81 FR 66923 - Meeting of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

Page Range		66923-66924
FR Document		2016-23567

The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will hold an open meeting via teleconference on Thursday, October 13, 2016. The Board was re-chartered in August 2015 and advises the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The purpose of the meeting is for Board members to deliberate on proposed recommendations related to travel security and the customer experience, visa facilitation, and the collection of international visitation data to the United States. The final agenda will be posted on the Department of Commerce Web site for the Board at http://trade.gov/ttab, at least one week in advance of the meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Meeting of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) 
will hold an open meeting via teleconference on Thursday, October 13, 
2016. The Board was re-chartered in August 2015 and advises the 
Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and 
tourism industry. The purpose of the meeting is for Board members to 
deliberate on proposed recommendations related to travel security and 
the customer experience, visa facilitation, and the collection of 
international visitation data to the United States. The final agenda 
will be posted on the Department of Commerce Web site for the Board at 
http://trade.gov/ttab, at least one week in advance of the meeting.

DATES: Thursday, October 13, 2016, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT. The 
deadline for members of the public to register, including requests to 
make comments during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit 
written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. 
EDT on October 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by conference call. The call-in 
number and passcode will be provided by email to registrants. Requests 
to register (including to speak or for auxiliary aids) and any written 
comments should be submitted to: U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory 
Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, [email protected]. Members of the public are 
encouraged to submit registration requests and written comments via 
email to ensure timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li Zhou, the United States Travel and 
Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-4501, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The Board advises the Secretary of Commerce on matters 
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industry.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and 
will be accessible to people with disabilities. All guests are required 
to register in advance by the deadline identified under the DATES 
caption. Requests for auxiliary aids must be submitted by the 
registration deadline. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may 
be impossible to fill. There will be fifteen (15) minutes allotted for 
oral comments from members of the public joining the meeting. To 
accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments 
may be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Individuals wishing to 
reserve speaking time during the meeting must submit a request at the 
time of registration, as well as the name and address of the proposed 
speaker. If the number of registrants requesting to make statements is 
greater than can be

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reasonably accommodated during the meeting, the International Trade 
Administration may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. 
Speakers are requested to submit a written copy of their prepared 
remarks by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 6, 2016, for inclusion in 
the meeting records and for circulation to the members of the Travel 
and Tourism Advisory Board.
    In addition, any member of the public may submit pertinent written 
comments concerning the Board's affairs at any time before or after the 
meeting. Comments may be submitted to Li Zhou at the contact 
information indicated above. To be considered during the meeting, 
comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, 
October 6, to ensure transmission to the Board prior to the meeting. 
Comments received after that date and time will be distributed to the 
members but may not be considered on the call. Copies of Board meeting 
minutes will be available within 90 days of the meeting.

