[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11671-11672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03760]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2013-0004]


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 March 6, 2013, in Washington, DC. 
The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: COAC will meet on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. EST. 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=113 or by 
email to [email protected], or by fax to 202-325-4290 by close-of-
business on March 4, 2013.
    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=113. Please feel free to share this 
information with interested members of your organizations or 
associations.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Ronald Reagan Building in the 
Horizon Ballroom, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229. 
All visitors to the Ronald Reagan Building must show a state-issued ID 
or Passport to proceed through the security checkpoint for admittance 
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 February 25, 
2013, and must be identified by USCBP-2013-0004 and may be submitted by 
one of the following methods:

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     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 
March 6, 2013. 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. This meeting starts the 13th Term of COAC and is the 
first meeting for some newly-appointed members.

Agenda

    The COAC will hear from the following subcommittees on the topics 
listed below and then will review, deliberate, provide observations and 
formulate recommendations on how to proceed on those topics:
    1. Discuss Statement of Work and Next Steps for the Trade 
Modernization Subcommittee which will address Centers of Excellence and 
Expertise (CEEs), the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Role of 
the Broker issues throughout the 13th Term.
    2. Discuss Next steps regarding the One U.S. Government at the 
Border Subcommittee since the approval of the Master Principles 
Document on January 15, 2012.
    3. Discuss Statement of Work and Next Steps for the Trade 
Enforcement and Revenue Collection Subcommittee which will address 
Revenue, Intellectual Property Rights and Antidumping/Countervailing 
Duties (AD/CVD) issues throughout the 13th Term.
    4. Discuss the Statement of Work and Next Steps regarding the 
Trusted Trader subcommittee which will address Customs-Trade 
Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) 
and Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) issues throughout the 13th Term.
    5. Discuss the Statement of Work and Next Steps regarding the 
Global Supply Chain Subcommittee which will address Air Cargo Security 
and Land Border issues throughout the 13th Term.
    6. Discuss the Statement of Work and Next Steps regarding the 
Exports Subcommittee.

    Dated: February 13, 2013.
Maria Luisa O'Connell,
Senior Advisor for Trade, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2013-03760 Filed 2-15-13; 8:45 am]
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