Notice2024-14083
Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors
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Published
June 27, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce (Department) is currently seeking applications from travel and tourism leaders from specific industry sectors for membership on the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation (doing business as Brand USA). The purpose of the Board is to guide the Corporation 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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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53587-53588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14083]
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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 (Corporation).
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is currently seeking
applications from travel and tourism leaders from specific industry
sectors for membership on the Board of Directors (Board) of the
Corporation (doing business as Brand USA). The purpose of the Board is
to guide the Corporation 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, September 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please submit application information by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#397a6d697b56584b5d794d4b585d5c175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d0e191d0f222c3f290d393f2c2928632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curt Cottle, National Travel and
Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce; telephone: 202-482-4601;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcbfa8acbe939d8e98bc888e9d9899d29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4a7b0b4a68b859680a49096858081ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was
signed into law on March 4, 2010, and was amended in July 2010,
December 2014, and again in December 2019. The TPA established 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, territories of the United States, and the District
of Columbia; (E) identify opportunities to promote tourism to rural and
urban areas equally, including areas not traditionally visited by
international travelers; (F) give priority to countries and populations
most likely to travel to the United States; and (G) promote tourism to
the United States through digital media, online platforms, and other
appropriate mediums.
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 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:
1. One member having appropriate expertise and experience as a
State Tourism Office representative;
2. One member having appropriate expertise and experience as a City
Convention and Visitors' Bureau representative;
3. One member having appropriate expertise and experience in the
Hotel Accommodations sector; and
4. One member having appropriate expertise and experience in the
Restaurant sector.
To be eligible for Board membership, individuals must have
international travel and tourism marketing experience, and 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
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Commission (in accordance with 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.
Members of the Board are selected, in accordance with applicable
Department guidelines and after consultation with the Secretaries of
State and Homeland Security, based on their ability to carry out the
objectives of the Board and as set forth above. The diverse membership
of the Board assures perspectives reflecting the breadth of the Board's
responsibilities and, where possible, the Department will also consider
the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity and various abilities of the
United States population.
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, September 6,
2024, deadline to the email 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 (1) is a U.S.
citizen, (2) is not a federally-registered lobbyist and further, and
(3) is not required to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
4. A statement acknowledging that the applicant is or is not an
audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 7265).
Curtis Cottle,
Senior Policy Advisor/Team Lead for Outreach and Engagement, National
Travel and Tourism Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-14083 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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