[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61066-61067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2019-0042]


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 4, 2019, in 
Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public to attend either 
in person or via webinar.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, December 4, 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. Comments must be submitted in 
writing no later than December 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building, 
International Trade Center-Horizon Ballroom, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20229. 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 and Border Protection (CBP), at (202) 344-1440 
as soon as possible.

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 Ms. Valarie M. Neuhart, 
Acting Executive Director

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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.
    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 3, 2019, either: online at 
https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=169; 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. EST December 3, 2019, at https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=171.
    For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, 
please register online at https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=170 by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 3, 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 December 3, 2019, utilizing the 
following links: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=169 to 
cancel an in-person registration; or https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=170 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=171.
    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 December 3, 
2019, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2019-0042, 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-
0042) 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-2019-0042. 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 4, 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.

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 One U.S. Government Working Group's progress and an 
overview of the recent two-day meeting, during which the working group 
discussed the Global Business Identifier and working group priorities. 
There will be a subcommittee update on the progress of the Unified 
Entry Processes Working Group's development of an operational framework 
and the mapping of deficiencies in the current entry process. The 
subcommittee will discuss progress on the Emerging Technologies Working 
Group's various initiatives, including the recent completion of the 
Intellectual Property Rights Blockchain Proof of Concept testing and 
follow-up assessment. Finally, the subcommittee will provide an update 
on the efforts of the E-Commerce Working Group's projects and pilots.
    2. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on the 
Trusted Trader Working Group's activites. They will also provide an 
analysis of the In-Bond processes with a view to areas that are being 
developed for greater efficiency. The newly launched Export 
Modernization Working Group will provide updates regarding categorizing 
issues with export handling and identification of export data elements 
and opportunities for export process efficiencies. The Export 
Modernization Working Group may also submit recommendations for COAC's 
consideration. The subcommittee will report on the planned scope of 
work to be addressed by the newly formed Remote and Autonomous Cargo 
Processing Working Group.
    3. The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide an update regarding 
the newly formed Broker Continuing Education Taskforce and their goal 
to evaluate a continuing education framework for licensed customs 
brokers.
    4. The Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee will discuss their 
progress and activities, and they may also submit recommendations from 
the working groups under their jurisdiction for COAC's consideration. 
There will be updates from the following: the recently launched 
Intellectual Property Rights Working Group, which encompasses the 
visions of the 21st Century Customs Framework; the Anti-Dumping and 
Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) Working Group (reporting on its efforts 
to discuss the AD/CVD Redesign and Date of Duty Calculation); the Bond 
Working Group (reporting on risk-based bonding and bond sufficiency); 
and, the Forced Labor Working Group, which was previously on hiatus 
(reporting on new topics).
    Meeting materials will be available by December 2, 2019, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: November 5, 2019.
Valarie M. Neuhart,
Acting Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
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