83 FR 32885 - Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 136 (July 16, 2018)

Page Range		32885-32886
FR Document		2018-15107

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its public meeting on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 via webinar. The meeting will be open to the public.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2018-0026]


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 public meeting on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 via webinar. 
The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. 
to 4:00 p.m. EST. Please note that

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the meeting may close early if the committee has completed its 
business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar link and 
conference phone number will be provided to all registrants by 5:00 
p.m. on July 31, 2018. For information on 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.
    Pre-Registration: Members of the public who plan to attend the 
meeting, please register online at: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=137 by 4 p.m. EST, July 31, 2018. Please feel free to share 
this information with other interested members of your organization or 
association.
    Members of the public who are pre-registered to attend via webinar 
and later need to cancel, please do so by 9:00 a.m. EST on August 1, 
2018 utilizing the following link: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=137.
    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 5:00 p.m. EST 
on July 31, 2018, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2018-0026, 
and may be submitted by one (1) of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://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-2018-
0026) for this action. Comments received will be posted without 
alteration at https://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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket 
Number USCBP-2018-0026. 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 1, 2018. 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, https://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 Mr. Bradley Hayes, 
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations and Designated Federal 
Officer for COAC 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 Designated Federal Officer will introduce the newly appointed, 
re-appointed, and alternate COAC members. The COAC will also 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 Exports Subcommittee will discuss a path forward for its 
work and the work of the Export Manifest Working Group for the 15th 
Term COAC. There will also be an update on the automated export 
manifest pilots, and on progress in implementing a post-departure 
filing pilot as part of the ocean pilot.
    2. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will present an update from the 
C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria Working Group on its recommendation 
regarding CBP's plans to roll out new C-TPAT criteria. The subcommittee 
will also provide an update on the progress on the Trusted Trader 
Strategy and the formation of a new Trade Compliance Working Group.
    3. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss the progress 
of the Regulatory Reform Working Group's efforts to identify and 
prioritize areas of regulations administered by CBP which can be 
reformed and the Foreign Trade Zone Regulations Working Group. In 
addition, the subcommittee will discuss the progress being made in the 
E-Commerce Working Group.
    4. The Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection (TERC) Subcommittee 
will provide updates from the Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties (AD/
CVD), Bond, Forced Labor and Intellectual Property Rights Working 
Groups and will also speak to the lessons learned from the risk-based 
bonding tabletop exercise.
    Meeting materials will be available by July 31, 2018 at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: July 11, 2018.
Bradley F. Hayes,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
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agents of military combat, including security of United States citizens living deployed in multiple locations where
firearms, projectiles, and explosive abroad; (3) a determination by the they serve at heightened risk of an
devices, that may cause major and Secretary of Defense that there is a enemy attack with agents of military
imminently life-threatening combat military emergency, or a significant combat, including firearms, projectiles,
casualties involving uncontrolled potential for a military emergency, and explosive devices, that may cause
hemorrhage. involving a heightened risk to United major and imminently life-threatening
On the basis of this determination, on States military forces, including combat casualties involving
July 9, 2018 the Secretary declared that personnel operating under the authority uncontrolled hemorrhage.
circumstances exist justifying the of title 10 or title 50, of attack with (i)
a biological, chemical, radiological, or III. Declaration of the Secretary of
authorization of emergency use of
nuclear agent or agents; or (ii) an agent Health and Human Services
Freeze Dried Plasma (FDP) to treat
uncontrolled hemorrhage due to agents or agents that may cause, or are On July 9, 2018, on the basis of the
of military combat (e.g., firearms, otherwise associated with, an Deputy Secretary of Defense’s
projectiles, and explosive devices) in imminently life-threatening and specific determination that there is a military
emergency situations when plasma is risk to United States military forces; or emergency or significant potential for a
not available for use or its use is not (4) a determination by the Secretary that military emergency involving a
practical, pursuant to section 564 of the there is a public health emergency, or a heightened risk to U.S. military forces of
