[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27763]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


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

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Tuesday, November 
18, 2003 at 9 a.m. in the Horizon Room, Ronald Reagan Building, located 
at 1300 Pennsylvania, NW., Washington, DC 20229. The duration of the 
meeting will be approximately four hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vetta Jeffries, Department of Homeland 
Security, 202-282-8468.

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 Vetta Jeffries, 202-282-8468, no later than 2 p.m. 
EST on Wednesday, November 12, 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: October 29, 2003.
C. Stewart Verdery,
Assistant Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Policy and 
Planning.
[FR Doc. 03-27763 Filed 10-31-03; 4:44 pm]
BILLING CODE 4410-10-P