[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64968-64969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25705]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2013-0041]


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 November 15, 2013, in Washington, 
DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: COAC will meet on Friday, November 15, 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.
    Pre-Registration: Meeting participants may attend either in person 
or via webinar after pre-registering using a method indicated below:

--For members of the public who plan to attend the meeting in person, 
please register either online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=12; by email to [email protected]; or by fax to 202-325-
4290 by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 13, 2013.
--For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, please 
register online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=13 by 5:00 
p.m. EST on November 13, 2013.

    Feel free to share this information with other interested members 
of your organization or association.
    Members of the public who are pre-registered and later require 
cancellation, please do so in advance of the meeting by accessing one 
(1) of the following links: https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=12 to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=13 to cancel a webinar registration.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (USITC) in Main Hearing Room 101, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436. All visitors to the USITC 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

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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 prior to the 
formulation of recommendations as listed in the ``Agenda'' section 
below.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than November 7, 
2013, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2013-0041, 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. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    There will be multiple public comment periods held during the 
meeting on November 15, 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, http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/coac/coac_13_meetings/, 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 and the Department 
of the Treasury.

Agenda

    The COAC will hear from the following project leaders and 
subcommittees on the topics listed below and then will review, 
deliberate, provide observations, and formulate recommendations on how 
to proceed on those topics:
    1. The One U.S. Government at the Border Subcommittee: Review and 
discuss recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
Working Group, review and discuss an update on the progress of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Working Group, and review and 
discuss a case study regarding the Partner Government Agency--Message 
Set (PGA-MS).
    2. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee: Review and discuss 
recommendations regarding the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot 
and address the next steps regarding land border issues in the area of 
Beyond the Border and 21st Century Initiatives.
    3. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee: Review and discuss 
recommendations addressing the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 
Development and Deployment Schedule and recommendations of the Role of 
the Broker Work Group.
    4. COAC Survey Team: Review and Discuss Preliminary Results of the 
COAC 2013 Annual Trade Efficiency Survey and discuss feedback on past 
COAC recommendations.
    5. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee: Review and discuss the Customs-
Trade Partnership Against Terrorism C-TPAT criteria for exporters.
    6. The Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection Subcommittee: 
Review and discuss the work completed to date on the Regulatory Audit 
Working Group's findings on the planned enhancements for the Focused 
Assessment process and the Intellectual Property Rights Working Group's 
effort to further evaluate the use of the Global Shipment 
Identification Number (GSIN) as a possible tool for use in Distribution 
Chain Management in Intellectual Property Rights Compliance.
    7. The Export Subcommittee: Review and discuss subcommittee 
recommendations and the analysis of the 2013 COAC Export Survey 
Results.

    Dated: October 24, 2013.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade 
Relations.
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