    Dated: September 26, 2016.
Li Zhou,
Executive Secretary, United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
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after our final determination. If the ITC Comment 13: Conversion of Sunrise’s tourism industry. The purpose of the
determines that such injury does exist, Warranty Expenses meeting is for Board members to
the Department will issue an Comment 14: Treatment of Indirect Selling deliberate on proposed
Expenses for Sunrise’s CEP Sales
antidumping duty order directing CBP recommendations related to travel
Comment 15: Use of Net Quantity in the
to assess, upon further instruction by Calculation of Sunrise’s U.S. Sales security and the customer experience,
the Department, antidumping duties on VII. Recommendation visa facilitation, and the collection of
all imports of the subject merchandise international visitation data to the
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, Appendix II United States. The final agenda will be
for consumption on or after the effective posted on the Department of Commerce
date of the suspension of liquidation. Scope of the Investigation Web site for the Board at http://
The merchandise covered by this trade.gov/ttab, at least one week in
Notification Regarding Administrative advance of the meeting.
investigation is circular welded austenitic
Protective Orders (‘‘APO’’) stainless pressure pipe not greater than 14 DATES: Thursday, October 13, 2016, 2:00
This notice serves as a reminder to inches in outside diameter. References to size p.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT. The deadline for
parties subject to APO of their are in nominal inches and include all members of the public to register,
responsibility concerning the products within tolerances allowed by pipe
including requests to make comments
disposition of proprietary information specifications. This merchandise includes,
but is not limited to, the American Society during the meeting and for auxiliary
disclosed under APO in accordance for Testing and Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) A–312 aids, or to submit written comments for
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely or ASTM A–778 specifications, or dissemination prior to the meeting, is
written notification of the return or comparable domestic or foreign 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 6, 2016.
destruction of APO materials, or specifications. ASTM A–358 products are ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by
conversion to judicial protective order, only included when they are produced to conference call. The call-in number and
is hereby requested. Failure to comply meet ASTM A–312 or ASTM A–778 passcode will be provided by email to
with the regulations and the terms of an specifications, or comparable domestic or
foreign specifications.
registrants. Requests to register
APO is a violation subject to sanction. (including to speak or for auxiliary aids)
Excluded from the scope of the
Notice to Interested Parties investigation are: (1) Welded stainless and any written comments should be
mechanical tubing, meeting ASTM A–554 or submitted to: U.S. Travel and Tourism
This determination is issued and Advisory Board, U.S. Department of
comparable domestic or foreign
published in accordance with sections specifications; (2) boiler, heat exchanger, Commerce, Room 4043, 1401
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 superheater, refining furnace, feedwater Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
CFR 351.210. heater, and condenser tubing, meeting ASTM DC 20230, OACIO@trade.gov. Members
Dated: September 22, 2016. A–249, ASTM A–688 or comparable of the public are encouraged to submit
domestic or foreign specifications; and (3) registration requests and written
Paul Piquado,
specialized tubing, meeting ASTM A–269,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and ASTM A–270 or comparable domestic or
comments via email to ensure timely
Compliance. foreign specifications. receipt.
Appendix I The subject imports are normally classified FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li
in subheadings 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5040, Zhou, the United States Travel and
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 7306.40.5062, 7306.40.5064, and Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043,
Decision Memorandum 7306.40.5085 of the Harmonized Tariff 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’).
I. Summary They may also enter under HTSUS
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202–
II. Background subheadings 7306.40.1010, 7306.40.1015, 482–4501, email: OACIO@trade.gov.
III. Scope of the Investigation 7306.40.5042, 7306.40.5044, 7306.40.5080, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary and 7306.40.5090. The HTSUS subheadings Background: The Board advises the
Determination are provided for convenience and customs Secretary of Commerce on matters
V. List of Comments purposes only; the written description of the
VI. Discussion of the Issues
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism
scope of this investigation is dispositive. industry.
Comment 1: Whether Certain Home Market
Sales Constitute Sub-Prime Merchandise [FR Doc. 2016–23577 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] Public Participation: The meeting will
Comment 2: The Use of Theoretical or BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P be open to the public and will be
Actual Weight accessible to people with disabilities.
Comment 3: Calculation of Direct Material All guests are required to register in
(Coil) Cost DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE advance by the deadline identified
Comment 4: Steamline’s Home Market under the DATES caption. Requests for
Sales to an Affiliated Party International Trade Administration auxiliary aids must be submitted by the
Comment 5: Steamline’s Data Error for One
registration deadline. Last minute
U.S. Sale Meeting of the United States Travel
Comment 6: Steamline’s Inventory requests will be accepted, but may be
and Tourism Advisory Board impossible to fill. There will be fifteen
Carrying Costs (‘‘ICC’’)
Comment 7: Steamline’s Packing Material AGENCY: International Trade (15) minutes allotted for oral comments
Usage Rate Administration, U.S. Department of from members of the public joining the
Comment 8: Steamline’s Minor Corrections Commerce. meeting. To accommodate as many
to Response Presented at Verification speakers as possible, the time for public
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
Comment 9: Steamline’s Arm’s-Length comments may be limited to three (3)
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Prices From Affiliated Parties for Direct SUMMARY: The United States Travel and minutes per person. Individuals wishing
Materials
Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will to reserve speaking time during the
Comment 10: Steamline’s Allocation of
Conversion Costs hold an open meeting via teleconference meeting must submit a request at the
Comment 11: Steamline’s Director’s on Thursday, October 13, 2016. The time of registration, as well as the name
Remuneration Board was re-chartered in August 2015 and address of the proposed speaker. If
Comment 12: Steamline’s Cost and advises the Secretary of Commerce the number of registrants requesting to
Reconciliation and Scrap on matters relating to the U.S. travel and make statements is greater than can be

