[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 211 (Tuesday, October 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 65040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27836]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service


Customs Trade Symposium 2000

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of symposium.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Customs Service will convene 
a major trade symposium to discuss the agency's programs, strategic 
plans, and its vision for trade in the 21st century. Members of the 
international trade and transportation community are invited, and, if 
interested, are requested to register early.

DATES: The symposium will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2000, from 
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All registrations must be made on-line and 
confirmed by November 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. at the Ronald 
Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Amphitheater 
Auditorium, at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACS Client Representatives; Customs 
Account Managers; or the Office of the Trade Ombudsman at (202) 927-
1440 ([email protected]). To obtain the latest 
information on program changes or to register on-line, visit the 
Customs website at http://www.customs.gov/trade2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs will be convening a major trade 
symposium (Customs Trade Symposium 2000) on Thursday, November 30, 
2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and 
International Trade Center Amphitheater Auditorium, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. The symposium will highlight Customs 
present programs and strategic plans, and its vision of international 
trade in the 21st century. The symposium will feature Commissioner 
Raymond W. Kelly as the keynote speaker, presentations by senior 
Customs officials, and a luncheon address by nationally-known political 
analyst Mark Shields. A reception will follow the program at which 
senior Customs officials will be available to answer questions.
    Symposium program topics include:
    Customs Strategic Vision--Preparation for a new era of global trade 
and the challenges that must be addressed;
    The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)--Timetable for 
implementation;
    Trade Compliance--New policies to drive compliance improvements and 
to deliver benefits to low-risk importers;
    The Entry Revision Project (ERP)--The future of Customs entry 
processing;
    The Reconcilliation Prototype (RECON II)--Streamlining the process 
and providing a path to periodic filing of post entry amendments;
    Post Entry Amendments--Implementation of new policies designed to 
simplify the Supplemental Information Letter and improve compliance; 
and
    Drawback--Proposals for major legislative changes to modernize the 
drawback process.
    Members of the international trade and transportation community are 
invited to attend the Symposium. The cost is $ 150 per individual. This 
includes the cost of the symposium, continental breakfast, luncheon, 
and a post-symposium reception. Interested parties are requested to 
register early. All registrations must be made on-line at the Customs 
website (http://www.customs.gov/trade2000). Registration, which will be 
accepted on a space available basis, must be confirmed by November 24, 
2000.

    Dated: October 25, 2000.
Joseph M. Rees,
Trade Ombudsman, U.S. Customs Service.
[FR Doc. 00-27836 Filed 10-30-00; 8:45 am]
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