[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 174 (Wednesday, September 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54272-54273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22686]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA)
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Seeking applications from travel and tourism leaders from the
restaurant industry for membership on the Board of Directors (Board) of
the Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA).
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking additional
applications from travel and tourism leaders from the restaurant sector
for membership on the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation for
Travel Promotion (dba 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 and communication of travel facilitation
issues, among other tasks. On June 22, 2015, we published in the
Federal Register a ``Notice of an opportunity seeking applications from
travel and tourism industry leaders from specific industries for
membership on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel
Promotion (dba Brand USA)'' (80 FR 35627), and on June 26, 2015, we
published ``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 (dba Brand USA) (80 FR 36767), announcing membership
opportunities from four specific industry sectors on the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion. The application
period closed on August 7, 2015. We are now reopening the application
period to solicit additional applications specifically from the
restaurant sector. This notice supplements the notices of June 22,
2015, and June 26, 2015.
There were insufficient applicants from the restaurant sector, and
the open period for making application in this sector and this sector
only is now reopened to solicit additional applicants.
Interested parties who have already applied for this position in
response to those Federal Register notices do not need to re-apply.
DATES: All applications must be received by the National Travel and
Tourism Office by close of business on September 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Electronic applications may be sent to: [email protected].
Written applications can be submitted to Isabel Hill, Director,
National Travel and Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mail
Stop 10007, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Telephone: 202.482.0140. Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Heizer, Deputy Director,
Industry Relations, National Travel and Tourism Office, Mail Stop
10003, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Telephone:
202.482.4904. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was signed into
law by President Obama on March 4, 2010. 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 a city
convention and visitors' bureau;
(B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
restaurant industry;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
official in a State tourism office; and
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
official in the hotel accommodations sector.
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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 who are audit committee financial experts as defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (in accordance with section 407
of PL 107-204 [15 U.S.C. 7265]). Individuals must be U.S. citizens, and
in addition, cannot be 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
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
when away from their usual places of residence by Brand USA.
To be considered for appointment, please provide the following:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
consideration, including address, email address and phone number; and
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 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.
Dated: September 3, 2015.
Isabel M. Hill,
Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-22686 Filed 9-3-15; 4:15 pm]
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