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Dated: February 15, 2011. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4169 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Minority Business Development 

Agency 

National Advisory Council on Minority 

Business Enterprises; Meeting 

AGENCY: Minority Business 

Development Agency (MBDA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Advisory 

Council for Minority Business 

Enterprise (NACMBE) will hold its 

inaugural meeting to provide an 

orientation of new committee members 

and future work products to fulfill the 

NACMBE’s charter mandate. The 

meeting was originally scheduled on 

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 but was 

postponed due to inclement weather. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, March 11, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230 in Room 4830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bria 

Bailey, Office of Legislative, Education 

and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minority 

Business Development Agency, U.S. 

Department of Commerce at (202) 482– 

2943; e-mail: bbailey@mbda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Secretary of 

Commerce established the NACMBE 

pursuant to his discretionary authority 

and in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) on April 28, 2010. The 

NACMBE is to provide the Secretary of 

Commerce with consensus advice from 

the private sector on a broad range of 

policy issues that affect minority 

businesses and their ability to 

successfully access the domestic and 

global marketplace. 

Topics to be considered: The agenda 

for the March 11, 2011, NACMBE 

meeting is as follows: 

1. Welcome and introduction of 

council members. 

2. Discussion of NACMBE priorities. 

3. Establish working groups. 

4. Public comment period. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Public seating is 

limited and available on a first-come, 

first-served basis. Members of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting must 

notify Bria Bailey at the contact 

information above by 5 p.m. EST on 

Friday, March 4, 2011, in order to 

preregister for clearance into the 

building. Please specify any requests for 

reasonable accommodation at least five 

(5) business days in advance of the 

meeting. Last minute requests will be 

accepted, but may be impossible to fill. 

A limited amount of time, from 4:15 

p.m.–4:45 p.m. will be available for 

pertinent brief oral comments from 

members of the public attending the 

meeting. Any member of the public may 

submit pertinent written comments 

concerning the NACMBE’s affairs at 

http://www.mbda.gov/main/nacmbesubmit-comments. To be considered 

during the meeting, comments must be 

received no later than 5 p.m. EST on 

Friday, March, 4, 2011, to ensure 

transmission to the Council prior to the 

meeting. Comments received after that 

date will be distributed to the members 

but may not be considered at the 

meeting. 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Bria 

Bailey, at (202) 482–2943, or bbailey@ 

mbda.gov, at least five (5) days before 

the meeting date. 

Copies of the NACMBE open meeting 

minutes will be available to the public 

upon request. 

Dated: February 17, 2011. 

David A. Hinson, 

National Director, Minority Business 

Development Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Minority Business Development 

Agency 

Notice of Solicitation of Nominations 

for Membership to National Advisory 

Council on Minority Business 

Enterprise (NACMBE) 

AGENCY: Minority Business 

Development Agency, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In March 2010, the 

Department of Commerce established 

the National Advisory Council on 

Minority Business Enterprise (Council) 

in accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and with the 

concurrence of the General Services 

Administration. The purpose of the 

Council is to advise the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) on key issues 

pertaining to the growth and 

competitiveness of the nation’s Minority 

Business Enterprises (MBEs). The 

Council’s charter provides for not more 

than 25 members. In October 2010, 21 

individuals accepted appointments from 

the Secretary to serve on the Council. 

The Department of Commerce is 

publishing this notice to solicit 

nominations for the four open Council 

membership positions for the 2-year 

charter term, which began in April 

2010. 

DATES: Complete nomination packages 

for the four open Council membership 

positions must be received by the 

Department of Commerce on or before 

March 30, 2011 at 5 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). MBDA will 

continue to accept nominations on an 

ongoing basis and will consider 

nominations received after the due date 

if the four open Council membership 

positions are not filled and as future 

Council vacancies arise. 

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may 

be submitted through the mail or may be 

submitted electronically. Interested 

persons are encouraged to submit 

nominations electronically. The 

deadline is the same for nominations 

submitted through the mail and for 

nominations submitted electronically. 

1. Submission by Mail: Nominations 

sent by mail should be addressed to the 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority 

Business Development Agency, Office of 

Legislative, Education and 

Intergovernmental Affairs, Attn: Bria 

Bailey, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room 5063, Washington, DC 20230. 

Applicants are advised that the 

Department of Commerce’s receipt of 

mail sent via the United States Postal 

Service may be substantially delayed or 

suspended in delivery due to security 

measures. Applicants may therefore 

wish to use a guaranteed overnight 

delivery service to ensure nomination 

packages are received by the 

Department of Commerce by the 

deadline set forth in this notice. 

2. Electronic Submission: Nomination 

can be submitted online at: 

www.mbda.gov/nacmbenominations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bria 

Bailey, MBDA Office of Legislative, 

Education and Intergovernmental 

Affairs at 

NACMBEnominations@mbda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Council was 

established in the Department of 

Commerce as a discretionary advisory 


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committee in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2, and with the concurrence of the 

General Services Administration. The 

Council will be administered primarily 

by MBDA. Twenty-one individuals were 

appointed to the Council by the 

Secretary in October 2010. The 

Department of Commerce is requesting 

nominations to fill the present vacancies 

on the Council. 

Objectives and Scope of Activities: 

The Council will advise the Secretary 

on key issues pertaining to the growth 

and competitiveness of the nation’s 

MBEs, as defined in Executive Order 

11625, as amended, and 15 CFR 1400.1. 

