[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58030-58031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23940]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2011-0035; ADM-9-03 OT:RR:RD:TC; H183695 MJS]


Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border 
Protection (COAC)

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS).

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and 
Border Protection (COAC) will meet on October 4, 2011, in El Paso, TX. 
The meeting will be open to the public. As an alternative to on-site 
attendance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will also offer a 
live webcast of the COAC meeting via the Internet.

DATES: COAC will meet on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 6 
p.m. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has 
completed its business.
    Registration: If you plan on attending via webcast, please register 
online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_registration/?w=60 by close-of-
business on September 27, 2011. Please feel free to share this 
information with interested members of your organizations or 
associations. If you plan on attending on-site, please register either 
online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_registration/?w=57 or by e-mail to 
[email protected] by close-of-business on September 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Radisson Hotel El Paso Airport, 
in the Venetian 2 Salons, 1770 Airway Boulevard, El Paso, TX 79925. All 
visitors report to the foyer of Venetian 2 Salons.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Ms. Wanda Tate as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the 
``Agenda'' section below.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than September 27, 
2011 and must be identified by USCBP-2011-0035 and may be submitted by 
one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the docket number in 
the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-325-4290.
     Mail: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 
5.2A, Washington, DC 20229.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the COAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    There will be three public comment periods held during the meeting 
on October 4, 2011. On-site speakers are requested to limit their 
comments to 3 minutes. Contact the individual listed below to register 
as a speaker. Please note that the public comment period for on-site 
speakers may end before the time indicated on the schedule that is 
posted on the CBP web page at the time of the meeting. Comments can 
also be made electronically anytime during the COAC meeting webcast, 
but please note that webcast participants will not be able to provide 
oral comments. Comments submitted electronically will be read into the 
record at some time during the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade 
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Room 5.2A, Washington, DC 20229; telephone 202-344-1440; 
facsimile 202-325-4290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The 
COAC provides advice to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) on matters pertaining to the commercial 
operations of CBP and related functions within DHS or the Department of 
the Treasury.

Agenda

    The COAC will meet to review, discuss next steps and formulate 
recommendations on the following four issues:
     The work of the Global Supply Chain Security: Land Border 
Security Initiatives Subcommittee.
     The work of the Role of the Broker, a Broker Revision 
Project.
     The Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) Pilot, 
Account Executive Pilots and Work of the Simplified Entry and Financial 
Processing Work Group.
     The work of the One U.S. Government at the Border 
Subcommittee. Prior to the COAC taking action on any of these four 
issues, members of the public will have an opportunity to provide 
comments orally or, for comments submitted electronically during the 
meeting, by reading the comments into the record.
    The COAC will receive an update and discuss the following CBP 
Initiatives and Subcommittee issues:
     Update on the Work of the Air Cargo Security Subcommittee.

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     Update on the Work of the Automated Commercial Environment 
(ACE).
     Update on the Work of the Antidumping/Countervailing Duty 
Subcommittee.
     Update on the Work of the IPR Enforcement Subcommittee.

    Dated: September 14, 2011.
Maria Luisa O'Connell,
Senior Advisor for Trade, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2011-23940 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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