[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48906-48907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12598]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2024-0008]


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, June 26, 2024, in Long 
Beach, CA. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in person 
or via webinar. The in-person capacity is limited to 50 persons for 
public attendees.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m. Pacific daylight time (PDT). 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 June 
21, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Long Beach, 701 West 
Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90831 in the Gallerie One room. For 
virtual participants, the webinar information will be posted by 5 p.m. 
EDT on June 25, 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-2024-0008. 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-2024-0008 in the subject line of the message.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than June 21, 2024, 
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2024-0008. 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/16835 by 
5 p.m. EDT on June 21, 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. EDT on June 21, 2024, utilizing the following 
link: https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/16835.
    For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, the 
webinar information will be posted by 5 p.m. EDT on June 25, 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 June 26, 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 as well 
as present proposed recommendations for the 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 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Process 
Modernization Working Group anticipates providing proposed 
recommendations for the committee's consideration regarding the Trade 
Seminars Mailbox and enhancements to the CBP Petitions Portal specific 
to IPR enforcement. The Forced Labor Working Group (FLWG) will provide 
updates regarding its updated Statement of Work that aims to enhance 
focus on technology best practices, stakeholder training and guidance, 
increased transparency on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act 
(UFLPA) applicability reviews, and enforcement of cotton imports under 
the UFLPA. Additionally, the FLWG will continue to monitor progress of 
the implementation of prior recommendations made by the COAC.
    2. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide 
updates on all its existing working groups. The Broker Modernization 
Working Group (BMWG) plans to present proposed recommendations which 
aim to improve the end user experience and re-envision the Customs 
Broker Licensing Exam (CBLE). The Modernized Entry Processes Working 
Group (MEPWG) will report on the work done in the area of Cyber 
Incident Guidance for Brokers. The remaining working groups, the 
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working Group, the Passenger 
Air Operations Working Group, and the Customs Interagency Industry 
Working Group (CIIWG), were not active this past quarter but will 
provide a report on topics that each working group will focus on in the 
coming quarter.
    3. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on its 
seven active working groups: the Centers Working Group, the Cross-
Border Recognition Working Group, the De Minimis Working Group, the 
Export Modernization Working Group, the FTZ/Warehouse Working Group, 
the Pipeline Working Group, and the Trade Partnership and Engagement 
Working Group. The Centers Working Group has continued to have robust 
discussions around the interactions between the Centers of Excellence 
and Expertise (Centers) and the trade community, including 
opportunities for improved communications and for providing the trade 
community with a better understanding of the Centers' internal 
organization. The Cross-Border Recognition Working Group has continued 
to discuss best practices at ports of entry on the southern border that 
facilitate legitimate trade. The De Minimis Working Group has continued 
discussions on the revised timeframe for submitting Type 86 entries and 
on potential compliance measurements for de minimis shipments that CBP 
can communicate to the trade community. The Export Modernization 
Working Group has continued its work on the Electronic Export Manifest 
Pilot Program. The Export Modernization Working Group 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 Drawback Task Force under the Export 
Modernization Working Group has continued discussions around 
recommendations from last quarter, conducting an analysis of program 
statistics and examining areas to maximize resources. The FTZ/Warehouse 
Working Group continues to review previous recommendations along with 
19 CFR part 146 and anticipates presenting proposed recommendations at 
the June public meeting. The Pipeline Working Group has continued 
discussing the most appropriate commodities and potential users of 
Distributed Ledger Technology to engage once the pilot for tracking 
pipeline-borne goods deploys. 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.
    4. The Rapid Response Subcommittee was inactive this quarter. It 
will not provide any status updates.
    Meeting materials will be available on June 17, 2024, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2024-12598 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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