    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 53322-53323]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-18977]

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

    International Trade Administration

    Corporation for Travel Promotion Board of Directors

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

    ACTION: Second notice of an opportunity for travel and tourism industry
    leaders to apply for membership on the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for Travel Promotion. The initial notice for this
    opportunity was published on Thursday, July 02, 2019.

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    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications
    from travel and tourism leaders from specific industries for membership
    on the Board of Directors (Board) of the Corporation for Travel
    Promotion (doing business as Brand USA). The purpose of the Board is to
    guide the Corporation for Travel Promotion on matters relating to the
    promotion of the United States as a travel destination and
    communication of travel facilitation issues, among other tasks.

    DATES: All applications must be received by the National Travel and
    Tourism Office by close of business on Friday, September 11, 2020.
    Applicants who applied to the previously published Federal Register
    Notice (85 FR 39881 published on 07/02/2020) do not need to re-apply.

    ADDRESSES: Please submit application information by email to
    CTPBoard@trade.gov.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Heizer, National Travel and
    Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce; telephone: 202-482-0140;
    email: CTPBoard@trade.gov.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) was

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    signed into law on March 4, 2010 and was amended in July 2010, December
    2014, and again in December 2019. The TPA established the Corporation
    for Travel Promotion (the Corporation), as a non-profit corporation
    charged with the development and execution of a plan to (A) provide
    useful information to those interested in traveling to the United
    States; (B) identify and address perceptions regarding U.S. entry
    policies; (C) maximize economic and diplomatic benefits of travel to
    the United States through the use of various promotional tools; (D)
    ensure that international travel benefits all States, territories of
    the United States, and the District of Columbia; (E) identify
    opportunities to promote tourism to rural and urban areas equally,
    including areas not traditionally visited by international travelers;
    and (F) give priority to countries and populations most likely to
    travel to the United States.
        The Corporation is governed by a Board of Directors, consisting of
    11 members with knowledge of international travel promotion or
    marketing, broadly representing various regions of the United States.
    The TPA directs the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with the
    Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State) to appoint
    the Board of Directors for the Corporation.
        At this time, the Department will be selecting three individuals
    with the appropriate expertise and experience from specific sectors of
    the travel and tourism industry to serve on the Board as follows:
        1. One (1) shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
    small business or retail sector, or in associations representing that
    sector;
        2. One (1) shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an
    official of a State tourism office; and
        3. One (1) shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the
    travel distribution services sector.
        To be eligible for Board membership, individuals must have
    international travel and tourism marketing experience, be a current or
    former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief
    marketing officer or have held an equivalent management position.
    Additional consideration will be given to individuals who have
    experience working in U.S. multinational entities with marketing
    budgets, and/or who are audit committee financial experts as defined by
    the Securities and Exchange Commission (in accordance with 15 U.S.C.
    7265). Individuals must be U.S. citizens, and in addition, cannot be
    federally registered lobbyists or registered as a foreign agent under
    the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
        Those selected for the Board must be able to meet the time and
    effort commitments of the Board.
        Board members serve at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce
    (who may remove any member of the Board for good cause). The terms of
    office of each member of the Board appointed by the Secretary shall be
    three (3) years. Board members can serve a maximum of two consecutive
    full three-year terms. Board members are not considered Federal
    government employees by virtue of their service as a member of the
    Board and will receive no compensation from the Federal government for
    their participation in Board activities. Members participating in Board
    meetings and events may be paid actual travel expenses and per diem by
    the Corporation when away from their usual places of residence.
        Individuals who want to be considered for appointment to the Board
    should submit the following information by the Friday, September 11,
    2020 deadline to the email address listed in the ADDRESSES section
    above:
        1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
    consideration, including address, email address, and phone number.
        2. A brief statement of why the person should be considered for
    appointment to the Board. This statement should also address the
    individual's relevant international travel and tourism marketing
    experience and audit committee financial expertise, if any, and
    indicate clearly the sector or sectors enumerated above in which the
    individual has the requisite expertise and experience. Individuals who
    have the requisite expertise and experience in more than one sector can
    be appointed for only one of those sectors. Appointments of members to
    the Board will be made by the Secretary of Commerce.
        3. An affirmative statement that the applicant is a U.S. citizen,
    is not a federally-registered lobbyist and further, is not required to
    register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act
    of 1938, as amended.
        4. A statement acknowledging that the applicant is or is not an
    audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and
    Exchange Commission (in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 7265).

        Dated: August 25, 2020.
    Julie Heizer,
    Deputy Director, National Travel and Tourism Office.
    [FR Doc. 2020-18977 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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