[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80378-80379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32424]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2015-0057]
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 January 13, 2016, in
New Orleans, LA. 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, January 13, 2016,
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST. 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://
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apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=53; by email to [email protected]; or
by fax to (202) 325-4290 by 5:00 p.m. EST by January 11, 2016. 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=54;
by 5:00 p.m. EST by January 11, 2016. 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=53; to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=54; to cancel a webinar registration.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Customs House, 423
Canal Street, Conference Room Number 316, New Orleans, LA 70130. Please
allow time to go through the security check point before the meeting.
There will be signage posted directing visitors to the location of the
conference room.
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 January 6,
2016, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2015-0057, 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. Please 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-2015-0057. 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 January 13, 2016. 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 the
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 discuss the Trade Efficiency Survey and
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 Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss the progress
of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise Uniformity (``Centers'')
Working Group. The subcommittee will provide an update on their review
of the original COAC recommendations for Centers and what areas they
have identified for Centers to develop uniform policies, processes and
strategies, with consideration of an industry-focused and account-based
approach. The subcommittee will also discuss the progress of the
International Engagement and Trade Facilitation Working Group which is
identifying examples of best practices in the U.S. and abroad that
facilitate trade and could be applied globally. Additionally, the
subcommittee will also discuss the formation of a Role of the Broker
2016 working group to provide updated recommendations for revising 19
CFR 111.
2. The Exports Subcommittee Manifest Working Group will discuss the
upcoming Air Manifest Pilot and the refocusing/renewal of the Post
Departure Filing Working Group (formally Option 4 workgroup).
3. The One U.S. Government Subcommittee will discuss progress of
the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Single Window effort and the
previous COAC recommendations related to this matter. The subcommittee
will provide input on trade readiness and partner government agencies'
readiness for the upcoming February 28, 2016, ACE implementation of the
Single Window. There will also be an update from the North American
Single Window Vision Working Group.
4. The Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection Subcommittee will
discuss the progress made on the Intellectual Property Rights Working
Group and the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Working Group, and
outline the plans for the Bond Working Group.
5. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will review and discuss
recommendations related to the Pipeline Working Group and also provide
an update on pilot discussions with industry.
6. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will report on the status of the
Trusted Trader Pilot, the next steps for implementation, and the vision
of an enhanced Trusted Trader concept that includes engagement with CBP
to include relevant partner government agencies with a potential for
international interoperability.
Meeting materials will be available by January 6, 2016, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade
Relations.
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