81_FR_77132 81 FR 76918 - Meeting of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

81 FR 76918 - Meeting of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 214 (November 4, 2016)

Page Range76918-76919
FR Document2016-26713

The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will hold an open meeting on Friday, November 18, 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 discuss and prioritize longer- term travel and tourism issues and considerations regarding recommendations from the Board. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 214 (Friday, November 4, 2016)
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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 on Friday, November 18, 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 discuss and prioritize longer-
term travel and tourism issues and considerations regarding 
recommendations from the Board. 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: Friday, November 18, 2016. 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 p.m. EDT on November 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Dulles International Airport, 1 
Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166.
    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

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auxiliary aids must be submitted by the registration deadline. Last 
minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible 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 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 Friday, November 11, 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 Friday, 
November 11, 2016, 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: October 31, 2016.
Li Zhou,
Executive Secretary, United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
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                                                    Preliminary Decision Memorandum at                      preliminary determination, pursuant to                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    Section IX.                                             section 735(a)(2) of the Act.21
                                                                                                              This determination is issued and                     International Trade Administration
                                                    International Trade Commission                          published in accordance with sections
                                                    (‘‘ITC’’) Notification                                  733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19                 Meeting of the United States Travel
                                                                                                            CFR 351.205(c).                                        and Tourism Advisory Board
                                                       In accordance with section 733(f) of
                                                    the Act, we will notify the ITC of our                    Dated: October 27, 2016.                             AGENCY: International Trade
                                                    affirmative preliminary determination of                Paul Piquado,                                          Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                    sales at LTFV. If our final determination               Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and                Commerce.
                                                    is affirmative, the ITC will determine                  Compliance.                                            ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting.
                                                    before the later of 120 days after the date             Appendix I
                                                    of this preliminary determination or 45                                                                        SUMMARY:    The United States Travel and
                                                    days after our final determination                      Scope of the Investigation                             Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will
                                                    whether these imports are materially                       The merchandise covered by this                     hold an open meeting on Friday,
                                                    injuring, or threaten material injury to,               investigation includes all grades of aqueous           November 18, 2016. The Board was re-
                                                    the U.S. industry.19                                    acidic (non-neutralized) concentrations of 1-          chartered in August 2015 and advises
                                                                                                            hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid               the Secretary of Commerce on matters
                                                    Postponement of Final Determination                     (HEDP), also referred to as                            relating to the U.S. travel and tourism
                                                    and Extension of Provisional Measures                   hydroxyethylidenendiphosphonic acid,                   industry. The purpose of the meeting is
                                                                                                            hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid,                        for Board members to discuss and
                                                       Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides                acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic acid.
                                                                                                            The CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) registry
                                                                                                                                                                   prioritize longer-term travel and tourism
                                                    that a final determination may be
                                                                                                            number for HEDP is 2809–21–4.                          issues and considerations regarding
                                                    postponed until not later than 135 days                                                                        recommendations from the Board. The
                                                    after the date of the publication of the                   The merchandise subject to this
                                                                                                            investigation is currently classified in the           final agenda will be posted on the
                                                    preliminary determination if, in the                    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United               Department of Commerce Web site for
                                                    event of an affirmative preliminary                     States (HTSUS) at subheading 2931.90.9043.             the Board at http://trade.gov/ttab, at
                                                    determination, a request for such                       It may also enter under HTSUS subheadings              least one week in advance of the
                                                    postponement is made by exporters who                   2811.19.6090 and 2931.90.9041. While                   meeting.
                                                    account for a significant proportion of                 HTSUS subheadings and the CAS registry
                                                    exports of the subject merchandise, or in               number are provided for convenience and                DATES:  Friday, November 18, 2016. The
                                                    the event of a negative preliminary                     customs purposes only, the written                     deadline for members of the public to
                                                    determination, a request for such                       description of the scope of this investigation         register, including requests to make
                                                                                                            is dispositive.                                        comments during the meeting and for
