[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40983-40984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15110]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service


Customs COBRA Fees Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the date, time and location of the 
first meeting of the U.S. Customs COBRA Fees Advisory Committee. The 
meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The first meeting of the U.S. Customs COBRA Fees Advisory 
Committee will be held on June 28, 2002, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., in 
room 6.4-B of the Ronald Reagan Building located at 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229. Interested parties must provide 
Customs with notice of their intent to attend the meeting by June 25, 
2002. Notice may be provided to Carlene Warren at (202) 927-1391 or via 
e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlene Warren, U.S. Customs Service, 
Office of Field Operations, Passenger Programs, at (202) 927-1391 or 
via e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
(COBRA) of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c), as amended by the Miscellaneous Trade 
and Technical Corrections Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-36), directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish an advisory committee whose 
membership consists of representatives from the airline, cruise ship, 
and other transportation industries who may be subject to fees under 19 
U.S.C. 58c.
    The Committee will advise the Commissioner of Customs on issues 
relating to inspection services performed by the Customs Service, 
including issues pertaining to the time periods during which 
inspections should be performed, the proper number and deployment of 
inspection officers, and the amount of any proposed fees.
    On February 8, 2000, Customs published a notice in the Federal 
Register (65 FR 6254) announcing the establishment of a COBRA Fee 
Advisory Committee, the criteria for membership, and requesting 
membership applications. In a notice published in the Federal Register 
(65 FR 38884) on June 22, 2000, Customs set forth amended criteria for 
membership in the Customs COBRA Fees Advisory Committee and requested 
that new applications for membership be submitted. A subsequent notice 
published in the Federal Register (65 FR 69993) on November 21, 2000, 
again amended membership criteria and extended the time within which 
membership applications were to be submitted.
    This notice announces the first COBRA Fee Advisory Committee 
meeting. The meeting is scheduled for June 28, 2002, from 10 a.m. until 
12 p.m., in room 6.4-B of the Ronald Reagan Building located at 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229.
    The agenda for this meeting will cover issues pertaining to the 
performance of Customs inspection services. 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. 
Interested parties, other than Advisory Committee

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members, who wish to attend the meeting should contact Carlene Warren 
by June 25, 2002, at (202) 927-1391 or via e-mail at 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 11, 2002.
Douglas M. Browning,
Deputy Commissioner of Customs.
[FR Doc. 02-15110 Filed 6-13-02; 8:45 am]
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