[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25608-25609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10180]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2014-0012]


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, 2014, in Miami, FL. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: COAC will meet on Thursday, May 22, 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=17; by email to [email protected]; or by fax to 202-325-
4290 by 5:00 p.m. EST on May 20, 2014.
--For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, please 
register online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=18 by 5:00 
p.m. EST on May 20, 2014.

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=17 to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=18 to cancel a webinar registration.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sofitel Miami at 5800 Blue 
Lagoon Drive, Monte Carlo Room II & III, Miami, FL 33126.
    All visitors to the Sofitel Miami should proceed through the main 
lobby to Monte Carlo Room II & III. There will be signage posted 
directing visitors to the location of Monte Carlo Room II & III.
    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 prior to the 
formulation of recommendations as listed in the ``Agenda'' section 
below.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than May 15, 2014, 
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2014-0012, 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, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket Number 
USCBP-2014-0012. To submit a comment, see the link on the 
Regulations.gov Web site for ``How do I submit a comment?'' located on 
the right hand side of the main site page.
    There will be multiple public comment periods held during the

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meeting on May 22, 2014. 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/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac, 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. Appendix (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 Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection Subcommittee: 
Review and discuss the recommendations on the Intellectual Property 
Rights (IPR) Working Group's work to determine the feasibility of a 
Partnership Program for IPR; simplified process for managing small 
shipments; the application of the Document Imaging System as a tool for 
IPR authentication; and reintroduce the voluntary disclosure proposal 
and its utility for trade targeting. Review and discuss the report on 
the Bonds Working Group's discussions on the concept of e-bonds and 
centralization of Single Transaction Bonds.
    2. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee: Review and discuss the action 
plan to establish the C-TPAT for exports component under the C-TPAT 
program. Review and discuss the subcommittee's additional comments 
pertaining to the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) 
criteria for exporters.
    3. The One U.S. Government at the Border Subcommittee: Review and 
discuss the progress of the Import Mapping Working Group and potential 
collaboration with the Border Inter-Agency Executive Council (BIEC) 
External Engagement Committee's Import Subcommittee.
    4. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee: Review and discuss the 
Role of the Broker Working Group's recommendation regarding Broker 
Permits and update on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 
Development and Deployment Schedule.
    5. The Export Subcommittee: Review and discuss creation of the 
Export Process Work Group (EPWG) and collaboration with the Border 
Inter-Agency Executive Council (BIEC) External Engagement Committee's 
Export Subcommittee.

    Dated: April 30, 2014.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade 
Relations.
[FR Doc. 2014-10180 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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