[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26564-26565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10837]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2012-0018]


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 May 22, 2012, in Savannah, GA. 
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, May 22, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 
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=76 by close-of-
business on May 18, 2012. 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=75 or by email to [email protected], 
or by fax to 202-325-4290 by close-of-business on May 18, 2012.
    If you have completed an online webcast registration and wish to 
cancel your registration, you may do so at https://apps/cbp.gov/te_registration/cancel.asp?w=76.
    If you have completed an online on-site registration and wish to 
cancel your registration, you may do so at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_registration/cancel.asp?w=75.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hyatt Regency Savannah Hotel on 
the Historic Riverfront, Two West Bay Street, Savannah, GA 31401, in 
Ballroom A&B. All visitors report to the foyer of Ballroom A&B in the 
hotel.
    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 May 14, 2012, 
and must be identified by USCBP-2012-0018 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. Do 
not submit personal information to this docket.
    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 two public comment periods held during the meeting on 
May 22, 2012. On-site speakers are requested to limit their comments to 
two (2) minutes or less to facilitate greater participation. 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 two 
(2) 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 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:
     The work of the Land Border Security Subcommittee: 
Recommendations on the expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership 
Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Program and the National Strategy for Global 
Supply Chain Security.
     The work of the Trade Facilitation Subcommittee: 
Recommendations on CBP's Trade Transformation initiatives.
     The work of the One U.S. Government at the Border 
Subcommittee: Updates on subcommittee discussions with the Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 
the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), and the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (CPSC).
     The work of the Role of the Broker subcommittee: 
Recommendation to

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continue educational webinars on current topics for the trade 
community.
    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 
Initiatives and Subcommittee topics that were discussed at its February 
21, 2012 meeting:
     The National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security as 
it relates to the Committee's effort to solicit, consolidate, and 
provide input to DHS sector and stakeholders on the implementation of 
the National Strategy.
     The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and 
International Trade Data System (ITDS).
     The Air Cargo Security Subcommittee work on the Air Cargo 
Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot.
     The Bond Subcommittee work on proposed modifications to 
the CBP Form 5106; input on single transaction bond centralization; and 
liquidated damages mitigation guidelines.
     The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Subcommittee 
work on the distribution chain management project.
     The Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties Subcommittee work 
on educational webinars for the trade community and feedback on CBP's 
Draft 5-year Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties Enforcement Strategy.

    Dated: May 1, 2012.
Maria Luisa O'Connell,
Senior Advisor for Trade, Office of Trade Relations.
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