[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69282-69283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25091]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2022-0044]


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, December 7, 2022, in 
College Park, Maryland. The meeting will be open for the public to 
attend in person or via webinar. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the in-
person capacity is limited to 100 persons for public attendees.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. EST. Please note that the meeting may close early if the 
committee has completed its business. Registration to attend and 
comments must be submitted no later than December 2, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Archives and 
Records Administration College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, 
MD 20740, on the basement level in Lecture Rooms C, D, and E. All in-
person participants are required to show valid government-issued 
identification to enter the building. For virtual participants, the 
webinar link and conference number will be provided to all registrants 
by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 6, 2022. For information or to request 
special assistance for the meeting, contact Mrs. Latoria Martin, Office 
of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, at (202) 344-
1440, as soon as possible.
    Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Search for Docket Number USCBP-2022-0044. To submit a comment, click 
the ``Comment'' button located on the top-right hand side of the docket 
page.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket Number 
USCBP-2022-0044 in the subject line of the message.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than December 2, 
2022, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2022-0044. All 
submissions received must also include the words ``Department of 
Homeland Security.'' All comments received will be posted without 
change to https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings and www.regulations.gov. Therefore, please refrain from 
including any personal information you do not wish to be posted. You 
may wish to view the Privacy and Security Notice which is available via 
a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for file formats and other 
information about electronic filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Latoria Martin, Office of Trade 
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW, Room 3.5A, Washington, DC 20229, (202) 344-1440; or Ms. Felicia M. 
Pullam, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 344-1440 or via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
authority of 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. All participants must register using one of the methods 
indicated below:
    For members of the public who plan to participate in person, please 
register online at https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=296 by 5 
p.m. EST on December 2, 2022. For members of the public who are pre-
registered to attend the meeting in person and later need to cancel, 
please do so by 5 p.m. EST on December 2, 2022, utilizing the following 
link: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=296.
    For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, 
please register online at https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=295 by 5 p.m. EST on December 2, 2022. For members of the 
public who are pre-registered to attend the meeting via webinar and 
later need to cancel, please do so by 5 p.m. EST on December 2, 2022, 
utilizing the following link: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=295.
    The COAC is committed to ensuring that all participants have equal 
access regardless of disability status. If you require a reasonable 
accommodation due to a disability to fully participate, please contact 
Mrs. Latoria Martin at (202)-344-1440 as soon as possible.
    Please feel free to share this information with other interested 
members of your organization or association.
    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.
    There will be multiple public comment periods held during the 
meeting on December 7, 2022. Speakers

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are requested to limit their comments to two minutes or less to 
facilitate greater participation. 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:
    1. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide 
updates on its task forces and working groups, including an update on 
the progress of the 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF) and E-
Commerce Task Forces. The 21CCF Task Force will provide an update on 
the work addressed this past quarter, which includes discussions with 
Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) and some of the discussion drafts of 
trade-related legislative proposals stemming from the 21CCF Task Force 
and Focus Group. The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working 
Group will provide an update regarding adding new members to the 
working group to help focus on the identified gaps and potential 
solutions for ACE 2.0 Modernization. Finally, the One United States 
Government (1USG) Working Group will provide updates on some of the 
discussions held this past quarter pertaining to involvement of PGAs in 
a trusted trader program, with benefits to the trade stakeholders, as 
well as single window automation with the PGAs.
    2. The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide updates for the 
Broker Modernization Working Group, Domestic Manufacturing and 
Production (DMAP) Working Group, and the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement (USMCA) Working Group. The Broker Modernization Working Group 
currently meets monthly with the expectation that recommendations will 
be developed and submitted for consideration at an upcoming COAC public 
meeting. The DMAP Working Group meets bi-weekly to obtain input from 
industry stakeholders on trade enforcement areas affecting domestic 
manufacturers and producers. The USMCA Working Group has reconvened and 
meets bi-weekly. The focus of this working group is on Chapter 7 of the 
trade agreement, specifically the trilateral Committee on Trade 
Facilitation established pursuant to Article 7.24, which is composed of 
government representatives of each party to the USMCA.
    3. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on its 
four active working groups: the Cross-Border Recognition Working Group, 
the Export Modernization Working Group, the In-Bond Working Group, and 
the Trade Partnership and Engagement Working Group. Recommendations for 
the committee's consideration are anticipated from the Export 
Modernization Working Group regarding export-related benefits for 
Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) partners. The In-
Bond Working Group plans to present recommendations for the committee's 
consideration related to the trade community's proposed regulatory 
revisions/updates to 19 CFR part 18. The Trade Partnership and 
Engagement Working Group continues to provide an opportunity for input 
on CTPAT Trade Compliance program development and implementation from 
trade members with broad subject matter expertise. The Cross-Border 
Recognition Working Group continues to work on developing 
recommendations for the committee's consideration regarding potential 
changes to the current joint inspection program (Unified Cargo 
Processing) and has continued its discussions on CBP's CTPAT program 
and Mexico's Authorized Economic Operator program to ensure alignment 
and compliance with the mutual recognition arrangement signed in 2014.
    4. The Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee will provide updates on 
the work completed and topics discussed in its working groups. The 
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) Working Group will provide 
updates regarding its work and discussions on importer compliance with 
AD/CVD requirements. The Intellectual Property Rights Working Group 
(IPRWG) will provide recommendations for the committee's consideration 
relating to the automation of the CBP detention and seizure process and 
suggested enhancements to the CBP IPR web page. The Bond Working Group 
will report on the ongoing discussions and status updates for eBond 
requirements. The Forced Labor Working Group will submit 
recommendations for the committee's consideration regarding the Uyghur 
Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Meeting materials will be 
available on November 28, 2022, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: November 14, 2022.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2022-25091 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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