15 CFR § 310.5 - Report of the Secretary on Federal recognition.

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title: "15 CFR § 310.5 - Report of the Secretary on Federal recognition."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "310.5"
section_name: "Report of the Secretary on Federal recognition."
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS"
part_number: "310"
part_name: "OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS HELD IN THE UNITED STATES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 91-269, 84 Stat. 271 (22 U.S.C. 2801 )."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 34107, Aug. 14, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 46 FR 57457, Nov. 24, 1981."
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# 310.5 Report of the Secretary on Federal recognition.

If the Director's report recommends Federal recognition, the Secretary, within a reasonable time, shall submit a report to the President.

(a) The Secretary's report shall include: (1) An evaluation of the purposes and reasons for the exposition; and (2) a determination as to whether guaranteed financial and other support has been secured by the exposition from affected State and local governments and from business and civic leaders of the region and others in amounts sufficient to assure the successful development and progress of the exposition.

(b) Based on information from, and coordination with the Department of Commerce the Secretary of State shall also file a report with the President that the exposition qualifies for recognition by the BIE.