[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45366-45367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18631]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2012-0027]


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 August 15, 2012, in Seattle, WA. 
The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: COAC will meet on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m. PST. Please note that the meeting may close early if the 
committee has completed its business.
    Registration: If you plan on attending, please register either 
online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_registration/index.asp?w=80 or by 
email to [email protected], or by fax to 202-325-4290 by close-of-
business on August 12, 2012.
    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=80. Please feel free to share this 
information with interested members of your organizations or 
associations.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Jackson Federal Building, 915 
2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174, in the South Auditorium--4th Floor. All 
visitors report to main lobby of the building. All visitors to the 
Jackson Federal Building must show a state-issued ID or Passport to 
proceed through the security checkpoint to be admitted to 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 August 8, 2012, 
and must be identified by USCBP-2012-0027 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 3.5A, 
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 
August 15, 2012. 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 speakers may end before the time indicated on 
the schedule that is posted on the CBP web page at the time of the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade 
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Room 3.5A, 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

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recommendations on how to proceed on those topics:
     The work of ACE Strategic Communications Working Group and 
how CBP should proceed in communicating with the trade community as the 
agency shifts from the Automated Commercial System (ACS) when ACE 
becomes fully functional.
     The work of the Trade Facilitation Subcommittee: 
Recommendations and resolutions on CBP's Trade Transformation 
initiatives, report of findings from the COAC Industry Survey regarding 
the expected benefits of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise and 
recommendations on next steps based on Survey results, and conclusions 
from the Instruments of International Trade (IITs) Residue Work Group 
on its study of the various concerns regarding establishing a test on 
the manifesting and entry of ITTs containing residue with no commercial 
value.
    Prior to the COAC taking action on any of these topics of the 
above-mentioned subcommittees, members of the public will have an 
opportunity to provide oral or written comments.
    The COAC will also receive an update and discuss the following 
initiatives and subcommittee topics that were discussed at its May 22, 
2012 meeting:
     The National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security as 
it relates to an effort to solicit, consolidate, and provide to DHS 
sector and stakeholder input on implementation of the National 
Strategy.
     The Air Cargo Security Subcommittee work on the Air Cargo 
Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot, providing feedback on international 
outreach efforts and Input on a list of Frequently Asked Questions 
(FAQs).
     The Bond Subcommittee work on proposed modifications to 
the CBP Form 5106 (Importer Identification Input Record); input on 
single transaction bonds (STBs) centralization; liquidated damages/
mitigation guidelines and the use of STBs when additional security is 
merited.
     The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Subcommittee 
work on providing CBP guidance on new tools to be used in the port of 
entry to help identify counterfeit products, the distribution chain 
management and serialization pilot projects, and modifications to the 
CBP recordation database of federally registered trademarks, trade 
names, and copyrights.
     The Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties Subcommittee: 
Updates and observations from the trade community regarding CBP's 
recent implementation of policy regarding use of single transaction 
bonds (STBs) as an enforcement tool, update on CBP's efforts to work 
with various industries on obtaining trade intelligence and 
subcommittee feedback on CBP's Draft 5 year Anti-Dumping/Countervailing 
Duties Enforcement Strategy.
     The Land Border Security Subcommittee: Updates and 
observations on the Customs--Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-
TPAT) Program Internet survey and the National Strategy for Global 
Supply Chain Security to include CBP Trusted Trader programs and Beyond 
the Border initiatives.
     The One U.S. Government at the Border Subcommittee: 
Updates on discussions regarding Trusted Trader Partnership Programs.
     The work of the Role of the Broker Subcommittee: Receive 
subcommittee feedback on CBP's efforts to update 19 CFR Part 111 
(Broker Regulations).
     The formation of an Export subcommittee; review of 
subcommittee scope and goals.

    Dated: July 26, 2012.
Maria Luisa O'Connell,
Senior Advisor for Trade, Office of Trade Relations.
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