[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50122-50123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21303]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board; Notice 
of Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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    Date: September 8, 2003.
    Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Place: Ellis Island, NY.
SUMMARY: The United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board 
(``Board'') will hold its inaugural meeting on September 8, 2003 at 
Ellis Island, NY.
    The Board will discuss the design, development and subsequent 
implementation of an international advertising and promotional 
campaign, which will seek to encourage individuals from select 
countries to travel to the United States for the express purpose of 
engaging in tourism. The meeting will be open to the public. Time will 
be permitted for public comment.
    Written comments concerning Board affairs are welcome anytime 
before or after the meeting. Written comments should be directed to 
Julie Heizer, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries,

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International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 7025, Washington, DC 20230; via fax at 
(202) 482-4272; or, via e-mail at [email protected]. Minutes 
will be available within 30 days of this meeting.
    The Board is mandated by Pub. L. 108-7, Section 210. As directed by 
Pub. L. 108-7, Section 210, the Secretary of Commerce shall design, 
develop and implement an international advertising and promotional 
campaign, which seeks to encourage individuals to travel to the United 
States. The Board shall recommend to the Secretary of Commerce the 
appropriate coordinated activities for funding. This campaign shall be 
a multi-media effort that seeks to leverage the Federal dollars with 
contributions of cash and in-kind products unique to the travel and 
tourism industry. The Board was chartered in August of 2003 and will 
expire on August 8, 2005.
    Ellis Island is accessible by Circle Line-Statue of Liberty Ferry, 
Inc. ferries only. There is a fee to take Circle Line-Statue of Liberty 
Ferry boats. Ferries depart from Battery Park in New York City and 
Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Persons attending this 
meeting should allow ample time to clear security. All passengers will 
be screened before they board the Circle Line-Statue of Liberty Ferry 
boats, and there will be restrictions on backpacks and luggage. 
Visitors are advised to arrive early, leaving up to one hour for 
processing through the security system.
    For further information phone Cary Justice, Office of Service 
Industries, Tourism and Finance (SITF), International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-2560. This 
meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be 
directed to SITF.

    Dated: August 15, 2003.
Cary G. Justice,
Special Assistant, Office of Service Industries, Tourism, and Finance.
[FR Doc. 03-21303 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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