[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57745-57746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25072]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2018-0041]


Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 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 hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, in 
Herndon, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 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.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Dulles Washington 
Airport, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon,Virginia 20171. For 
information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities 
or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Ms. Florence 
Constant-Gibson, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs & Border 
Protection, at (202) 344-1440 as soon as possible.
    Pre-Registration: Meeting participants may attend either in person 
or via webinar after pre-registering using one of the methods indicated 
below:
    For members of the public who plan to attend the meeting in person, 
please register by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 4, 2018, either online at 
https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=143; by email to 
[email protected]; or by fax to (202) 325-4290. 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://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=142 by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 4, 2018.
    Please feel free to share this information with other interested 
members of your organization or association.
    Members of the public who are pre-registered to attend in person or 
via webinar and later need to cancel, please do so by December 4, 2018, 
utilizing the following links: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=143 to cancel an in person registration or https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=142 to cancel a webinar 
registration.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues the committee will consider prior to the formulation of 
recommendations as listed in the Agenda section below.
    Comments must be submitted in writing and received no later than 
December 3, 2018, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2018-0041, 
and may be submitted by one (1) 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, Attention Florence Constant-Gibson.
     Mail: Ms. Florence Constant-Gibson, 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 (USCBP-2018-
0041) 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-2018-0041. To submit a comment, click the ``Comment Now!'' button 
located on the top-right hand side of the docket page.
    There will be multiple public comment periods held during the 
meeting on December 5, 2018. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Florence Constant-Gibson, 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; or Mr. Bradley Hayes, 
Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer at (202) 344-1440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 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 as 
prescribed by law or as directed by the Secretaries of the Department 
of Homeland Security and the Department of the Treasury.

Agenda

    The COAC will hear from the current subcommittees on the topics 
listed below and then will review, deliberate, provide observations, 
and formulate recommendations on how to proceed:
    1. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will present plans for the 
scope and activities of the Trusted Trader and CTPAT Minimum Security 
Criteria Working Groups. It is anticipated that recommendations will be 
presented regarding the proposed Forced Labor Trusted Trader Strategy. 
The subcommittee will also deliver recommendations from the Petroleum 
Pipeline Working Group regarding the results of a proof of concept test 
that used the Automated Commercial Environment to electronically report 
and manage petroleum moving in-bond via pipeline; as well as 
recommendations from the In-bond Working Group regarding potential 
automation, visibility, system and regulatory issues.
    2. The COAC Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will discuss 
the E-Commerce Working Group's progress on mapping the supply chains of 
various modes of transportation to identify the differences between e-
commerce and traditional channels. The subcommittee will also provide 
an update on the status of the Emerging Technologies Working Group's 
NAFTA/CAFTA, Intellectual Property Rights, and Pipeline Blockchain 
Proof of Concept projects. Finally, the subcommittee will provide a 
progress report for the Regulatory Reform Working Group as it completes 
its review of Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CBP 
regulations) and begins its preparation of high-level recommendations.
    3. The Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee will provide 
recommendations from the Intellectual Property Rights Working Group and 
updates from the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty, Bond, and Forced 
Labor Working Groups.
    Meeting materials will be available by December 3, 2018 at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.


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    Dated: November 13, 2018.
Bradley F. Hayes,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2018-25072 Filed 11-15-18; 8:45 am]
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