[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 200 (Monday, October 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63811-63812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26207]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
The U.S. Travel & Tourism Advisory Board: Information-Gathering
Session of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public information-gathering session.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (``Board'') will
convene a public information-gathering session in Las Vegas, where the
members will hear presentations made by various government officials on
issues related to the travel & tourism sector. The agenda for the event
includes updates regarding implementation of the Travel Promotion Act,
the Administration's travel and tourism initiatives, implementation of
the National Export Initiative, and the programs and activities of the
Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Transportation impacting
the travel and tourism sector. During this information-gathering
session, the Board will also receive an update on the work of the
Board's subcommittees on Marketing, Outreach & Coordination; Travel
Facilitation; Research; and Advocacy. The Board will not deliberate on
any advice or recommendations during this session. This event is
strictly an information-gathering session. The Board was re-chartered
in September 2009 to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industries.
Date: October 26, 2010.
Time: 9 a.m. (PT).
ADDRESSES: Caesar's Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, 3570 Las Vegas
Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109. All non-government attendees must
pre-register because of hotel security. This program will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities. Seating is limited and will be
available on a first come, first served basis. Requests for sign
language interpretation, other auxiliary aids, or pre-registration,
should be submitted no later than October 19, 2010, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Pilat, the U.S. Travel and
Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043,
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1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-
482-4501, e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No time will be available for oral comments
from members of the public attending the session. Any member of the
public may submit pertinent written comments to be considered as part
of the Board's information-gathering at any time before and after the
session.
Comments may be submitted to Jennifer Pilat at the contact
information indicated above. To ensure transmission to the Board prior
to the session, comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. (ET) on
October 18, 2010. Comments received after that date will be distributed
to the members but may not be transmitted to the Board prior to the
session.
Dated: October 13, 2010
Jennifer Pilat,
Executive Secretary, U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 2010-26207 Filed 10-13-10; 4:15 pm]
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