[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34094-34095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14590]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No.: 100611262-0262-01]
Re-Opening of Solicitation Period for the Opportunity To Serve on
the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On April 19, 2010, the Department of Commerce's Office of the
Secretary published a notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 20325)
inviting expressions of interest to serve on the initial Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion (Board). The April
19, 2010 notice provided that all information must be received by the
Office of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce by the close of
business on May 10, 2010. This notice re-opens the solicitation period
in order to provide the public with additional opportunity to express
interest and submit information. The selection criteria contained in
the April 19, 2010 notice shall continue to apply. The purpose of the
initial Board is to, among other things, serve as incorporators and
establish the Corporation for Travel Promotion.
Interested parties representing the passenger air sector are
strongly encouraged to consider this opportunity.
DATES: All information must be received by the Office of the Secretary
at the e-mail or postal address below by close of business (EDT) on
June 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Please submit relevant information via e-mail to
[email protected] or by mail to John Connor, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5835, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Office of the Secretary is re-opening the period for receiving
information and expressions of interest to serve on the Board of the
Corporation for Travel Promotion (Corporation). Although the Department
has received many applications, the Department re-opens the
solicitation period to seek a broader applicant pool representative of
each sector of the travel and tourism industry as described in the
Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA). The deadline for submitting
information and expressions of interest is June 30, 2010. Information
and expressions of interest received after the prior deadline of May
10, 2010 but before the issuance of this notice will be considered
timely and will be given full consideration. Interested parties with
appropriate expertise and experience from the passenger air sector are
strongly encouraged to consider this opportunity. The selection
criteria contained in the April 19, 2010 notice continue to apply and
are republished herein for convenience. Information and expressions of
interest already received remain under consideration and do not need to
be resubmitted.
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was passed on February 25,
2010 and signed into law on March 4, 2010. The TPA establishes the
Corporation, a nonprofit corporation that will communicate United
States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and
scholarly travel to the United States.
The TPA states that the Corporation shall develop and execute 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; and (D) ensure that international travel benefits all States and
the District of Columbia, and identify opportunities to promote tourism
to rural and urban areas equally, including areas not traditionally
visited by international travelers.
The Corporation will be governed by a board of directors of eleven
members with knowledge of international travel promotion and marketing
and with appropriate expertise and experience in specific sectors of
the travel and tourism industry. These members will broadly represent
various regions of the United States.
Selection Criteria
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 for Travel
Promotion. Thus, in accordance with the TPA, the Department of Commerce
will be selecting 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 in the
restaurant sector;
(C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the small
business or retail sector or in associations representing that sector;
(D) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the travel
distribution services sector;
(E) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
attractions or recreations sector;
(F) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as officials
of a city convention and visitors' bureau;
(G) 2 shall have appropriate expertise and experience as officials
of a State tourism office;
(H) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
passenger air sector;
(I) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in
immigration law and policy, including visa requirements and United
States entry procedures; and
(J) 1 shall have appropriate expertise in the intercity passenger
railroad business.
To be eligible for Board membership, one must have international
travel and tourism marketing experience and must also be a U.S.
citizen. In addition, individuals 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 initial Board must be able to meet the time
and effort commitments of the Board to establish the new Corporation.
Priority may be given to individuals with experience as a Chief
Executive Officer or President (or comparable level of responsibility)
of an organization or entity in the travel and tourism sector in the
United States.
Board members will serve at the discretion of the Secretary of
Commerce (who may remove any member of the Board for good cause). The
term of office of each member of the Board will be 3 years, except
that, of the members first appointed: (A) 3 shall be appointed for
terms of 1 year; (B) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 2 years; and (C)
4 shall be appointed for terms of 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
will be paid actual travel expenses and per diem when away from their
usual places of residence.
To be considered for membership, please provide the following:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
consideration; and
2. A brief statement of why the person should be considered for
membership on 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 from only one of those sectors.
Appointments of members to the Board will be made by the Secretary
of Commerce.
Dated: June 11, 2010.
John Connor,
Director, Office of the Secretary.
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