[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77727-77728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28258]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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    Date: January 12, 2005.
    Time: 9-10:30 a.m
    Place: U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5855, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Summary: The United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory 
Board (``Board'') will hold a Board meeting on January 12, 2005 at the 
U.S. Department of Commerce.
    The Board will discuss the implementation of an international 
advertising and promotional campaign, which seeks to encourage 
individuals 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. To sign up for public comment, please 
contact Julie Heizer at least 24 hours before the start of the meeting.
    All non-U.S. Government visitors must be cleared into the 
Department of Commerce Building. Additionally, all foreign nationals 
must provide their full name, country of residence, passport number and 
date/place of birth to gain entry to the Department of Commerce 
Building. Please contact Julie Heizer so that you can be cleared by the 
Department of Commerce Office of Security.
    Julie Heizer may be contacted at U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 7025, Washington, DC 20230; via fax at 
(202) 482-2887; or, via e-mail at [email protected].
    Written comments concerning Board affairs are welcome anytime 
before or after the meeting. Written comments should be directed to 
Julie Heizer. Minutes will be available within 30 days of this meeting.
    The Board is mandated by Public Law 108-7, Section 210. As directed 
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Public Law 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.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to OTTI.

    Dated: December 21, 2004.
Cary G. Justice,
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Services.
[FR Doc. 04-28258 Filed 12-27-04; 8:45 am]
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