[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21350-21351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09899]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2019-0013]


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 Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Laredo, 
Texas. The meeting will be open to the public to attend either in 
person or via webinar.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Thursday, May 30, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. CDT (2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT). Please note that the meeting 
may close early if the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Laredo College, Falcon Bank 
Executive Conference Room, 1 West End Washington Street, Laredo, Texas 
78040. 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. EDT May 29, 2019, either: online at 
https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=154; 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.

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    For CBP personnel who plan to attend in person, please register 
online by 5:00 p.m. EDT May 29, 2019, at https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=153.
    For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, 
please register online at https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=155 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 29, 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 and later 
need to cancel, please do so by May 29, 2019, utilizing the following 
links: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=154 to cancel an in-
person registration; or use https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=155 to cancel a webinar registration. For CBP personnel 
who are registered to attend in person and later need to cancel, please 
do so by utilizing the following link: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=153.
    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 May 29, 2019, 
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2019-0013, 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-
0013) 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-2019-0013. 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 May 30, 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 Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide an 
update on the status of the Emerging Technologies Working Group's use 
of blockchain to address challenges faced by both the government and 
the trade in today's complex commercial environment. The discussion 
will highlight the Intellectual Property Rights Blockchain Proof of 
Concept Project as well as discuss other upcoming projects, including a 
day-long event that will solicit additional ideas for blockchain 
concepts that could be tested in the future. Finally, the subcommittee 
will provide recommendations regarding blockchain proofs of concept.
    2. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will present a summary of 
the activities of the Trusted Trader Working Group including results of 
the May 8th and 9th face-to-face meeting with Trusted Trader Pilot 
participants. The subcommittee will deliver an update on the progress 
of the In-Bond Working Group's recommendation for the enhancement of 
the CBP In-bond program, the development of in-bond regulations, and 
enhancements to existing in-bond guidelines. The subcommittee will 
deliver an update on the launch of the new Export Modernization Working 
Group which will be developing recommendations for CBP's expansion of 
current export pilots, regulatory changes that will mandate the use of 
electronic export manifest, and the expansion of post departure filing 
to new participants.
    3. The Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee will report on the work 
that has been conducted by the Intellectual Property Rights, Anti-
Dumping and Countervailing Duty, and Bond Working Groups.
    4. The Rapid Response Subcomittee will provide an update on its 
collaboration with CBP on furthering the strategic approach to the 21st 
Century Customs Framework.
    Meeting materials will be available by May 28, 2019, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: May 9, 2019.
Bradley F. Hayes,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2019-09899 Filed 5-13-19; 8:45 am]
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