[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39443-39444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16814]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2015-0019]
Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations to U.S. 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 to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (COAC) will meet on July 29, 2015, in
Rosemont, IL. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (COAC) will meet on Wednesday, July 29, 2015,
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT. 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=45; by email to [email protected]; or by fax to (202)
325-4290 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 24, 2015. You must register prior to
the meeting in order to attend the meeting in person.
--For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, please
register online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=45 by 5:00
p.m. EDT on July 24, 2015.
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=45
to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=45 to cancel a webinar registration.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crown Plaza Chicago O'Hare,
in the O'Hare Ballroom #1, 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018.
There will be signage posted directing visitors to the location of the
O'Hare Ballroom #1.
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 July 17, 2015,
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2015-0019, and may be
submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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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 or to read background documents or
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket Number
USCBP-2015-0019. 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 July 29, 2015. 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/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac, 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. The Advisory
Committee on Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (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 Department of
Homeland Security and the Department of the Treasury.
Agenda
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (COAC) will hear from the following subcommittees on
the topics listed below and then will review, deliberate, provide
observations, and formulate recommendations on how to proceed on those
topics:
1. The One U.S. Government Subcommittee will discuss the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE), Single Window working group
recommendations and provide input on Trade Readiness and Partner
Government Agencies' readiness for the upcoming November 1, 2015 ACE
implementation of Single Window.
2. The Exports Subcommittee will address policy and a strategic
approach regarding exports. The Option 4 and Air Manifest working
groups will provide recommendations.
3. The Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection Subcommittee will
discuss the establishment of the 14th Term Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty and Intellectual Property Rights working groups and
provide recommendations.
4. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss operational
uniformity of Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) with a goal of
developing recommendations for the creation of service levels for
various Center activities. The subcommittee will report plans for
engaging CBP on international trade agreements, simplification of CBP
processes, the role of various international trade entities and the
development of private and public sector trade expertise.
5. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will start work once the Trusted
Trader pilot has advanced to the implementation phase for testing CBP
and Partner Government Agency trade benefits. The subcommittee will
explore certifying trusted products through the supply chain.
6. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will discuss the
feasibility, benefits and risks of using Electronic Cargo Security
Devices. The subcommittee will report on long term development of
recommendations regarding Customs and Border Protection's development
of automation and regulations governing the commodities being moved by
pipelines. Further discussion will involve the Customs-Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism Program as it pertains to the ocean mode
of transportation, results of various pre-inspection pilots at land
ports of entry and the Air Cargo Advance Screening.
Meeting materials will be available at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.
Dated: July 2, 2015.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade
Relations.
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