[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 53427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21113]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Meeting of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda for an open 
meeting of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board). 
The Board advises the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the 
U.S. travel and tourism industry.

DATES: September 17, 2013, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT).

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4830, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Pilat, the United States 
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-4501, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Agenda: At the meeting, the Board will hear updates from its four 
subcommittees on travel facilitation, business climate, infrastructure 
and sustainability, and advocacy, and discuss and deliberate on 
proposed recommendations addressing advocacy, art investment and 
public-private partnerships. The Board will also hear updates from 
representatives of the U.S. government on past recommendations, the 
implementation of the National Travel and Tourism Strategy and the 
progress on implementing the President's Executive Order 13597 on 
travel and tourism. The agenda may change to accommodate Board 
business. The final agenda will be posted on the Department of Commerce 
Web site for the Board at http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/TTAB/TTAB_Home.html, at least one week in advance of the meeting.
    Background: The Board is a Federal advisory committee that advises 
the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and 
tourism industry, including government policies and programs that 
affect the U.S. travel and tourism industry, and serves as a forum for 
discussing and proposing solutions to industry-related problems.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and 
will be physically accessible to people with disabilities. All guests 
are required to register in advance. Seating is limited and will be on 
a first-come, first-served basis. Requests for sign language 
interpretation, other auxiliary aids, or pre-registration, should be 
submitted no later than 5 p.m. EDT on September 10, 2013 to Jennifer 
Pilat, the United States 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.
    No time will be available for oral comments from members of the 
public attending the meeting. Any member of the public may submit 
pertinent written comments concerning the Board's affairs at any time 
before or after the meeting. Comments may be submitted to Jennifer 
Pilat at the contact information indicated above. To be considered 
during the meeting, comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. 
EDT on September 10, 2013, to ensure transmission to the Board prior to 
the meeting.
    Comments received after that date will be distributed to the 
members but may not be considered at the meeting.
    Copies of Board meeting minutes will be available within 90 days of 
the meeting.

    Dated: August 23, 2013.
Jennifer Pilat,
Executive Secretary, United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 2013-21113 Filed 8-28-13; 8:45 am]
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