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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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1The Commission voted 5–0 to publish this 

notice of the provisional Settlement Agreement and 

Order. Commissioner Nord issued a statement, and 

the statement can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/ 

pr/statements.html . 

the performance of the Mission-Aransas 

(Texas) National Estuarine Research 

Reserve. 

The National Estuarine Research 

Reserve evaluation will be conducted 

pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the 

CZMA and regulations at 15 CFR part 

921, subpart E and part 923, subpart L. 

Evaluation of a National Estuarine 

Research Reserve requires findings 

concerning the extent to which a state 

has met the national objectives, adhered 

to its Reserve final management plan 

approved by the Secretary of Commerce, 

and adhered to the terms of financial 

assistance awards funded under the 

CZMA. 

The evaluation will include a site 

visit, consideration of public comments, 

and consultations with interested 

Federal, state, and local agencies and 

members of the public. A public 

meeting will be held as part of the site 

visit. When the evaluation is completed, 

OCRM will place a notice in the Federal 

Register announcing the availability of 

the Final Evaluation Findings. Notice is 

hereby given of the dates of the site visit 

for the listed evaluation and the date, 

local time, and location of the public 

meeting during the site visit. 

Date and Time: The Mission-Aransas 

(Texas) National Estuarine Research 

Reserve evaluation site visit will be held 

April 11–15, 2011. One public meeting 

will be held during the week. The 

public meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at 5 p.m. 

local time at the Bay Education Center, 

121 Seabreeze Drive, Rockport, Texas. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the state’s most 

recent performance reports, as well as 

OCRM’s evaluation notification and 

supplemental information request 

letters to the state, are available upon 

request from OCRM. Written comments 

from interested parties regarding this 

Reserve are encouraged and will be 

accepted until 15 days after the public 

meeting held for the Reserve. Please 

direct written comments to Kate Barba, 

Chief, National Policy and Evaluation 

Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 

1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ 

ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, 

or Kate.Barba@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given of the availability of the 

final evaluation findings for the 

Washington Coastal Management 

Program (CMP) and the Great Bay (New 

Hampshire) and Elkhorn Slough 

(California) National Estuarine Research 

Reserves (NERRs). Sections 312 and 315 

of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 

1972 (CZMA), as amended, require a 

continuing review of the performance of 

coastal states with respect to approval of 

CMPs and the operation and 

management of NERRs. 

The State of Washington was found to 

be implementing and enforcing its 

federally approved coastal management 

program, addressing the national coastal 

management objectives identified in 

CZMA Section 303(2)(A)–(K), and 

adhering to the programmatic terms of 

its financial assistance awards. The 

Great Bay and Elkhorn Slough NERRs 

were found to be adhering to 

programmatic requirements of the NERR 

System. 

Copies of these final evaluation 

findings may be obtained upon written 

request from: Kate Barba, Chief, 

National Policy and Evaluation 

Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 

1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, 

N/ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910, or Kate.Barba@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Barba, Chief, National Policy and 

Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean 

and Coastal Resource Management, 

NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 

10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910, (301) 563–1182. 

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Administration 

Dated: February 16, 2011. 

Donna Wieting, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Ocean 

Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4059 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[CPSC Docket No. 11–C0004] 

Ms. Bubbles, Inc., Provisional 

Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement 

and Order 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: It is the policy of the 

Commission to publish settlements 

which it provisionally accepts under the 

Consumer Product Safety Act in the 

Federal Register in accordance with the 

terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e).1 Published 

below is a provisionally-accepted 

Settlement Agreement with Ms. 

Bubbles, Inc., containing a civil penalty 

of $40,000.00. 

DATES: Any interested person may ask 

the Commission not to accept this 

agreement or otherwise comment on its 

contents by filing a written request with 

the Office of the Secretary by March 11, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to 

comment on this Settlement Agreement 

should send written comments to the 

Comment 11–C0004, Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Room 820, Bethesda, Maryland 20814– 

4408. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dennis C. Kacoyanis, General Attorney, 

Division of Enforcement and 

Information, Office of the General 

Counsel, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814–4408; 

telephone (301) 504–7587. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of 

the Agreement and Order appears 

below. 

Dated: February 16, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

In the Matter of Ms. Bubbles, Inc.; 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 

1. In accordance with 16 C.F.R. § 1118.20, 

Ms. Bubbles, Inc. (‘‘Ms. Bubbles’’) and the 

staff (‘‘Staff’’) of the United States Consumer 

Product Safety Commission (‘‘Commission’’) 

enter into this Settlement Agreement 

(‘‘Agreement’’). The Agreement and the 

incorporated attached Order (‘‘Order’’) settle 

the Staff’s allegations set forth below. 

PARTIES 

2. The Staff is the staff of the Commission, 

an independent federal regulatory agency 

established pursuant to, and responsible for 

the enforcement of, the Consumer Product 

Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2051—2089 

(‘‘CPSA’’). 

3. Ms. Bubbles is a corporation organized 

and existing under the laws of California, 

with its principal offices located in Los 

Angeles, California. At all times relevant 

hereto, Ms. Bubbles sold apparel. 

STAFF ALLEGATIONS 

4. Beginning in May 2007, Ms. Bubbles 

imported and further distributed in 

commerce, through sale and/or holding for 

sale, girl’s denim passport jackets with 

terrycloth and drawstrings (collectively, 

‘‘Jackets’’). 

5. Ms. Bubbles sold Jackets to retailers. 

6. The Jackets are ‘‘consumer product[s],’’ 

and, at all times relevant hereto, Ms. Bubbles 

was a ‘‘manufacturer’’ of those consumer 

products, which were ‘‘distributed in 

commerce,’’ as those terms are defined in 

CPSA sections 3(a)(5), (8), and (11), 15 U.S.C. 

§ 2052(a)(5), (8), and (11). 


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