                                                    postponement is made by Petitioners. 19
                                                    CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that requests                Appendix II                                            auxiliary aids, or to submit written
                                                    by respondents for postponement of a                                                                           comments for dissemination prior to the
                                                                                                            List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
                                                    final antidumping determination be                                                                             meeting, is 5 p.m. EDT on November 11,
                                                                                                            Decision Memorandum
                                                    accompanied by a request for extension                                                                         2016.
                                                                                                            I. Summary
                                                    of provisional measures from a four-                    II. Background                                         ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
                                                    month period to a period not more than                  III. Period of Investigation                           Dulles International Airport, 1 Saarinen
                                                    six months in duration.                                 IV. Postponement of Final Determination and            Cir, Dulles, VA 20166.
                                                       On October 19 and 20, 2016, pursuant                       Extension of Provisional Measures                   Requests to register (including to
                                                    to 19 CFR 351.210(b) and (e), the WW                    V. Scope Comments                                      speak or for auxiliary aids) and any
                                                                                                            VI. Selection of Respondents                           written comments should be submitted
                                                    Group and Taihe, respectively,                          VII. Scope of the Investigation
                                                    requested that, contingent upon an                                                                             to: U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory
                                                                                                            VIII. Discussion of the Methodology
                                                    affirmative preliminary determination of                                                                       Board, U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                                                                                               a. Non-Market Economy Country
                                                    sales at LTFV, the Department postpone                     b. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Values           Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                    the final determination and that                              Comments                                         NW., Washington, DC 20230, OACIO@
                                                    provisional measures be extended to a                      c. Separate Rates                                   trade.gov. Members of the public are
                                                    period not to exceed six months.20                         d. Combination Rates                                encouraged to submit registration
                                                                                                               e. Collapsing and Affiliation                       requests and written comments via
                                                       In accordance with section                              f. The PRC-Wide Entity                              email to ensure timely receipt.
                                                    735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR                         g. Application of Facts Available and
                                                                                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li
                                                    351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our                            Adverse Inferences
                                                    preliminary determination is                               h. Date of Sale                                     Zhou, the United States Travel and
                                                    affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters                  i. Comparisons to Fair Value                        Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043,
                                                    account for a significant proportion of                    j. Normal Value                                     1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                    exports of the subject merchandise; and
                                                                                                               k. Factor Valuation Methodology                     Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202–
                                                                                                               l. Determination of the Comparison                  482–4501, email: OACIO@trade.gov.
                                                    (3) no compelling reasons for denial                          Method
                                                    exist, we are postponing the final                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            IX. Currency Conversion
                                                    determination and extending the                         X. Export Subsidy Adjustment                             Background: The Board advises the
                                                                                                                                                                   Secretary of Commerce on matters
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                                                    provisional measures from a four-month                  XI. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the
                                                    period to a period not greater than six                       Act                                              relating to the U.S. travel and tourism
                                                    months. Accordingly, we will make our                   XII. Disclosure and Public Comment                     industry.
                                                    final determination no later than 135                   XIII. Verification                                       Public Participation: The meeting will
                                                                                                            XIV. Recommendation                                    be open to the public and will be
                                                    days after the date of publication of this
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–26755 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am]            accessible to people with disabilities.
                                                      19 See section 735(b)(2) of the Act.                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                 All guests are required to register in
                                                      20 See the WW Group’s Letter (October 19, 2016);                                                             advance by the deadline identified
                                                    Taihe’s Letter (October 20, 2016).                        21 See   also 19 CFR 351.210(e).                     under the DATES caption. Requests for