FD&C Act, subject to the terms of any significant potential for a public health an attack with an agent or agents that
authorization issued under that section. emergency, that affects, or has a may cause, or are otherwise associated
DATES: The declaration is effective July significant potential to affect, national with an imminently life-threatening and
9, 2018. security or the health and security of specific risk to those forces, I declared
United States citizens living abroad, and that circumstances exist justifying the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
that involves a CBRN agent or agents, or authorization of emergency use of FDP
Robert P. Kadlec, MD, MTM&H, MS,
a disease or condition that may be to treat uncontrolled hemorrhage due to
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
attributable to such agent or agents. agents of military combat (e.g., firearms,
and Response, Office of the Secretary, Based on any of these four
Department of Health and Human projectiles, and explosive devices) in
determinations, the Secretary of HHS emergency situations when plasma is
Services, 200 Independence Avenue may then declare that circumstances
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Telephone not available for use or its use is not
exist that justify the EUA, at which practical, pursuant to section 564 of the
(202) 205–2882 (this is not a toll free point the FDA Commissioner may issue
number). FD&C Act, subject to the terms of any
an EUA if the criteria for issuance of an authorization issued under that section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: authorization under section 564 of the Notice of any EUAs issued by the
FD&C Act are met. The determination of FDA Commissioner pursuant to this
I. Background
a military emergency or significant determination and declaration will be
Under Section 564 of the FD&C Act, potential for a military emergency by provided promptly in the Federal
the Commissioner of the Food and Drug the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Register as required under section 564
Administration (FDA), acting under declaration that circumstances exist of the FD&C Act.
delegated authority from the Secretary justifying emergency use of French FDP
of HHS, may issue an Emergency Use by the Secretary of HHS, as described Alex M. Azar II,
Authorization (EUA) authorizing (1) the below, enable the FDA Commissioner to Secretary.
emergency use of an unapproved drug, issue an EUA for FDP in emergency [FR Doc. 2018–15152 Filed 7–13–18; 8:45 am]
an unapproved or uncleared device, or situations when plasma is not available BILLING CODE 4150–37–P
an unlicensed biological product; or (2) for use or its use is not practical for
an unapproved use of an approved drug, emergency use under section 564 of the
approved or cleared device, or licensed FD&C Act. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
biological product. Before an EUA may SECURITY
be issued, the Secretary of HHS must II. Determination of a Military
declare that circumstances exist Emergency or Significant Potential for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection
justifying the authorization based on Military Emergency by the Deputy
Secretary of Defense [Docket No. USCBP–2018–0026]
one of four determinations: (1) A
determination by the Secretary of On June 7, 2018, Patrick M. Commercial Customs Operations
Homeland Security that there is a Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Advisory Committee (COAC)
domestic emergency, or a significant determined in accordance with section
potential for a domestic emergency, 564(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
involving a heightened risk of attack and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 360bbb– Protection (CBP), Department of
with a biological, chemical, radiological, 3(b)(1)(B), as delegated by the Secretary Homeland Security (DHS).
or nuclear (‘‘CBRN’’) agent or agents; (2) of Defense, that there is a military ACTION: Committee management; notice
the identification of a material threat by emergency or significant potential for a of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
the Secretary of Homeland Security military emergency, involving a
pursuant to section 319F–2 of the Public heightened risk to U.S. military forces of SUMMARY: The Commercial Customs
Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)
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Health Service (PHS) Act 1 sufficient to an attack with an agent or agents that
may cause, or are otherwise associated will hold its public meeting on
1 42 U.S.C. 247d–6b, which states: ‘‘[t]he
with an imminently life-threatening and Wednesday, August 1, 2018 via
Homeland Security Secretary, in consultation with specific risk to those forces. The Deputy webinar. The meeting will be open to
the Secretary and the heads of other agencies as
Secretary further stated that, more the public.
appropriate, shall on an ongoing basis—(i) assess
DATES: The COAC will meet on
current and emerging threats of chemical,
biological, radiological, and nuclear agents; and (ii) threat against the United States population Wednesday, August 1, 2018 from 1:00
determine which of such agents present a material sufficient to affect national security.’’ p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. Please note that

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Action		Committee management; notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
Dates		The COAC will meet on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has completed its business.
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 Mr. Bradley Hayes, Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations and Designated Federal Officer for COAC at (202) 344-1440.
FR Citation		83 FR 32885

83 FR 32885 - Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 136 (July 16, 2018)

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