[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17249]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. 
Customs Service

AGENCY: Department Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date and time for the next meeting 
and the provisional agenda for consideration by the Committee.

DATES: The next meeting of the Treasury Advisory Committee on 
Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service will be held on 
Friday, July 23, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. in the Secretary's large conference 
room, Room 3327, U.S. Treasury Department, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC. The duration of the meeting will be approximately 
three hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis M. O'Connell, Director, Office 
of Tariff and Trade Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary 
(Enforcement), Room 4004, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. Tel.: (202) 622-0220. Final meeting 
details, including the meeting time, location, and agenda, can be 
confirmed by contacting the above number one week prior to the meeting 
date.

Agenda

    At the July 23, 1999 session, the regular quarterly meeting of the 
Advisory Committee, the Committee is expected to pursue the following 
agenda. The agenda may be modified prior to the meeting.

1. Reports on Subcommittee progress:
    (a) Study of Merchandise Processing Fee
    (b) Study of Resources for the Office of Rulings and Regulations
    (c) Study of Compliance Assessment Team (CAT) methodology
2. A review of HTS simplification and the benefits to Customs including 
automation, compliance and general administration
3. Brief report on status of Automated Commercial System (ACS) 
maintenance
4. Discussion of Export Compliance and Customs evolving role

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public; however, 
participation in the Committee's deliberations is limited to Committee 
members and Customs and Treasury Department staff. A person other than 
an Advisory Committee member who wishes to attend the meeting should 
give advance notice by contacting Theresa Manning at (202) 622-0220, no 
later than July 15, 1990.

    Dated: July 1, 1999.
John P. Simpson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Regulatory, Tariff, and Trade Enforcement).
[FR Doc. 99-17249 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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