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                                                    auxiliary aids must be submitted by the                                  minutes will be available within 90 days                                      publish quarterly updates to the type
                                                    registration deadline. Last minute                                       of the meeting.                                                               and amount of those subsidies. We
                                                    requests will be accepted, but may not                                     Dated: October 31, 2016.                                                    hereby provide the Department’s
                                                    be possible to fill. There will be fifteen                               Li Zhou,                                                                      quarterly update of subsidies on articles
                                                    (15) minutes allotted for oral comments                                  Executive Secretary, United States Travel and
                                                                                                                                                                                                           of cheese that were imported during the
                                                    from members of the public joining the                                   Tourism Advisory Board.                                                       periods April 1, 2016, through June 30,
                                                    meeting. To accommodate as many                                          [FR Doc. 2016–26713 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                                                           2016.
                                                    speakers as possible, the time for public                                BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Department has developed, in
                                                    comments may be limited to three (3)                                                                                                                   consultation with the Secretary of
                                                    minutes per person. Individuals wishing                                                                                                                Agriculture, information on subsidies,
                                                    to reserve speaking time during the                                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                        as defined in section 702(h) of the Act,
                                                    meeting must submit a request at the                                                                                                                   being provided either directly or
                                                    time of registration, as well as the name                                International Trade Administration                                            indirectly by foreign governments on
                                                    and address of the proposed speaker. If                                                                                                                articles of cheese subject to an in-quota
                                                    the number of registrants requesting to                                  Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of                                         rate of duty. The appendix to this notice
                                                    make statements is greater than can be                                   Foreign Government Subsidies on                                               lists the country, the subsidy program or
                                                    reasonably accommodated during the                                       Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-                                          programs, and the gross and net
                                                    meeting, the International Trade                                         Quota Rate of Duty                                                            amounts of each subsidy for which
                                                    Administration may conduct a lottery to                                  AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                                         information is currently available. The
                                                    determine the speakers. Speakers are                                     International Trade Administration                                            Department will incorporate additional
                                                    requested to submit a written copy of                                    Department of Commerce.                                                       programs which are found to constitute
                                                    their prepared remarks by 5:00 p.m.                                      DATES: Effective November 4, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           subsidies, and additional information
                                                    EDT on Friday, November 11, 2016, for                                                                                                                  on the subsidy programs listed, as the
                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    inclusion in the meeting records and for                                                                                                               information is developed.
                                                                                                                             Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                    circulation to the members of the Travel                                 Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,                                          The Department encourages any
                                                    and Tourism Advisory Board.                                              International Trade Administration,                                           person having information on foreign
                                                       In addition, any member of the public                                 U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th                                             government subsidy programs which
                                                    may submit pertinent written comments                                    Street and Constitution Ave. NW.,                                             benefit articles of cheese subject to an
                                                    concerning the Board’s affairs at any                                    Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)                                        in-quota rate of duty to submit such
                                                    time before or after the meeting.                                        482–3692.                                                                     information in writing to the Assistant
                                                    Comments may be submitted to Li Zhou                                                                                                                   Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
                                                    at the contact information indicated                                                                                                                   Compliance, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                                             702 of the Trade Agreements Act of
                                                    above. To be considered during the                                                                                                                     Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
                                                                                                                             1979 (as amended) (the Act) requires the
                                                    meeting, comments must be received no                                                                                                                  Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230.
                                                                                                                             Department of Commerce (the
                                                    later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday,                                      Department) to determine, in                                                     This determination and notice are in
                                                    November 11, 2016, to ensure                                             consultation with the Secretary of                                            accordance with section 702(a) of the
                                                    transmission to the Board prior to the                                   Agriculture, whether any foreign                                              Act.
                                                    meeting. Comments received after that                                    government is providing a subsidy with                                          Dated: October 28, 2016.
                                                    date and time will be distributed to the                                 respect to any article of cheese subject                                      Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                    members but may not be considered on                                     to an in-quota rate of duty, as defined                                       Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                    the call. Copies of Board meeting                                        in section 702(h) of the Act, and to                                          and Compliance.

                                                                                  APPENDIX—SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Gross 1       Net 2
                                                                                      Country                                                                             Program(s)                                              subsidy      subsidy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ($/lb)       ($/lb)

                                                    28 European Union Member States 3 ..........................                        European Union Restitution Payments ........................                                   $0.00        $0.00
                                                    Canada .........................................................................    Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese ..........                                         0.46         0.46
                                                    Norway ..........................................................................   Indirect (Milk) Subsidy ..................................................                      0.00         0.00
                                                                                                                                        Consumer Subsidy .......................................................                        0.00         0.00

                                                        Total .......................................................................   .......................................................................................         0.00         0.00
                                                    Switzerland ...................................................................     Deficiency Payments ....................................................                        0.00         0.00
                                                       1 Definedin 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
                                                       2 Definedin 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
                                                      3 The 28 member states of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
                                                    France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slo-
                                                    venia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of an Open Meeting.
DatesFriday, November 18, 2016. 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 p.m. EDT on November 11, 2016.
ContactLi 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 Citation81 FR 76918 

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