[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81093-81094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25702]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2023-0029]


Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Committee management; Notice of Open Federal advisory committee 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) 
will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in 
Washington, DC. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in 
person or via webinar. The in-person capacity is limited to 75 persons 
for public attendees.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 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. Registration to attend and 
comments must be submitted no later than December 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the CBP Office of Training and 
Development, 1717 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20229--Classroom 7300A. 
For virtual participants, the webinar link and conference number will 
be posted by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 12, 2023, at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac. 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-2023-0029. To submit a comment, click 
the ``Comment'' button located on the top-left hand side of the docket 
page.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket Number 
USCBP-2023-0029 in the subject line of the message.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than December 8, 
2023, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2023-0029. 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 www.regulations.gov.

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, Title 5 U.S.C., ch. 
10. The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) 
provides advice to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
Security, the Secretary of the Department 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 who plan to participate in person must 
register using the method indicated below:
    For members of the public who plan to participate in person, please 
register online at https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/15391 by 
5:00 p.m. EST on December 11, 2023. For members of the public who are 
pre-registered to attend the meeting in person and later need to 
cancel, please do so by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 11, 2023, utilizing 
the following link: https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/15391.
    For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, the 
webinar link and conference number will be posted by 5:00 p.m. EST on 
December 12, 2023, at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac.
    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.

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    There will be a public comment period after each subcommittee 
update during the meeting on December 13, 2023. Speakers 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 Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee will provide updates on 
the work completed and topics discussed in its working groups as well 
as present proposed recommendations for COAC's consideration. The 
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) Working Group will provide 
updates regarding its work and discussions on importer compliance with 
AD/CVD requirements. The Bond Working Group will report on the ongoing 
discussions and status updates for eBond requirements and new guidance 
that CBP is developing for the trade community on setting bond amounts. 
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Process Modernization Working 
Group will report on the development of a portal on the CBP IPR web 
page and other enhancements in communications between CBP, rights 
holders, and the trade community regarding enforcement actions, and 
anticipates providing proposed recommendations for the committee's 
consideration regarding these matters. The Forced Labor Working Group 
(FLWG) will report on the progress of the implementation of prior 
recommendations made by COAC and anticipates providing new proposed 
recommendations for the committee's consideration.
    2. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide 
updates on its working groups. The Passenger Air Operations (PAO) 
Working Group continues focusing its discussions on CBP security seal 
processing (E-seals and badges), elimination of outdated or obsolete 
forms, and global entry/trusted traveler programs and will provide an 
update on those discussions. The Customs Interagency Industry Working 
Group (CII) continues to work on identifying data redundancies to 
improve efficiencies for the government and the trade. Although the 
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working Group has been on 
hiatus, they plan to meet during the quarter to have an internal review 
and will provide an update on ACE 2.0 and the remaining business case 
scenario status.
    3. The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide updates from the 
Broker Modernization Working Group and the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement (USMCA) Chapter 7 Working Group. The Broker Modernization 
Working Group meets regularly and continues to focus on Continuing 
Education for Licensed Customs Brokers and the Customs Broker Licensing 
Exams. The USMCA Working Group meets bi-weekly with the expectation 
that proposed recommendations will be developed and submitted for 
consideration at the COAC public meeting. The current focus of this 
working group is to review the Chapter 7 articles of the USMCA and 
identify gaps in implementation between the United States, Mexico, and 
Canada.
    4. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on its 
six active working groups: the Export Modernization Working Group, the 
In-Bond Working Group, the Trade Partnership and Engagement Working 
Group, the Pipeline Working Group, the Cross-Border Recognition Working 
Group, and the De Minimis Working Group. The Export Modernization 
Working Group has continued its work on the electronic export manifest 
pilot program and recently brought in colleagues from the Canadian 
Border Services Agency to discuss required data elements. The In-Bond 
Working Group has continued its focus on the implementation of prior 
recommendations made by COAC. The Trade Partnership and Engagement 
Working Group has begun its work on the elements of the Customs Trade 
Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) security program. The Pipeline 
Working Group has been discussing the most appropriate ``next step'' 
commodities and potential users of Distributed Ledger Technology to 
engage once the pilot for tracking pipeline-borne goods deploys. The 
Cross-Border Recognition Working Group began to meet again to develop 
tasks specific to its statement of work. The De Minimis Working Group 
has continued its work on strengthening the supply chain and mitigating 
risks in the low-value package environment.
    Meeting materials will be available on December 4, 2023, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: November 15, 2023.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2023-25702 Filed 11-20-23; 8:45 am]
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