[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6616-6617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02337]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2014-0005]
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 February 20, 2014, in Washington,
DC. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: COAC will meet on Thursday, February 20, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. EST. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee
has completed its business.
Pre-Registration: Meeting participants may attend either in person
or via webinar after pre-registering using a method indicated below:
--For members of the public who plan to attend the meeting in person,
please register either online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w==15; by email to [email protected]; or by fax to 202-325-
4290 by 5:00 p.m. EST on February 18, 2014.
--For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, please
register online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=16 by 5:00
p.m. EST on February 18, 2014.
Feel free to share this information with other interested members
of your organization or association.
Members of the public who are pre-registered and later require
cancellation, please do so in advance of the meeting by accessing one
(1) of the following links: https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=15 to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=16 to cancel a webinar registration.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Training and Development Conference Space, at
1717 H Street NW., Conference Room 7300 A-C, Washington, DC 20006.
All visitors to 1717 H Street NW., must show a state-issued ID or
Passport and sign in as a visitor to proceed through the security
checkpoint for admittance to the building.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection at 202-344-1661 as soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee prior to the
formulation of recommendations as listed in the ``Agenda'' section
below.
Comments must be submitted in writing no later than February 13,
2014, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2014-0005, and may be
submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: 202-325-4290
Mail: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 3.5A,
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. Do
not submit personal information to this docket.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket Number
USCBP-2014-0005. To submit a comment, see the link on the
Regulations.gov Web site for ``How do I submit a comment?'' located on
the right hand side of the main site page.
There will be multiple public comment periods held during the
meeting on February 20, 2014. Speakers are requested to limit their
comments to two (2) minutes or less to facilitate greater
participation. Contact the individual listed below to register as a
speaker. Please note that the public comment period for speakers may
end before the time indicated on the schedule that is posted on the CBP
Web page, http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/coac/coac_13_meetings/, at the time of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Room 3.5A, 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. Appendix (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 and the Department
of the Treasury.
Agenda
The COAC will hear from the following project leaders and
subcommittees on the topics listed below and then will review,
deliberate,
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provide observations, and formulate recommendations on how to proceed
on those topics:
1. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee: Review and discuss the
subcommittee's proposed recommendations pertaining to the Customs-Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) criteria for exporters. Review
and discuss the action plan to establish the C-TPAT for exports
component under the C-TPAT umbrella.
2. The Export Subcommittee: Review and discuss suggested revisions
to specific Customs and Border Protection's export policies as well as
recommendations on a Master Principles Document for a One U S.
Government at the Border focused on Exports.
3. The One U.S. Government at the Border Subcommittee: Review and
discuss an update on the progress of the Partner Government Agency -
Message Set (PGA-MS) and potential collaboration with the Border Inter-
Agency Executive Council (BIEC).
4. The Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection Subcommittee:
Review and discuss the comments from the Regulatory Audit Working Group
on the final draft document on the planned enhancements for the Focused
Assessment process; report out on the Intellectual Property Rights
(IPR) Working Group's work to determine the feasibility of a Trusted
Trader Program for IPR, the simplified seizure process for low-value
shipments, and the application of the Document Imaging System for IPR
purposes; and report on the Bonds Working Group's discussions on the
concept of e-bonds and centralization of Single Transaction Bonds.
5. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee: Review and discuss
potential recommendations addressing the Role of the Broker Working
Group in the area of Broker Permits and update on the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) Development and Deployment Schedule.
6. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee: Review and discuss the
recommendations regarding the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot
and address the next steps regarding land border issues in the area of
Beyond the Border and 21st Century Initiatives.
Dated: January 30, 2014.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade
Relations.
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