[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46312-46313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19560]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. USCBP-2011-0024]


Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border 
Protection (COAC)

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS).

ACTION: Committee management; notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and 
Border Protection (COAC) will meet on August 18, 2011, in Long Beach, 
CA. The meeting will be open to the public. As an alternative to on-
site attendance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will also offer a 
live webcast of the COAC meeting via the Internet.

DATES: COAC will meet on Thursday, August 18, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 
p.m. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has 
completed its business.
    Registration: If you plan on attending via webcast, please register 
online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_registration/?w=55 by close-of-
business on August 12, 2011. Please feel free to share this information 
with interested members of your organizations or associations. If you 
plan on attending on-site, please register either online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_registration/?w=48 or by e-mail to [email protected] 
by close-of-business on August 12, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Long Beach Hotel, in 
the Centennial Ballroom, Salon A, 333 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, 
CA 90802. All visitors report to the Foyer of the Salon A.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Ms. Wanda Tate as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than August 12, 2011 
and must be identified by USCBP-2011-0024 and may be submitted by one 
of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the docket number in 
the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-325-4290.

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     Mail: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 
5.2A, Washington, DC 20229.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the COAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    There will be two public comment periods held during the meeting on 
August 18, 2011. On-site speakers are requested to limit their comments 
to 3 minutes. Contact the individual listed below to register as a 
speaker. Please note that the public comment period for on-site 
speakers may end before the time indicated on the schedule that is 
posted on the CBP Web page at the time of the meeting. Comments can 
also be made electronically anytime during the COAC meeting webcast, 
but please note that webcast participants will not be able to provide 
oral comments. Comments submitted electronically will be read into the 
record at some time during the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade 
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 5.2A, Washington, DC 
20229; telephone 202-344-1440; facsimile 202-325-4290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The 
COAC provides advice to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) on matters pertaining to the commercial 
operations of CBP and related functions within DHS or the Department of 
the Treasury.

Agenda

    The COAC will meet to review, discuss next steps and formulate 
recommendations on the following two issues:
     Review and Discuss Managing by Account: Center of 
Excellence and Expertise (CEE) and Account Executive Pilot Programs.
     Review and Discuss Role of the Broker, A Broker Revision 
Project.
    Prior to the COAC taking action on either of these two issues, 
members of the public will have an opportunity to provide comments 
orally or, for comments submitted electronically during the meeting, by 
reading the comments into the record.
    The COAC will receive an update on the following Customs and Border 
Protection Initiatives and Subcommittee issues:
     Update on Automated Commercial Environment (ACE): What's 
new? What's planned?
     Update on the Work of the Enhancing Air Cargo Security 
Subcommittee.
     Update on the Work of Land Border Security Initiatives 
Subcommittee.
     Update on the Work of the One U.S. Government at the 
Border--Interagency Issues Subcommittee.
     Update on the Work of the Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duties (AD/CVD) Enhancements Subcommittee.
     Update on the Work of the Enhancing Intellectual Property 
Rights Enforcement Efforts Subcommittee.

    Dated: July 28, 2011.
Maria Luisa O'Connell,
Senior Advisor for Trade and Public Engagement, Office of Trade 
Relations.
[FR Doc. 2011-19560 Filed 8-1-11; 8:45 am]
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