83 FR 34112 - Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)

Page Range		34112-34113
FR Document		2018-15408

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors

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

ACTION: 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.

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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 (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 Friday, August 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please submit application information by email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: 
[email protected].

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 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 the hotel 
accommodations sector;
    (B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as officials 
of a city convention and visitors' bureau;
    (C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the 
restaurant sector; and
    (D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as officials 
of a state tourism office.
    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/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

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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 
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 by 
the Corporation when away from their usual places of residence.
    Individuals who want to be considered for appointment to the Board 
should submit the following information by the Friday, August 17, 2018 
deadline to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section above:
    1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting 
consideration, including address, email address and phone number.
    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 audit committee financial expertise, if any, 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.
    3. An affirmative statement that the applicant is a U.S. citizen 
and further, is not required to register as a foreign agent under the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.

    Dated: July 13, 2018.
Brian Beall,
Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
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federally registered lobbyists or DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE oil or gas pipelines, not more than 24
registered as a foreign agent under the inches in nominal outside diameter. A
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, International Trade Administration full description of the scope of the order
as amended. is contained in the Issues and Decision
[C–489–823]
Those selected for the Board must be Memorandum, which is hereby adopted
able to meet the time and effort Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of by this notice.4
commitments of the Board. Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Analysis of Comments Received
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Board members serve at the discretion All issues raised in interested parties’
of the Secretary of Commerce (who may AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, briefs are addressed in the Issues and
remove any member of the Board for International Trade Administration, Decision Memorandum accompanying
good cause). The terms of office of each Department of Commerce. this notice. A list of the issues raised by
member of the Board appointed by the SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce interested parties and to which we
Secretary shall be three (3) years. Board (Commerce) determines that Borusan responded in the Issues and Decision
members can serve a maximum of two Istikbal Ticaret and Borusan Memorandum is provided in the
consecutive full three-year terms. Board Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret Appendix to this notice. The Issues and
members are not considered Federal A.S. (collectively, Borusan), an Decision Memorandum is a public
government employees by virtue of their exporter/producer of welded line pipe document and is on file electronically
service as a member of the Board and from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), via Enforcement and Compliance’s
will receive no compensation from the received countervailable subsidies Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Federal government for their during the period of review (POR) Centralized Electronic Service System
participation in Board activities. March 20, 2015, through December 31, (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
Members participating in Board 2015. registered users at https://
meetings and events may be paid actual DATES: Applicable July 19, 2018. access.trade.gov and in the Central
travel expenses and per diem by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
Corporation when away from their usual Whitley Herndon and Andrew Medley, Department of Commerce building. In
places of residence. AD/CVD Operations, Office II, addition, a complete version of the
Enforcement and Compliance, Issues and Decision Memorandum can
Individuals who want to be
International Trade Administration, be accessed directly at http://
considered for appointment to the Board
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
should submit the following and electronic versions of the Issues and
information by the Friday, August 17, Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–6274 Decision Memorandum are identical in
2018 deadline to the address listed in content.
the ADDRESSES section above: and 202–482–4987, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Changes Since the Preliminary Results
1. Name, title, and personal resume of
the individual requesting consideration, Background We made no changes to our subsidy
including address, email address and Commerce published the Preliminary rate calculation.
phone number. Results of this administrative review in Methodology
2. A brief statement of why the person the Federal Register on January 10,
should be considered for appointment 2018.1 We invited interested parties to Commerce conducted this review in
to the Board. This statement should also comment on the Preliminary Results. On accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
address the individual’s relevant January 23, 2018, Commerce exercised the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
international travel and tourism its discretion to toll all deadlines Act). For each of the subsidy programs
marketing experience and audit affected by the closure of the Federal found to be countervailable, we find
committee financial expertise, if any, Government from January 20 through that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
and indicate clearly the sector or sectors 22, 2018.2 On February 12, 2018, we contribution from a government or
enumerated above in which the received timely case briefs from the public entity that gives rise to a benefit
individual has the requisite expertise Government of Turkey and from to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
and experience. Individuals who have Borusan. On May 2, 2018, Commerce specific.5 For a full description of the
the requisite expertise and experience in postponed the final results of review methodology underlying all of
more than one sector can be appointed until July 12, 2018.3 Commerce’s conclusions, see the Issues
for only one of those sectors. and Decision Memorandum.
Scope of the Order
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3. An affirmative statement that the determine the total net countervailable
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subsidy rate for the period January 1,
is not required to register as a foreign Turkey: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
2015, to December 31, 2015, to be:
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Registration Act of 1938, as amended. Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the the Final Results of 2015 Countervailing Duty
Dated: July 13, 2018.
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated Administrative Review: Welded Line Pipe from
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Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism the proceeding have been extended by three days. and Decision Memorandum).
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Office.
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		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.
Dates		All applications must be received by the National Travel and Tourism Office by close of business on Friday, August 17, 2018.
Contact		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: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 34112

83 FR 34112 - Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration