[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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