[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 30697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2684]


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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: June 10, 2005.

Time: 9-11:30 a.m.

Place: Hotel George, 15 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Tel: (202) 
347-4213.
SUMMARY: The United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board 
(Board) will hold a Board meeting on June 10, 2005 at the Hotel George, 
15 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
    The Board will discuss the results of the international advertising 
and promotion campaign launched in the United Kingdom in 2004/2005, 
which sought 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.
    Julie Heizer may be contacted at U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 5204, 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 60 days of this meeting.
    The Board is mandated by Public Law 108-7, Section 210. As directed 
by 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: May 26, 2005.
Julie P. Heizer,
Deputy Director, Industry Relations, Office of Travel and Tourism 
Industries.
[FR Doc. E5-2684 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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