81 FR 75423 - Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 210 (October 31, 2016)

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will meet in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75423-75424]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26180]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2016-0066]


Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

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 meet in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will 
meet on Thursday, November 17, 2016, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. 
Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has 
completed its business.
    Pre-Registration: Meeting participants may attend either in person 
or via webinar after pre-registering using a method indicated below:

--For members of the public who plan to attend the meeting in person, 
please register by 5:00 p.m. EST by November 15, 2016 either online at 
https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=97 by email to 
[email protected]; or by fax to (202) 325-4290. You must register 
prior to the meeting in order to attend the meeting in person.
--For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, please 
register online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=96 by 5:00 
p.m. EST by November 15, 2016. Please feel free to share this 
information with other interested members of your organization or 
association.

    Members of the public who are pre-registered and later need to 
cancel, please do so in advance of the meeting by accessing one (1) of 
the following links: https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=97 to 
cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=96 to cancel a webinar registration.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Washington Marriott Wardman 
Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road NW., Washington, DC 20008. There will be 
signage posted directing visitors to the location of the meeting room.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Ms. Karmeshia Tuck,

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Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection at (202) 
325-1030 as soon as possible.
    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.
    Comments must be submitted in writing no later than November 7, 
2016, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2016-0066, and may be 
submitted by one (1) of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number in 
the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 325-4290.
     Mail: Ms. Karmeshia Tuck, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 3.5A, 
Washington, DC 20229.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number (USCBP-2016-
0066) for this action. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov. Please do not submit personal 
information to this docket.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket Number 
USCBP-2016-0066. To submit a comment, click the ``Comment Now!'' button 
located on the top-right hand side of the docket page.
    There will be multiple public comment periods held during the 
meeting on November 17, 2016. Speakers are requested to limit their 
comments to two (2) minutes or less to facilitate greater 
participation. Contact the individual listed below to register as a 
speaker. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karmeshia Tuck, Office of Trade 
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Room 3.5A, Washington, DC 20229; telephone (202) 344-1661; 
facsimile (202) 325-4290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under 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.

Agenda

    The COAC will hear from the following subcommittees on the topics 
listed below and then will review, deliberate, provide observations, 
and formulate recommendations on how to proceed:
    1. The Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection (TERC) Subcommittee 
will discuss the progress made on prior TERC, Bond Working Group, and 
Intellectual Property Rights Working Group recommendations, as well the 
recommendations from the Forced Labor Working Group.
    2. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will provide an update 
report on the progress of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against 
Terrorism (C-TPAT) Working Group that is reviewing and developing 
recommendations to update the C-TPAT minimum security criteria.
    3. The One U.S. Government Subcommittee (1 USG) will discuss the 
progress of the North American Single Window (NASW) Working Group's 
NASW approach. The subcommittee will also discuss the progress of the 
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Single Window effort.
    4. The Exports Subcommittee will give an update on the Air, Ocean, 
and Rail Manifest Pilots and discuss the progress of the Truck Manifest 
Sub-Working Group, which is coordinating with the 1 USG NASW Working 
Group.
    5. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss the progress 
of the International Engagement and Trade Facilitation Working Group 
which will be identifying examples of best practices in the U.S. and 
abroad that facilitate trade. The subcommittee will discuss the startup 
of the Revenue Modernization Working Group which will be generating 
advice pertaining to the strategic modernization of Customs and Border 
Protection's revenue collections process and systems. Finally, the 
subcommittee will discuss the startup of the Rulings and Decisions 
Working Group which will be identifying process improvements in the 
receipt and issuance of Customs and Border Protection Headquarters' 
rulings and decisions.
    6. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will continue their discussion 
on their vision for an enhanced Trusted Trader concept that includes 
engagement with CBP to include relevant partner government agencies 
with a potential for international interoperability.
    Meeting materials will be available by November 14, 2016, at: 
http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: October 26, 2016.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade 
Relations.
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