[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 44896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4142]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice To Establish an Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism

    Summary: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services Administration 
(GSA) rule of Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR part 102-3 and 
after consultation with GSA, the Secretary of Commerce has determined 
that the establishment of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board is 
in the public interest, in connection with the performance of duties 
imposed on the Department by law. This is a renaming of the original 
board established in 2003 under the name U.S. Travel and Tourism 
Promotion Advisory Board pursuant to the Department of Commerce and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, section 210 (Public Law 108-
7). This also expands the duties of the Board to include the activities 
that are authorized under 15 U.S.C. 1512, set forth below.
    Under the newly established U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, 
the Secretary of Commerce shall in consultation with the Board design, 
develop and implement an international promotional campaign, which 
seeks to encourage foreign individuals to travel to the United States 
for the purposes of engaging in tourism related activities. Also, 
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1512 which provides the Department of Commerce 
the province and duty to foster, promote and develop foreign and 
domestic commerce, the Board shall advise the Secretary of Commerce on 
the development, creation and implementation of a national tourism 
strategy and shall provide a means of ensuring regular contact between 
the government and the travel and tourism sector. The Board shall 
advise the Secretary on government policies and programs that affect 
the United States travel and tourism industry and provide a forum for 
discussing and proposing solutions to industry related problems.
    The U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board will consist of no more 
than 15 members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to assure a 
balanced representation among the travel and tourism industry sector. 
The U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board will function solely as an 
advisory body, and in compliance with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. Its charter will be filed under the Act, 
fifteen days from the date of publication of this notice.

For Further Information Contact: Interested persons are invited to 
submit comments regarding the establishment of this committee to 
Lindsey Dickinson, Director, Office of Advisory Committees, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 4043, Washington, DC 20230.

    Dated: July 29, 2005.
Lindsey Dickinson,
Director, Office of Advisory Committees.
[FR Doc. E5-4142 Filed 8-3-05; 8:45 am]
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