[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21372-21373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08211]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2016-0017]


Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (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 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) 
will meet in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will 
meet on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. 
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=69; by email to [email protected]; or by fax to (202) 
325-4290 by 5:00 p.m. EDT by April 22, 2016. 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=68; by 5:00 
p.m. EDT by April 22, 2016. 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=69; to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=68; to cancel a webinar registration.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Office of Training and Development, 1717 H Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20006. There will be signage posted directing visitors 
to the location of the conference room.
    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 April 18, 2016, 
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2016-0017, 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. Please 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-2016-0017. 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 April 27, 2016. 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) 344-1661; 
facsimile (202) 325-4290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.

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Appendix. The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (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 the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Department of the Treasury.

Agenda

    The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (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 Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection (TERC) Subcommittee 
will discuss the progress made on prior TERC recommendations, the 
Intellectual Property Rights Working Group, Bond Working Group and 
recommendations from the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Working 
Group.
    2. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will discuss their vision for an 
enhanced Trusted Trader concept that includes engagement with CBP to 
include relevant partner government agencies with a potential for 
international interoperability.
    3. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss the progress 
of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise Uniformity (``Centers'') 
Working Group. The subcommittee will provide an update on areas they 
have identified for Centers to develop uniform policies, processes and 
strategies, with consideration of an industry-focused and account-based 
approach. The subcommittee will also discuss the progress of the 
International Engagement and Trade Facilitation Working Group which is 
identifying examples of best practices in the U.S. and abroad that 
facilitate trade and could be applied globally. Additionally, the 
subcommittee will also discuss the formation of a Role of the Broker 
Working Group to provide updated recommendations for revising 19 CFR 
111.
    4. The One U.S. Government Subcommittee will discuss progress of 
the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Single Window efforts and 
the previous COAC recommendations related to this matter. CBP will 
respond to the working group's previous recommendations and 
suggestions. There will also be an update from the North American 
Single Window Working Group on developments of the North American 
Single Window Vision statement.
    5. The Exports Subcommittee will discuss the progress of the Air, 
Ocean, and Rail Manifest Pilots, and the beginning of work planned for 
the Truck Manifest sub-workgroup, which will be coordinating with the 1 
USG North American Single Window (NASW) work group to ensure that the 
groups are not duplicating work. The Post Departure Filing (PDF) 
workgroup will be discussing the results of its planned Table Top 
exercise.
    6. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will review and discuss 
recommendations related to the Pipeline Working Group and also provide 
an update on pilot discussions with industry. In addition, the 
subcommittee will report on the startup of the Customs-Trade 
Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Working Group that will be 
reviewing and developing recommendations to update the C-TPAT minimum 
security criteria.

Meeting materials will be available by April 22 2016, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.


    Dated: April 6, 2016.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade 
Relations.
[FR Doc. 2016-08211 Filed 4-8-16; 8:45 am]
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