NACMBE will provide advice and 

recommendations on a broad range of 

policy issues that affect minority 

businesses and their ability to 

successfully access the domestic and 

global marketplace. These policy issues 

may include, but are not limited to: 

• Methods for increasing jobs in the 

health care, manufacturing, technology, 

and ‘‘green’’ industries; 

• Global and domestic barriers and 

impediments; 

• Global and domestic business 

opportunities; 

• MBE capacity building; 

• Institutionalizing global business 

curriculums at colleges and universities 

and facilitating the entry of MBEs into 

such programs; 

• Identifying and leveraging pools of 

capital for MBEs; 

• Methods for creating high value 

loan pools geared toward MBEs with 

size, scale and capacity; 

• Strategies for collaboration amongst 

minority chambers, trade associations 

and nongovernmental organizations; 

• Accuracy, availability and 

frequency of economic data concerning 

minority businesses; 

• Methods for increasing global 

transactions with entities such as but 

not limited to the Export-Import Bank, 

OPIC and the IMF; and 

• Requirements for a uniform and 

reciprocal MBE certification program. 

The advice and recommendations 

provided by the Council may take the 

form of one or more written reports. The 

Council will also serve as a vehicle for 

an ongoing dialogue with the MBE 

community and with other stakeholders. 

The Secretary has determined that the 

establishment of the Council is 

necessary and in the public interest in 

connection with MBDA’s duties and 

responsibilities in advancing the growth 

and competitiveness of MBEs pursuant 

to Executive Order 11625, as amended. 

Membership: The Council shall be 

composed of not more than 25 members. 

The Council members shall be 

distinguished individuals from the 

nonfederal sector appointed by the 

Secretary. The members shall be 

recognized leaders in their respective 

fields of endeavor and shall possess the 

necessary knowledge and experience to 

provide advice and recommendations 

on a broad range of policy issues that 

impact the ability of MBEs to 

successfully participate in the domestic 

and global marketplace. The Council 

shall have a balanced membership 

reflecting diversity of industries, ethnic 

backgrounds and geographical regions, 

and to the extent practicable, gender 

and persons with disabilities. 

The Council members shall be 

appointed as Special Government 

Employees for no more than a two-year 

term and shall serve at the pleasure of 

the Secretary. Members may be reappointed to additional two-year terms, 

without limitation. The Secretary may 

designate a member or members to serve 

as the Chairperson or ViceChairperson(s) of the Council. The 

Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson(s) 

shall serve at the pleasure of the 

Secretary. 

The Council members will serve 

without compensation, but will be 

allowed reimbursement for reasonable 

travel expenses, including a per diem in 

lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 5703, as amended, for persons 

serving intermittently in federal 

government service. The Council 

members will serve in a solely advisory 

capacity. 

Eligibility: In addition to the above 

criterion, eligibility for the Council 

membership is limited to U.S. citizens 

who are not full-time employees of the 

Federal Government, are not registered 

with the U.S. Department of Justice 

under the Foreign Agents Registration 

Act and are not a federally-registered 

lobbyists pursuant to the Lobbying 

Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, at 

the time of appointment to the Council. 

Nomination Procedures and Selection 

of Members: The Department of 

Commerce is accepting nominations for 

NACMBE membership for the 2-year 

charter term that began in April 2010. 

Members shall serve until the Council 

charter expires in April 2012, although 

members may be re-appointed by the 

Secretary without limitation. Nominees 

will be evaluated consistent with the 

factors specified in this notice and their 

ability to successfully carryout the goals 

of the Council. 

For consideration, a nominee must 

submit the following materials: (1) 

Resume, (2) personal statement of 

interest, including a summary of how 

the nominee’s experience and expertise 

would support the Council objectives; 

(3) an affirmative statement that the 

nominee is not required to register as a 

foreign agent under the Foreign Agents 

Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 

and (4) an affirmative statement that: (a) 

the nominee is not currently a federallyregistered lobbyist and will not be a 

federally-registered lobbyist at the time 

of appointment and during his/her 

tenure as a Council member, or (b) if the 

nominee is currently a federallyregistered lobbyist, that the nominee 

will no longer be a federally-registered 

lobbyist at the time of appointment to 

the Council and during his/her tenure as 

a Council member. All nomination 

information should be provided in a 

single, complete package by the 

deadline specified in this notice. 

Nominations packages should be 

submitted by either mail or 

electronically, but not by both methods. 

Self-nominations will be accepted. 

Council members will be selected in 

accordance with applicable Department 

of Commerce guidelines and in a 

manner that ensures the Council has a 

balanced membership. In this respect, 

the Secretary seeks to appoint members 

who represent a diversity of industries, 

ethnic backgrounds and geographical 

regions, and to the extent practicable, 

gender and persons with disabilities. 

All appointments shall be made 

without discrimination on the basis of 

age, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual 

orientation, or cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. All appointments 

shall also be made without regard to 

political affiliations. 

Dated: February 11, 2011. 

David A. Hinson, 

National Director, Minority Business 

Development Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Evaluation of State Coastal 

Management Programs and National 

Estuarine Research Reserves 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate and 

notice of availability of final findings. 

SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean 

and Coastal Resource Management 

(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate 


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