81 FR 22213 - U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)

Page Range		22213-22214
FR Document		2016-08789

The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications for membership on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board). The purpose of the Board is to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to apply for membership on the U.S. 
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications 
for membership on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board). 
The purpose of the Board is to advise the Secretary of Commerce on 
matters relating to the travel and tourism industry.

DATES: Applications for immediate consideration for membership must be 
received by the Office of Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Friday, May 6, 2016. 
Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis to fill 
vacancies when they arise during over the next two years.

ADDRESSES: Please submit application information by email to 
[email protected], attention to Li Zhou, Office of Advisory Committees 
and Industry Outreach.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li Zhou, Deputy Director, Office of 
Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 
telephone: 202-482-4501, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board 
(Board) is established pursuant to Department of Commerce authority 
under 15 U.S.C. 1512 and under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. (FACA), and advises the Secretary of Commerce 
(Secretary) on matters relating to the U.S. travel and tourism 
industry. The Board provides a means of ensuring regular contact 
between the U.S. Government and the travel and tourism industry. The 
Board advises the Secretary on government policies and programs that 
affect United States travel and tourism, and the Board serves as a 
forum for discussing and proposing solutions to industry-related 
problems. The Board acts as a liaison among the stakeholders 
represented by the membership and provides a forum for those 
stakeholders on current and emerging issues in the travel and

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tourism sector. The Board recommends ways to ensure that the United 
States remains the preeminent destination for international visitation 
and tourism throughout the world.
    The Office of Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach is 
accepting applications for Board members. The Board shall consist of no 
more than 32 members appointed by the Secretary. Members shall 
represent companies and organizations in the travel and tourism sector 
from a broad range of products and services, company sizes, and 
geographic locations and shall be drawn from large, medium, and small 
travel and tourism companies, private-sector organizations involved in 
the export of travel and tourism-related products and services, and 
other tourism-related entities.
    Each Board member shall serve as the representative of a U.S. 
company in the travel and tourism industry, a private sector U.S. 
organization involved in the export of travel and tourism-related 
products and services, or a tourism-related U.S. entity. For 
eligibility purposes, a ``U.S. company'' is a for-profit firm that is 
incorporated in the United States (or an unincorporated U.S. firm with 
its principal place of business in the United States) that is 
controlled by U.S. citizens or by other U.S. companies. A company is 
not a U.S. company if 50 percent plus one share of its stock (if a 
corporation, or a similar ownership interest of an unincorporated 
entity) is known to be controlled, directly or indirectly, by non-U.S. 
citizens or non-U.S. companies. For eligibility purposes, a ``U.S. 
organization'' is an organization, including trade associations and 
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), established under the laws of the 
United States, that is controlled by U.S. citizens, by another U.S. 
organization (or organizations), or by a U.S. company (or companies), 
as determined based on its board of directors (or comparable governing 
body), membership, and funding sources, as applicable. For eligibility 
purposes, a U.S. entity is a tourism-related entity that can 
demonstrate U.S. ownership or control, including but not limited to 
state and local tourism marketing entities, state government tourism 
offices, state and/or local government-supported tourism marketing 
entities, and multi-state tourism marketing entities.
    Members of the Board will be selected, in accordance with 
applicable Department of Commerce guidelines, based on their ability to 
carry out the objectives of the Board as set forth in the charter. 
Members of the Board shall be selected in a manner that ensures that 
the Board is balanced in terms of points of view, industry subsector, 
range of products and services, demographics, geography, and company 
size.
    Additional factors which will be considered in the selection of 
Board members include candidates' proven experience in the strategic 
development and management of travel and tourism-related or other 
service-related organizations; or the candidate's proven experience in 
promoting, developing, and implementing advertising and marketing 
programs for travel-related or tourism-related industries.
    Priority may be given to a Chief Executive Officer, Executive 
Director, or President (or comparable level of responsibility) of a 
U.S. company, U.S. organization, or U.S. entity in the travel and 
tourism sector.
    Members shall serve a term of two years from the date of 
appointment, at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce. Although 
the Board's current charter terminates in September 2017, it is 
anticipated that it will be rechartered.
    Members shall serve in a representative capacity, representing the 
views and interests of their particular industry subsector. Board 
members are not special government employees, and will receive no 
compensation for their participation in Board activities. Members 
participating in Board meetings and events will be responsible for 
their travel, living and other personal expenses. Meetings will be held 
regularly and, to the extent practical, not less than twice annually, 
usually in Washington, DC.
    For immediate consideration for membership, please provide the 
following information by the Friday, May 6, 2016 deadline to the 
address listed in the ADDRESSES section:
    1. Name and title of the individual requesting consideration.
    2. A sponsor letter from the applicant on his or her company/
organization/entity letterhead or, if the applicant is to represent a 
company/organization/entity other than his or her employer, a letter 
from the company/organization/entity to be represented, containing a 
brief statement of why the applicant should be considered for 
membership on the Board. This sponsor letter should also address the 
applicant's travel and tourism-related experience.
    3. The applicant's personal resume.
    4. An affirmative statement that the applicant is not required to 
register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
of 1938, as amended.
    5. If the applicant is to represent a company, information 
regarding the control of the company, including the stock holdings as 
appropriate, signifying compliance with the criteria set forth above.
    6. If the applicant is to represent an organization, information 
regarding the control of the organization, including the governing 
structure, members, and revenue sources as appropriate, signifying 
compliance with the criteria set forth above.
    7. If the applicant is to represent a tourism-related entity, the 
functions and responsibilities of the entity, and information regarding 
the entity's U.S. ownership or control, signifying compliance with the 
criteria set forth above.
    8. The company's, organization's, or entity's size, product or 
service line and major markets in which the company, organization, or 
entity operates.
    9. Brief statement describing how the applicant will contribute to 
the work of the Board based on his or her unique experience and 
perspective (not to exceed 100 words).

