[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40716-40717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16292]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: 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 its second meeting of the term on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. The
Board was re-chartered in August 2013, to advise the Secretary of
Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry. At the
meeting, members will discuss the May 22 presidential memorandum
establishing a national goal and developing airport specific action
plans to enhance the entry process for international travelers to the
United States, available at the White House Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/22/presidential-memorandum-establishing-national-goal-and-developing-airpor. The Board's newly
established subcommittees will also present initial reports and draft
work plans on the Board's anticipated work examining entry, visa,
infrastructure, Brand USA, cultural and natural heritage and data. The
Board will deliberate the plans so that subcommittee work may begin.
The agenda may change to accommodate Board business. 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: Tuesday, July, 29, 2014, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Central Daylight
Time and open for public comments.
ADDRESSES: Radisson Blu, 2100 Killebrew Drive, Bloomington, MN 55425.
The meeting room will be provided upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Pilat, 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
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physically accessible to people with disabilities. All guests are
required to register in advance. The meeting room will be provided upon
registration. Seating is limited and will be on a first come, first
served basis. Requests for sign language interpretation, other
auxiliary aids, or pre-registration, should be submitted no later than
5 p.m. EDT on July 21, 2014, to Jennifer Pilat, the U.S. Travel and
Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone 202-482-4501, [email protected]. Last
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. There
will be 30 minutes of time allotted for oral comments from members of
the public attending the meeting. 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 Jennifer Pilat 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 July 21, 2014,
to ensure transmission to the Board prior to the meeting.
Comments received after that date will be distributed to the
members but may not be considered at the meeting. Copies of Board
meeting minutes will be available within 90 days of the meeting.
Dated: July 7, 2014.
Elizabeth Emanuel,
Executive Secretary, United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-16292 Filed 7-11-14; 8:45 am]
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