[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3217-3218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01802]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2019-0005]
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
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, February 27, 2019, in
Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 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 Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Horizon
Ballroom, Washington, DC 20004. 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 February 26, 2019, either online at
https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=149 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=148 by 5:00 p.m. EST on February 26, 2019.
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 via webinar
and later need to cancel, please do so by February 26, 2019, utilizing
the following links: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=149 to
cancel an in person registration; or https://teregistration.cbp.gov/
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cancel.asp?w=148 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 no later than February 26,
2019, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2019-0005, 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-2019-
0005) 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-2019-0005. 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 February 27, 2019. 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
within 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. Recommendations will be presented regarding
the proposed Forced Labor Trusted Trader Strategy. The subcommittee
will also deliver recommendations from the Petroleum Pipeline Working
Group for CBP to develop and codify uniform reporting procedures for
pipeline carriers as well as entry and bonding procedures for
importers. The subcommittee will also deliver recommendations from the
In-Bond Working Group regarding potential automation and process
enhancements.
2. The Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee will provide necessary
updates from the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty, Bond, and Forced
Labor Working Groups and recommendations from Intellectual Property
Rights Working Group.
3. The 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 to address CBP's strategic plan
regarding e-commerce threats and opportunities for both the government
and trade. The subcommittee will also provide an update on the status
of the Emerging Technologies Working Group's NAFTA/CAFTA and
Intellectual Property Rights Blockchain Proof of Concept Projects.
Finally, the subcommittee will provide recommendations from the
Regulatory Reform Working Group upon completing its review of Title 19
of the Code of Federal Regulations to identify regulations for
potential repeal or modification to eliminate or reduce costs and
burdens for U.S. businesses.
Meeting materials will be available by February 25, 2019, at:
http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.
Dated: February 6, 2019.
Bradley F. Hayes,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2019-01802 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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