[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71994-71995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29953]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2011-0045]


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 December 7, 2011, in Washington, 
DC. 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 Wednesday, December 7, 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=65 by close-of-
business on December 5, 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=64, or by email to 
[email protected], or by fax to (202) 325-4290 by close-of-business 
on December 5, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street 
NW., Suite 800 in Washington, DC 20004-1111. All visitors report to the 
lobby in the building.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection at (202) 344-1661 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 December 2, 
2011, and must be identified by USCBP-2011-0045 and may be submitted by 
one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [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 December 7, 2011. On-site speakers are requested to limit their 
comments to three (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 during the three (3) public comment periods.

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

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pertaining to the commercial operations of CBP and related functions 
within DHS or the Department of the Treasury.

Agenda

    The COAC will hear from the following subcommittees on the topics 
listed below and then will review, deliberate, and formulate 
recommendations on how to proceed on those topics:
     Subcommittee: The Global Supply Chain Security Land 
Border.
    Topics: Expansion of the Customs and Trade Partnership Against 
Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, Pre-inspection pilots, and Enhancement of 
the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program.
     Subcommittee: One U.S. Government at the Border.
    Topic: Update on discussions with members of the Border Interagency 
Executive Council (BIEC).
     Subcommittee: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) 
Enforcement.
    Topic: Results of the two IPR surveys (IPR Partnership Program 
Survey and IPR Distribution Chain Management survey).
     Subcommittee: Antidumping/Countervailing Duty.
    Topic: Analysis of various duty collection systems.
    Prior to the COAC taking action on any of these topics of the four 
above-mentioned subcommittees, 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 also receive an update and discuss the following CBP 
Initiatives and Subcommittee topics that were discussed at its October 
4, 2011 meeting:
     Status update on the automation of Ocean and Rail 
manifest, Cargo Release, and other CBP automation pilots in the 
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
     Centralization of single transaction bonds and 
Coordination of bond issues that apply to other subcommittees--Report 
by the Bond Subcommittee.
     The Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot and the 
industry input provided towards finalizing a working strategy document 
for public release.--Report by the Global Supply Chain Security Air 
Cargo Subcommittee.
     Status update on feedback received by the agency on 
previously submitted recommendations. Report by the Trade Facilitation 
Subcommittee.
     Status update on the feedback received by the agency on 
previously submitted recommendations. Report by the Role of the Broker 
Subcommittee.

    Dated: November 16, 2011.
Maria Luisa O'Connell,
Senior Advisor for Trade, Office of Trade Relations.
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