[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52046-52047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the 
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (``COAC'')

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.

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ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date, time, and location for the 
fourth meeting of the eighth term of the Departmental Advisory 
Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection (COAC), and the expected agenda for its consideration.

DATES: The next meeting of the COAC will be held on Friday, September 
19, 2003, at 9 a.m. in the Rotunda Room, 9th Floor, Ronald Reagan 
Building, located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20229 
(take elevator to 8th floor and follow signs to the steps leading to 
the 9th floor). The duration of the meeting will be approximately four 
hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Montiel, Department of Homeland 
Security, 202-282-8472.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. However, 
participation in the COAC's deliberations is limited to COAC members, 
Homeland Security and Treasury Department officials, and persons 
invited to attend the meeting for special presentations. All persons 
entering the building must be cleared by building security at least 72 
hours in advance of the meeting. Personal data to obtain this clearance 
must be submitted to Donna Montiel, 202-282-8472, no later than 2 p.m. 
e.s.t on Tuesday, September 16, 2003.

Agenda

    The COAC is expected to pursue the following agenda, which may be 
modified prior to the meeting:
    (1) Security Sub-Committee Report (Advance Manifest Rules, Free and 
Secure Trade (FAST program), Customs-Trade Partnership Against 
Terrorism and the Container Security Initiative (CTPAT and CSI), CBP 
Human Capital Plan).
    (2) DHS Briefing on DHS Re-Organization.
    (3) Other Issues (E-Rulings Project, CBP Participation on WTO Task 
Force for Global Security Standard, Customs Broker Exam, and Revision 
of Customs Forms).

    Dated: August 25, 2003.
C. Stewart Verdery,
Assistant Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Policy and 
Planning.
[FR Doc. 03-22138 Filed 8-28-03; 8:45 am]
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