[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60891-60892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22911]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection


Public Meeting of the Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the date, time, and location for a 
public meeting of the Airport and Seaport User Fee Federal Advisory 
Committee and the agenda for consideration by the Committee. It also 
invites submission of written statements. In order to be considered for 
discussion at the meeting, a statement must be received by the 
Committee at least ten days prior to the date of the meeting.

DATES: The 28th Customs and Border Protection Airport and Seaport User 
Fee Federal Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
October 27, 2004, at 12 p.m.-4 p.m., in the Customs International 
Briefing Conference Room (B 1.5-10), Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberto Williams, Office of Finance, 
Room 4.5A, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20229, telephone: 
(202) 344-1101; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory Committee was created 
under the authority of 8 U.S.C. 1356(k) (section 286(k) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended; see also the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.A. App. section 2)) to meet 
periodically and advise the Attorney General on issues related to the 
performance of certain inspectional services performed by the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Since the legacy INS 
inspection component has been merged with the U.S. Customs Service 
(along with other agencies) to form the Bureau of Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP), effective on March 1, 2003, the function of the 
Committee is now under CBP and the Committee now advises the Secretary 
of Homeland Security.
    The Committee consists of representatives of the airline and other 
transportation industries that are subject to fees and charges 
authorized by law or proposed by the governing agency (either INS prior 
to March 1, 2003, or CBP afterward). The responsibility of this 
standing Advisory Committee is to advise on issues related to the 
performance of Airport and Seaport agriculture, customs, and 
immigration inspection services. This advice should include, but need 
not be limited to, the time period in which such services should be 
performed, the proper number and deployment of inspection officers, the 
level of fees, and the appropriateness of any proposed fee. These 
responsibilities are related to the assessment of an immigration user 
fee pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1356(d), the assessment of a customs 
inspection user fee pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5), and the assessment 
of an agriculture inspection user fee pursuant to 21 U.S.C 136a.

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Public Meeting

    In accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1356(k), CBP announces that the 28th 
meeting of the Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory Committee will 
take place at 12 p.m. on October 27, 2004, at the Customs International 
Briefing Conference Room (B 1.5-10), Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229. The purpose of this 
meeting is to perform the Committee's advisory responsibilities 
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 
U.S.C., App.). The meeting is open to the public and advance notice of 
attendance is requested to ensure adequate seating. Persons planning to 
attend should notify the contact person identified previously in this 
notice at least ten days prior to the meeting, in order to be included 
on the list of those cleared for admittance. Members of the public may 
submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting to 
the contact person for consideration by this Advisory Committee. Only 
written statements received by the contact person at least ten days 
prior to the meeting will be considered for discussion at the meeting. 
A transcript of the meeting will be made available online for public 
viewing about two weeks following the meeting.

Meeting Agenda

    The Advisory Committee focuses its attention on those areas of most 
concern and benefit to the travel industry, the traveling public, and 
the Federal Government. At this meeting, the Committee is expected to 
pursue the following agenda (which may be modified prior to the 
meeting):
    1. Introduction of the Committee members;
    2. Discussion of activities since last meeting;
    3. Discussion of administrative issues;
    4. Discussion of future traffic trends;
    5. Discussion of specific concerns and questions of Committee 
members;
    6. Discussion of relevant written statements submitted in advance 
by members of the public;
    7. Scheduling of next meeting.

    Dated: October 7, 2004.
Richard L. Balaban,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Finance.
[FR Doc. 04-22911 Filed 10-12-04; 8:45 am]
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