22, 2015 we published in tourism to rural and urban areas will receive no compensation from the
the Federal Register a ‘‘Notice of an equally, including areas not Federal government for their
opportunity for travel and tourism traditionally visited by international participation in Board activities.
industry leaders to apply for travelers. Members participating in Board
membership on the Board of Directors of The Corporation is governed by a meetings and events may be paid actual
the Corporation for Travel Promotion’’ Board of Directors, consisting of 11 travel expenses and per diem when
(80 FR 35627), announcing membership members with knowledge of away from their usual places of
opportunities on the Board of Directors international travel promotion or residence by the Corporation.
of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. marketing, broadly representing various To be considered for appointment,
A fourth industry sector, hotel regions of the United States. The TPA please provide the following:
accommodations, was inadvertently directs the Secretary of Commerce (after 1. Name, title, and personal resume of
omitted from the list of seats for which consultation with the Secretary of the individual requesting consideration,
representatives are being sought. Homeland Security and the Secretary of including address, email address and
Interested parties who have already State) to appoint the Board of Directors phone number; and
applied in response to that Federal for the Corporation. 2. A brief statement of why the person
Register notice do not need to re-apply. At this time, the Department will be should be considered for appointment
selecting four individuals with the to the Board. This statement should also
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
appropriate expertise and experience address the individual’s relevant
is currently seeking applications from
from specific sectors of the travel and international travel and tourism
travel and tourism leaders from specific
tourism industry to serve on the Board marketing experience and indicate
industries for membership on the Board
as follows: clearly the sector or sectors enumerated
of Directors (Board) of the Corporation
(A) 1 shall have appropriate expertise above in which the individual has the
for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA).
and experience in a city convention and requisite expertise and experience.
The purpose of the Board is to guide the
visitors’ bureau; Individuals who have the requisite
Corporation for Travel Promotion on
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise expertise and experience in more than
matters relating to the promotion of the
and experience in the restaurant one sector can be appointed for only one
United States as a travel destination and
industry; of those sectors. Appointments of
communication of travel facilitation (C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
issues, among other tasks. members to the Board will be made by
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and experience as an official in a State the Secretary of Commerce.
DATES: All applications must be tourism office; and
received by the National Travel and Dated: June 23, 2015.
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise
Tourism Office by close of business on and experience as an official in the hotel Isabel M. Hill,
August 7, 2015. accommodations sector. Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
ADDRESSES: Electronic applications may To be eligible for Board membership, [FR Doc. 2015–15884 Filed 6–24–15; 4:15 pm]
be sent to: CTPBoard@trade.gov. individuals must have international BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | 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). | |
| Dates | All applications must be received by the National Travel and Tourism Office by close of business on August 7, 2015. | |
| 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: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 36767 |
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