[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76981-76982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31598]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2011-0115]
Request for Public Comments Concerning U.S.-Canada Action Plan
for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness
AGENCY: Office of Policy, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States and Canada are staunch allies, vital
economic partners, neighbors, and steadfast friends. We share common
values, communities, and deep links among our citizens. The extensive
mobility of people, goods, capital, and information between our two
countries has helped ensure that our societies remain open, democratic,
prosperous, and secure.
On February 4, 2011, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime
Minister Stephen Harper announced Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision
for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness. This declaration
describes a perimeter approach to security in which the United States
and Canada share responsibility for the security and resilience of our
nations.
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Our countries will seek to jointly address threats at the earliest
point possible, while working together to facilitate the flows of
legitimate travel and trade.
Beyond the Border identifies four key areas of cooperation:
Addressing Threats Early; Trade Facilitation, Economic Growth, and
Jobs; Integrated Cross-Border Law Enforcement; and Critical
Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. Progress in these areas will be
underpinned by a respect for the sovereignty, civil rights and civil
liberties, privacy protections, and legal frameworks of both countries.
On December 7, 2011, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister
Harper announced the Beyond the Border Action Plan, which describes
specific initiatives our countries intend to undertake to achieve
Beyond the Border's goals of perimeter security and economic
competitiveness. With this notice, the United States Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Administration, is seeking
public input on the Beyond the Border Action Plan.
DATES: The agency must receive comments on or before January 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments on the BTB
Action Plan. You may submit comments, identified by the docket number
DHS-2011-0115 through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Electronic comment submissions should be emailed to
BeyondtheBorder@hq.dhs.gov. Please direct written submissions to Beyond
the Border Coordinator, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mailstop
0455, Washington, DC 20016. The public is strongly encouraged to file
submissions electronically rather than by mail.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BeyondtheBorder@hq.dhs.gov or visit
http://www.dhs.gov/files/publications/beyond-the-border.shtm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
Requirements for Submissions: In order to ensure the timely receipt
and consideration of comments, the White House and DHS strongly
encourage commenters to make submissions via email to
BeyondtheBorder@hq.dhs.gov.
For any comments submitted electronically containing business
confidential information, the file name of the business confidential
version should begin with the characters ``BC''. The top of any page
containing business confidential information must clearly be marked
``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL''. Any person filing comments that contain
business confidential information must also file in a separate
submission a public version of the comments. The file name of the
public version of the comments should begin with the character ``P''.
The ``BC'' and ``P'' should be followed by the name of the person or
entity submitting the comments. If a comment contains no business
confidential information, the file name should begin with the character
``P'', followed by the name of the person or entity submitting
comments.
Please do not attach separate cover letters to electronic
submissions; rather, include any information that might appear in a
cover letter in the comments themselves. Similarly, to the extent
possible, please include any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in
the same file as the submission itself, not as separate files.
Luis Alvarez,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-31598 Filed 12-8-11; 8:45 am]
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