[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37904-37905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16584]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2019-0021]


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, August 21, 2019 in 
Buffalo, New York. The meeting will be open to the public to attend in 
person or via webinar.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. 
to 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 Buffalo Niagara Convention 
Center, Convention Center Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14202. 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 August 20, 2019, either: Online at 
https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=166; 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 CBP personnel who plan to attend in-person, please register 
online by 5:00 p.m. EDT August 20, 2019, at https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=165.
    For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, 
please register online at https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=167 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 20, 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 August 20, 2019, utilizing the 
following links: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=166 to 
cancel an in-person registration; or https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=167 to cancel a webinar registration. For CBP personnel 
who are registered to attend in-peron and later need to cancel, please 
do so by utilizing the following link: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=165.
    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 August 20, 
2019, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2019-0021, 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-
0021) 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-2019-0021. 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 August 21, 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

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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

    1. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will discuss the 
Emerging Technologies Working Group's progress on various Blockchain 
Proof of Concept Projects and other initiatives. An update will be 
provided regarding the creation of the new Interagency Collaboration/
One U.S. Government Working Group. This new working group is a 
collaborative effort between the government and the trade community to 
discuss operational and technical issues impacting one or more U.S. 
government agencies; including, but not limited to, the CBP trade 
strategy. Finally, CBP will provide an update on the efforts of E-
Commerce projects and next steps for the COAC E-Commerce Working Group.
    2. The Intelligent Enforcement (IE) Subcommittee will discuss the 
progress made on CBP's Joint Strategic Plan required under Section 105 
of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA). 
The subcommittee will also provide updates from the Anti-Dumping and 
Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) and Bond Working Groups on risk-based 
bonding. Additionally, the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working 
Group will discuss the progress made on prior recommendations and plans 
to address the Presidential Memorandum on Combatting Trafficking in 
Counterfeit and Pirated Goods. Lastly, the IE Subcommittee will discuss 
new topics to be addressed by the Forced Labor Working Group.
    3. The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide an update on 
progress made by the Northern Triangle Working Group and a preliminary 
report. The report will outline initial findings and actionable short, 
medium, and long-term recommendations.
    4. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will present a summary of 
the activities of the Trusted Trader Working Group as well as the 
activities to date regarding the Customs Trade Partnership Against 
Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance Program. The subcommittee will also 
provide an update on the progress of the In-Bond Working Group's 
analysis of the current In-Bond processes and proposed changes. The 
newly launched Export Modernization Working Group will provide updates 
regarding the expansion of CBP's post departure filing program and 
other related subcommittee activities.
    Meeting materials will be available by August 19, 2019, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: July 30, 2019.
Valarie Neuhart,
Acting Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2019-16584 Filed 8-1-19; 8:45 am]
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