    Dated: April 12, 2016.
Tricia Van Orden,
Office of Advisory Committees & Industry Outreach.
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briefs, will be due five days after the Cash Deposit Requirements DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
due date for case briefs, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.309(d). Parties that submit case The following cash deposit International Trade Administration
or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are requirements will be effective upon
requested to submit with each argument publication of the final results of this U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory
a statement of the issue, a summary of administrative review for all shipments Board
the argument not to exceed five pages, of the subject merchandise entered, or AGENCY: International Trade
and a table of statutes, regulations, and withdrawn from warehouse, for Administration, U.S. Department of
cases cited, in accordance with 19 CFR consumption on or after the publication Commerce.
351.309(c)(2). date, as provided for by section ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For Baoding apply for membership on the U.S.
interested parties, who wish to request Mantong, Nutracare International, Ravi Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
a hearing must submit a written request Industries, Kumar Industries, and
to the Assistant Secretary for Rudraa International, which all claimed SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. no shipments, the cash deposit rate will is currently seeking applications for
Department of Commerce, filed remain unchanged from rates assigned membership on the U.S. Travel and
electronically using ACCESS. to these companies in the most recently Tourism Advisory Board (Board). The
Electronically filed case briefs/written completed reviews of these companies; purpose of the Board is to advise the
comments and hearing requests must be (2) for previously investigated or Secretary of Commerce on matters
received successfully in their entirety by reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters relating to the travel and tourism
the Department’s electronic records who are not under review in this industry.
system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern segment of the proceeding but who have DATES: Applications for immediate
Time, within 30 days after the date of separate rates, the cash deposit rate will consideration for membership must be
publication of this notice.4 Hearing received by the Office of Advisory
continue to be the exporter-specific rate
requests should contain: (1) The party’s Committees and Industry Outreach by
published for the most recent period; (3)
name, address and telephone number; 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
for all PRC exporters of subject
(2) the number of participants; and (3) on Friday, May 6, 2016. Applications
a list of issues to be discussed. Issues merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash will continue to be accepted on a rolling
raised in the hearing will be limited to basis to fill vacancies when they arise
those issues raised in the respective case deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate
of 453.79 percent; and (4) for all non- during over the next two years.
briefs. If a request for a hearing is made,
PRC exporters of subject merchandise ADDRESSES: Please submit application
parties will be notified of the time and
date of the hearing which will be held which have not received their own rate, information by email to oacio@
at the U.S. Department of Commerce, the cash deposit rate will be the rate trade.gov, attention to Li Zhou, Office of
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that Advisory Committees and Industry
Washington, DC 20230. The Department supplied the non-PRC exporter. These Outreach.
intends to issue the final results of this deposit requirements, when imposed, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li
administrative review, including the shall remain in effect until further Zhou, Deputy Director, Office of
results of its analysis of the issues raised notice. Advisory Committees and Industry
in any written briefs, not later than 120 Outreach, U.S. Department of
days after the date of publication of this Notification to Importers Commerce, Room 4043, 1401
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) This notice also serves as a Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
of the Act. preliminary reminder to importers of DC 20230, telephone: 202–482–4501,
email: oacio@trade.gov.
Assessment Rates their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certification SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Upon issuance of the final results, the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
regarding the reimbursement of
Department will determine, and CBP (Board) is established pursuant to
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
shall assess, antidumping duties on all Department of Commerce authority
appropriate entries covered by this of the relevant entries of this period.
under 15 U.S.C. 1512 and under the
review. The Department intends to issue Failure to comply with this requirement
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days could result in the Secretary’s amended, 5 U.S.C. App. (FACA), and
after the publication date of the final presumption that reimbursement of advises the Secretary of Commerce
results of this review. Additionally, antidumping duties occurred and the (Secretary) on matters relating to the
pursuant to a refinement to its subsequent assessment of double U.S. travel and tourism industry. The
assessment practice in NME cases, if the antidumping duties. Board provides a means of ensuring
Department continues to determine that This administrative review and notice regular contact between the U.S.
an exporter under review had no are in accordance with sections Government and the travel and tourism
shipments of the subject merchandise, 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 industry. The Board advises the
any suspended entries that entered CFR 351.221(b)(4). Secretary on government policies and
under the exporter’s case number (i.e., at programs that affect United States travel
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that exporter’s rate) will be liquidated at Dated: April 4, 2016.
and tourism, and the Board serves as a
the PRC-wide rate. For a full discussion Ronald K. Lorentzen, forum for discussing and proposing
of this practice, see Non-Market Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement solutions to industry-related problems.
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: and Compliance. The Board acts as a liaison among the
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 [FR Doc. 2016–08229 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] stakeholders represented by the
FR 65694 (October 23, 2011). BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P membership and provides a forum for
those stakeholders on current and
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of an opportunity to apply for membership on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
Dates		Applications for immediate consideration for membership must be received by the Office of Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Friday, May 6, 2016. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis to fill vacancies when they arise during over the next two years.
Contact		Li Zhou, Deputy Director, Office of Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-4501, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 22213

81 FR 22213 - U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

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