82 FR 36152 - Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 148 (August 3, 2017)

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, in San Diego, California. The meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36152-36153]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16360]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2017-0028]


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 hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, in San 
Diego, California. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 1:00 p.m. PDT. 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 one of the methods indicated 
below:
    For members of the public who plan to attend the meeting in person, 
please register by 5:00 p.m. EDT by August 22, 2017, either online at 
https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=115; 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=114 
by 5:00 p.m. EDT by August 22, 2017.
    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 by August 22, 2017, utilizing the following links: 
https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=115 to cancel an in person 
registration or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=114 to cancel 
a webinar registration.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Omni Hotel, 675 L Street, 
San Diego, CA 92101. For information on facilities or services for 
individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the 
meeting, contact Ms. Florence Constant-Gibson, Office of Trade 
Relations, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, at (202) 344-1440, 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 August 10, 
2017, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2017-0028, 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, Attention: Florence Constant-Gibson.
     Mail: Ms. Florence Constant-Gibson, 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-2017-
0028) 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-2017-0028. 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 August 23, 2017. 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. Florence Constant-Gibson, Office 
of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 3.5A, Washington, DC 20229; telephone 
(202) 344-1440; facsimile (202) 325-4290 OR Ms. Valarie Neuhart, Acting 
Director and Designated Federal Officer, can also be reached at (202) 
344-1440.

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 Modernization Subcommittee will discuss and deliver 
recommendations related to the subcommittee's International Engagement 
and Trade Facilitation Working Group which is identifying examples of 
best practices in the U.S. and abroad that facilitate trade. The 
subcommittee will also discuss the progress of the E-Commerce Working 
Group and will deliver

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recommendations related to the subcommittee's Section 321 Working 
Group. The Section 321 Working Group has focused on facilitative 
methods for the processing of low value ``de-minimis'' shipments while 
maintaining security and compliance.
    2. The One U.S. Government Subcommittee will discuss the progress 
of the Fish & Wildlife Service Working Group and will present 
recommendations in this area. The subcommittee will also discuss the 
progress of the Automated Commercial Environment core functions and the 
Single Window Effort, including the North American Single Window 
progress.
    3. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will present their 
involvement in the present draft of an updated supply chain security 
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) best practice 
framework, provide an update to on-going input work regarding the C-
TPAT minimum security criteria, and a progress report with 
recommendations from the Pipeline Working Group.
    4. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will continue the discussion for 
an enhanced Trusted Trader program that includes engagement with CBP to 
include relevant partner government agencies with a potential for 
international interoperability. A review of the pilot program status 
and benefits will also be undertaken in parallel to determine the 
optimum benefits that would be assigned to Trusted Trader participants.
    5. The Trade Enforcement & Revenue Collection (TERC) Subcommittee 
will discuss the progress made on TERC recommendations and updates from 
the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty, Bond, Forced Labor, and 
Intellectual Property Rights Working Groups.
    6. The Exports Subcommittee will discuss the Post Departure Filing 
(PDF) working group's progress in developing additional recommendations 
for an implementation plan of the PDF Proposal and will include steps 
to initiate a proof of concept that incorporates the PDF model in 
conjunction with the Ocean Export Manifest pilot. The subcommittee will 
also discuss the progress of the Truck Manifest Sub-Working Group 
recommendations presented at the March 1, 2017 public meeting, and 
progress on issues with the ongoing manifest pilots.
    Meeting materials will be available by August 20, 2017, at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: July 27, 2017.
Bradley Hayes,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2017-16360 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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