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reasonably accommodated during the on or before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on October in support of export promotion and
meeting, the International Trade 24, 2016. export financing and provide
Administration may conduct a lottery to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: recommendations to the President based
determine the speakers. Speakers are Patrick Kirwan, Director, Trade on its assessment.
requested to submit a written copy of Promotion Coordinating Committee In carrying out that mandate, the
their prepared remarks by 5:00 p.m. Secretariat, Room 31027, U.S. TPCC develops and implements an
EDT on Thursday, October 6, 2016, for Department of Commerce, 1401 annual government wide strategic plan
inclusion in the meeting records and for Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, for Federal trade promotion efforts. The
circulation to the members of the Travel DC 20230, telephone: 202–482–5455, annual strategic plan establishes a set of
and Tourism Advisory Board. email: StateandLocal@trade.gov. priorities for Federal activities in
In addition, any member of the public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: support of U.S. exports; explains the
may submit pertinent written comments rationale for the priorities; reviews
concerning the Board’s affairs at any Table of Contents current Federal programs designed to
time before or after the meeting. I. Background promote U.S. exports in light of those
Comments may be submitted to Li Zhou II. Establishment of Working Group priorities; identifies areas of overlap and
at the contact information indicated III. Member and Meeting Information duplication and proposes means of
above. To be considered during the IV. Request for Nominations
eliminating them; proposes an annual
meeting, comments must be received no I. Background unified Federal trade promotion budget
later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, to the President; reviews efforts by the
The TPCC is an interagency group
October 6, to ensure transmission to the States to promote exports and proposes
mandated by Congress (15 U.S.C. 4727)
Board prior to the meeting. Comments means of developing cooperation
and chaired by the Secretary of
received after that date and time will be between State and Federal efforts; and
Commerce. It was established to provide
distributed to the members but may not reflects certain recommendations
a unifying framework to coordinate the
be considered on the call. Copies of regarding the promotion of travel and
export promotion and financing
Board meeting minutes will be available tourism exports as appropriate.
activities of the U.S. Government, as
within 90 days of the meeting. For additional information, including
well as to develop a government wide
Dated: September 26, 2016. strategic plan for carrying out Federal the list of TPCC member departments
Li Zhou, export promotion and export financing and agencies, please see https://www.
Executive Secretary, United States Travel and programs. The United States does not export.gov/article?id=What-is-the-TPCC.
Tourism Advisory Board. have a single agency or government II. Establishment of Working Group
[FR Doc. 2016–23567 Filed 9–27–16; 11:15 am] department responsible for creating a
BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P unified approach to governing export Section 504(a) of the Trade
promotion; instead, 20 different Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
departments and agencies approach of 2015 (‘‘Act’’), amended the Export
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE exports with differing mandates. The Enhancement Act of 1988 to add a new
TPCC serves as the coordinating body section 2313A. Section 2313A notes that
International Trade Administration designed to ensure that these agencies U.S. policy is to promote exports as an
and departments act together and work opportunity for small businesses, and in
Trade Promotion Coordinating exercising their powers and functions to
Committee to implement the Administration’s
export promotion agenda, through advance that policy, all Federal agencies
AGENCY: International Trade periodic principals meetings and more shall work constructively with State and
Administration, U.S. Department of frequent working group meetings on a local agencies engaged in export
Commerce. variety of subjects. promotion and export financing
ACTION: Notice and request for The TPCC statutory mandate activities. Section 2313A directs the
nominations from state, local, and includes: President to establish the State and
municipal governments to the trade (1) Coordinate the development of the Federal Export Promotion Coordination
promotion coordinating committee state trade promotion policies and programs Working Group (‘‘Working Group’’)
and federal export promotion of the United States Government; under the TPCC with the purposes to:
coordination working group. (2) provide a central source of (1) Identify issues related to the
information for the business community coordination of Federal resources
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, on Federal export promotion and export relating to export promotion and export
as Chair of the Trade Promotion financing programs; financing with such resources provided
Coordinating Committee (TPCC), (3) coordinate official trade promotion by State and local governments;
announces the establishment of the efforts to ensure better delivery of (2) identify ways to improve
State and Federal Export Promotion services to United States businesses, coordination with respect to export
Coordination Working Group as a including: (a) Information and promotion and export financing
subcommittee of the TPCC. The Trade counseling on United States export activities through the TPCC annual
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act promotion and export financing strategic plan;
of 2015 (the Act) requires the President programs and opportunities in foreign (3) develop a strategy for improving
to establish this Working Group as a markets; (b) representation of United coordination of Federal and State
subcommittee of the TPCC to identify States business interests abroad; and (c) resources relating to export promotion
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issues related to the coordination of assistance with foreign business and export financing, including
Federal resources relating to export contacts and projects; methods to eliminate duplication of
promotion and export financing with (4) prevent unnecessary duplication effort and overlapping functions; and
such resources provided by State and in Federal export promotion and export (4) develop a strategic plan for
local governments. financing activities; and considering and implementing the
DATES: Nominations for the Working (5) assess the appropriate levels and suggestions of the Working Group as
Group must be received electronically allocation of resources among agencies part of the TPCC annual strategic plan.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of an open meeting.
Dates		Thursday, October 13, 2016, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT. The deadline for members of the public to register, including requests to make comments during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 6, 2016.
Contact		Li Zhou, the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-4501, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 66923

81 FR 66923 - Meeting of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

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