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ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

• Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910; phone (301) 713–2289; fax 

(301) 713–0376; and 

• Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

8, 2010, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 10463) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on ribbon seals (Phoca fasciata), spotted 

seals (P. largha), ringed seals (P. 

hispida), harbor seals (P. vitulina), and 

bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) had 

been submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The permit authorizes capture, 

sampling, tagging, and harassment of 

seals in the North Pacific Ocean, Bering 

Sea, Arctic Ocean and coastal regions of 

Alaska to investigate their foraging 

ecology, habitat requirements, vital 

rates, and effects of natural and 

anthropogenic factors on their 

populations. The permit expires on May 

30, 2015. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: May 10, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Minority Business Development 

Agency 

Notice of the Re-Opening of the 

Deadline To Receive Nominations for 

the National Advisory Council on 

Minority Business Enterprise 

AGENCY: Minority Business 

Development Agency, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Minority Business 

Development Agency (MBDA), U.S. 

Department of Commerce, solicited 

nominations for individuals to serve on 

the National Advisory Council on 

Minority Business Enterprise 

(NACMBE) pursuant to a Federal 

Register Notice published on March 29, 

2010 (75 FR 15413). The March 29, 2010 

notice provided that all nominations 

must be received on or before May 3, 

2010. On May 3, 2010, MBDA published 

a Federal Register Notice (75 FR 23238) 

extending the deadline for the receipt of 

nominations until May 10, 2010. This 

notice re-opens the nomination period 

for NACMBE membership and allows 

for the receipt of nominations on or 

before 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT) on June 30, 2010. The purpose of 

this notice is to allow the public 

additional time to submit nominations. 

The requirements for submitting 

nominations and the evaluation criteria 

for selecting members contained in the 

March 29, 2010 notice shall continue to 

apply in their entirety and, for 

convenience, are being republished in 

this notice. 

Nominations submitted on or before 

May 10, 2010 will be considered by 

MBDA and persons do not need to 

resubmit their nomination materials, 

although they may amend or revise such 

nomination materials on or before the 

new deadline of June 30, 2010. 

Nominations received after May 10, 

2010 and on or before the new deadline 

of June 30, 2010 will also be considered 

for NACMBE membership. The purpose 

of the NACMBE 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). 

DATES: Complete nomination packages 

for NACMBE membership must be 

received by the Department of 

Commerce on or before June 30, 2010 at 

5 p.m. (EDT). 

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: 

Stephen Boykin, 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 

sent electronically should be addressed 

to: NACMBEnominations@mbda.gov. 

Please include ‘‘NACMBE Nomination’’ 

in the title of the e-mail. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Boykin, MBDA Office of 

Legislative, Education and 

Intergovernmental Affairs, at (202) 482– 

1712 or by e-mail at: 

NACMBEnominations@mbda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Pursuant to Executive 

Order 11625, as amended, the 

Department of Commerce, through the 

Minority Business Development Agency 

(MBDA), is charged with promoting the 

growth and competitiveness of the 

nation’s minority business enterprise. 

NACMBE is being established in the 

Department of Commerce as a 

discretionary advisory 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 NACMBE will be 

administered primarily by MBDA. 

Although MBDA has received many 

applications and is still considering all 

applications received to date, the 

Agency is seeking a broader applicant 

pool. By re-opening the application 

period, the Agency also hopes to have 

a broader applicant pool to reflect 

greater ethnic, gender, and industry 

diversity. Persons who have previously 

submitted nominations remain under 

consideration and do not need to 

resubmit their nomination materials, 

although they may amend such 

nomination materials on or before the 

closing date of June 30, 2010 

Objectives and Scope of Activities: 

NACMBE will advise the Secretary on 

key issues pertaining to the growth and 


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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 NACMBE may take the 

form of one or more written reports. 

NACMBE 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 NACMBE 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: NACMBE shall be 

composed of not more than 25 members. 

The NACMBE 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. NACMBE shall 

have a balanced membership reflecting 

a diversity of industries, ethnic 

backgrounds and geographical regions, 

and to the extent practicable, gender 

and persons with disabilities. 

NACMBE members shall be appointed 

as Special Government Employees for a 

two-year term and shall serve at the 

pleasure of the Secretary. Members may 

be re-appointed to additional two-year 

terms, without limitation. The Secretary 

may designate a member or members to 

serve as the Chairperson or ViceChairperson(s) of NACMBE. The 

Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson(s) 

shall serve at the pleasure of the 

Secretary. 

NACMBE 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. NACMBE members will serve in 

a solely advisory capacity. 

Eligibility. In addition to the above 

criterion, eligibility for NACMBE 

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 

NACMBE. 

Nomination Procedures and Selection 

of Members: The Department of 

Commerce is accepting nominations for 

NACMBE membership for the upcoming 

2-year charter term beginning in April 

2010. Members shall serve until the 

NACMBE 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 NACMBE. 

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 NACMBE 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 

federally-registered lobbyist and will 

not be a federally-registered lobbyist at 

the time of appointment and during his/ 

her tenure as a NACMBE 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 NACMBE and during his/her tenure 

as a NACMBE 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. 

NACMBE Members will be selected in 

accordance with applicable Department 

of Commerce guidelines and in a 

manner that ensures that NACMBE 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: May 10, 2010. 

David A. Hinson, 

National Director, Minority Business 

Development Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11596 Filed 5–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–898] 

Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results and Partial 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: In response to requests from 

interested parties, the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is 

conducting an administrative review of 

the antidumping duty order on 

chlorinated isocyanurates (‘‘chlorinated 

isos’’) from the People’s Republic of 

China (‘‘PRC’’). The period of review 

(‘‘POR’’) for this administrative review is 

June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. 

Because the Department is rescinding 

the review of Zhucheng Taisheng 

Chemical Co., Ltd. (‘‘Zhucheng’’), this 

administrative review only covers one 

producer/exporter of the subject 

merchandise, i.e., Hebei Jiheng 

Chemical Co., Ltd. (‘‘Jiheng’’). 

We preliminarily determine that 

Jiheng made sales in the United States 

at prices below normal value (‘‘NV’’). If 

these preliminary results are adopted in 


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