[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12358-12359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03260]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2024-0001]


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, March 6, 2024, in 
Charleston, SC. 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, March 6, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m. eastern standard time (EST). Please note that the meeting may 
close early if the committee has completed its business. Registration 
to attend in-person and comments must be submitted no later than March 
1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hilton, 7401 
Northwood Boulevard, Charleston, SC 29406 in the Lower/Upper Altitude 
Ballroom. For virtual participants, the webinar link and conference 
number will be posted by 5 p.m. EST on March 5, 2024, 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-2024-0001. 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-2024-0001 in the subject line of the message.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than March 1, 2024, 
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2024-0001. 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].

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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/15733 by 
5 p.m. EST on March 1, 2024. 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 March 1, 2024, utilizing the following 
link: https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/15733.
    For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, the 
webinar link and conference number will be posted by 5 p.m. EST on 
March 5, 2024, at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac. Registration is not required to participate virtually.
    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 a public comment period after each subcommittee 
update during the meeting on March 1, 2024. 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. The 
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) Working Group will provide 
updates regarding its work and discussions on importer compliance with 
AD/CVD requirements. For this quarter, CBP continued to work on 
revisions to the Statement of Work (SOW) for the Forced Labor Working 
Group. During the next quarter, the Forced Labor Working Group will 
begin meeting and having discussions under the revised SOW. The SOW may 
include objectives to enhance focus on technology best practices, 
stakeholder training and guidance, transparency, and monitoring 
progress of the implementation of prior recommendations made by COAC. 
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Process Modernization Working 
Group will report on the continuation of the development of 
enhancements in communications between CBP, rights holders, and the 
trade community regarding enforcement actions. The Bond Working Group 
was placed on hiatus effective December 13, 2023, and does not 
anticipate providing an update.
    2. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide 
updates on all its existing working groups, to include a new working 
group, and the transfer of an existing working group to this 
subcommittee. The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working 
Group had the chance to review the remaining business case scenarios 
for the Concept of Operations Document. The Customs Interagency 
Industry Working Group (CII) continues to work on identifying data 
redundancies to improve efficiencies for the government and the trade. 
A new working group, the Modernized Entry Processes Working Group 
(MEPWG), launched following the start of the 17th Term. The Broker 
Modernization Working Group (BMWG) has been transferred from the Rapid 
Response Subcommittee to this subcommittee. Finally, the Passenger Air 
Operations (PAO) Working Group continues to discuss with the Trusted 
Worker Program (eBadge) CBP Security Seal automated processing, 
automation of forms, and global entry/trusted traveler programs, and 
will provide an update on those discussions.
    3. The Rapid Response Subcommittee had one active working group 
this quarter, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Chapter 
7 Working Group. The working group met twice during this quarter. The 
group will discuss their determination that the goals of the Statement 
of Work have been met and that the group will go on hiatus starting 
February 1, 2024. The Broker Modernization Working Group (BMWG) is 
still an active working group but has been transferred from the Rapid 
Response Subcommittee to the Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee.
    4. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on all 
seven of its 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, the De Minimis Working Group, and the Centers Working 
Group. The Export Modernization Working Group has continued its work on 
the Electronic Export Manifest Pilot Program and is specifically 
focused on the effects of progressive filing by the shipper to 
continuously update export information on successive dates rather than 
on a specific date. 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 continued its work on the 
elements of the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) 
security program and the validation process. The Pipeline Working Group 
has continued 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. The Centers Working Group, new to this 
subcommittee, has begun work towards the goals of its Statement of 
Work.
    Meeting materials will be available on February 26, 2024, at: 
http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2024-03260 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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