[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39443-39444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16814]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2015-0019]


Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations to U.S. 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 to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (COAC) will meet on July 29, 2015, in 
Rosemont, IL. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (COAC) will meet on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT. 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=45; by email to [email protected]; or by fax to (202) 
325-4290 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 24, 2015. You must register prior to 
the meeting in order to attend the meeting in person.
--For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, please 
register online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=45 by 5:00 
p.m. EDT on July 24, 2015.

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=45 
to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=45 to cancel a webinar registration.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crown Plaza Chicago O'Hare, 
in the O'Hare Ballroom #1, 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. 
There will be signage posted directing visitors to the location of the 
O'Hare Ballroom #1.
    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 July 17, 2015, 
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2015-0019, and may be 
submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

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     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 or to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket Number 
USCBP-2015-0019. 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 
meeting on July 29, 2015. 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. The Advisory 
Committee on Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (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 Department of 
Homeland Security and the Department of the Treasury.

Agenda

    The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (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. The One U.S. Government Subcommittee will discuss the Automated 
Commercial Environment (ACE), Single Window working group 
recommendations and provide input on Trade Readiness and Partner 
Government Agencies' readiness for the upcoming November 1, 2015 ACE 
implementation of Single Window.
    2. The Exports Subcommittee will address policy and a strategic 
approach regarding exports. The Option 4 and Air Manifest working 
groups will provide recommendations.
    3. The Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection Subcommittee will 
discuss the establishment of the 14th Term Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty and Intellectual Property Rights working groups and 
provide recommendations.
    4. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss operational 
uniformity of Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) with a goal of 
developing recommendations for the creation of service levels for 
various Center activities. The subcommittee will report plans for 
engaging CBP on international trade agreements, simplification of CBP 
processes, the role of various international trade entities and the 
development of private and public sector trade expertise.
    5. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will start work once the Trusted 
Trader pilot has advanced to the implementation phase for testing CBP 
and Partner Government Agency trade benefits. The subcommittee will 
explore certifying trusted products through the supply chain.
    6. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will discuss the 
feasibility, benefits and risks of using Electronic Cargo Security 
Devices. The subcommittee will report on long term development of 
recommendations regarding Customs and Border Protection's development 
of automation and regulations governing the commodities being moved by 
pipelines. Further discussion will involve the Customs-Trade 
Partnership Against Terrorism Program as it pertains to the ocean mode 
of transportation, results of various pre-inspection pilots at land 
ports of entry and the Air Cargo Advance Screening.

    Meeting materials will be available at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: July 2, 2015.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade 
Relations.
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