83_FR_45823 83 FR 45648 - Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

83 FR 45648 - Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 175 (September 10, 2018)

Page Range45648-45649
FR Document2018-19614

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45648-45649]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19614]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2018-0034]


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, October 3, 2018 in 
Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note that the meeting may close early if the 
committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, 50 Constitution Avenue NE, Room SD-G50, Washington, DC 20002. 
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.
    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 October 2, 2018 either online at 
https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=140; 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://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=139 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 2, 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 October 2, 2018 utilizing the 
following links: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=139 to 
cancel an in person registration or https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=140 to cancel a webinar registration.

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    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 October 2, 
2018, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2018-0034, 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-2018-
0034) 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-2018-0034. 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 October 3, 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, 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 Mr. Bradley Hayes, 
Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer 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 announce how the COAC 
subcommittees will be re-organized to align with CBP's trade strategic 
priorities and outline how the current and future COAC activities will 
be structured within each subcommittee. The COAC will hear from the 
current subcommittees on the topics listed below and then will review, 
deliberate, provide observations, and formulate recommendations on how 
to proceed:
    1. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will present an update on CTPAT 
Minimum Security Criteria work and its socialization period. The 
subcommittee will also provide an update on the Forced Labor Strategy 
for CTPAT Trade Compliance and the CBP lead will report on the progress 
of the Trusted Trader Pilot.
    2. The Trade Enforcement & Revenue Collection (TERC) Subcommittee 
will provide necessary updates from the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing 
Duty, Bond, Forced Labor and Intellectual Property Rights Working 
Groups.
    3. The COAC Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss the E-
Commerce Working Group's progress in addressing CBP's strategic plan 
regarding e-commerce threats and opportunities to both the government 
and trade and in light of the World Customs Organization's global 
framework. The Regulatory Reform Working Group will provide an overview 
of work accomplished in reviewing the regulations contained in Title 19 
of the Code of Federal Regulations to reduce regulatory burdens and 
costs. The Foreign Trade Zone Working Group will present 
recommendations regarding the updating of 19 CFR part 146, the Foreign 
Trade Zone Regulations. They will also discuss a proposed revision to 
19 CFR part 146 that began in 2015 and was referred to the working 
group for further input.
    4. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will provide a status 
update on the following work group activities: Piloting the use of the 
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to electronically report and 
manage petroleum moving in-bond via pipeline; the Emerging Technologies 
Working Group's work on NAFTA/CAFTA and the Intellectual Property 
Rights Blockchain Proof of Concept projects; and the In-bond Working 
Group's review of the draft Automated In-Bond Business Process 
document; as well as potential automation, visibility, system issues 
and policy/regulatory updates.
    Meeting materials will be available by October 1, 2018 at: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.

    Dated: September 5, 2018.
Bradley F. Hayes,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 175 / Monday, September 10, 2018 / Notices 45649 To facilitate public participation, we Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) pipeline; the Emerging Technologies are inviting public comment on the provides advice to the Secretary of Working Group’s work on NAFTA/ issues the committee will consider prior Homeland Security, the Secretary of the CAFTA and the Intellectual Property to the formulation of recommendations Treasury, and the Commissioner of U.S. Rights Blockchain Proof of Concept as listed in the Agenda section below. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on projects; and the In-bond Working Comments must be submitted in matters pertaining to the commercial Group’s review of the draft Automated writing no later than October 2, 2018, operations of CBP and related functions In-Bond Business Process document; as and must be identified by Docket No. within the Department of Homeland well as potential automation, visibility, USCBP–2018–0034, and may be Security and the Department of the system issues and policy/regulatory submitted by one (1) of the following Treasury. updates. methods: Agenda Meeting materials will be available by • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// October 1, 2018 at: http://www.cbp.gov/ www.regulations.gov. Follow the The Designated Federal Officer will trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/ instructions for submitting comments. announce how the COAC coac-public-meetings. • Email: tradeevents@dhs.gov. subcommittees will be re-organized to Dated: September 5, 2018. Include the docket number in the align with CBP’s trade strategic priorities and outline how the current Bradley F. Hayes, subject line of the message. and future COAC activities will be Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations. • Fax: (202) 325–4290, Attention: Florence Constant-Gibson. structured within each subcommittee. [FR Doc. 2018–19614 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] • Mail: Ms. Florence Constant- The COAC will hear from the current BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Gibson, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. subcommittees on the topics listed Customs and Border Protection, 1300 below and then will review, deliberate, Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 3.5A, provide observations, and formulate DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Washington, DC 20229. recommendations on how to proceed: URBAN DEVELOPMENT Instructions: All submissions received 1. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will present an update on CTPAT [Docket No. FR–6127–N–01] must include the words ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ and the docket Minimum Security Criteria work and its Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting number (USCBP–2018–0034) for this socialization period. The subcommittee of the Moving To Work Research action. Comments received will be will also provide an update on the Advisory Committee posted without alteration at http:// Forced Labor Strategy for CTPAT Trade www.regulations.gov. Please do not Compliance and the CBP lead will AGENCY: Office of the Assistant submit personal information to this report on the progress of the Trusted Secretary for Public and Indian docket. Trader Pilot. Housing, and Office of the Assistant 2. The Trade Enforcement & Revenue Secretary for Policy Development and Docket: For access to the docket or to Collection (TERC) Subcommittee will Research, HUD. read background documents or provide necessary updates from the ACTION: Notice of a federal advisory comments, go to http:// Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty, committee meeting. www.regulations.gov and search for Bond, Forced Labor and Intellectual Docket Number USCBP–2018–0034. To Property Rights Working Groups. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the submit a comment, click the ‘‘Comment 3. The COAC Trade Modernization Now!’’ button located on the top-right schedule and proposed agenda for a Subcommittee will discuss the E- meeting of the Moving to Work (MTW) hand side of the docket page. Commerce Working Group’s progress in There will be multiple public Research Advisory Committee addressing CBP’s strategic plan (Committee). The Committee meeting comment periods held during the regarding e-commerce threats and meeting on October 3, 2018. Speakers will be held via conference call on opportunities to both the government Wednesday, October 10, 2018. The are requested to limit their comments to and trade and in light of the World two (2) minutes or less to facilitate meeting is open to the public and is Customs Organization’s global accessible to individuals with greater participation. Contact the framework. The Regulatory Reform individual listed below to register as a disabilities. Working Group will provide an speaker. Please note that the public overview of work accomplished in DATES: The teleconference meeting will comment period for speakers may end reviewing the regulations contained in be held on October 10, 2018 from 1:00 before the time indicated on the Title 19 of the Code of Federal p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time schedule that is posted on the CBP web Regulations to reduce regulatory (EST). page, http://www.cbp.gov/trade/ burdens and costs. The Foreign Trade FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva stakeholder-engagement/coac. Zone Working Group will present Fontheim, Office of Public and Indian FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. recommendations regarding the Housing, Department of Housing and Florence Constant-Gibson, Office of updating of 19 CFR part 146, the Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Foreign Trade Zone Regulations. They Room 5143, Washington, DC 20410, Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania will also discuss a proposed revision to telephone (202) 402–3461 (this is not a Avenue NW, Room 3.5A, Washington, 19 CFR part 146 that began in 2015 and toll-free number). Persons who have DC 20229; telephone (202) 344–1440; was referred to the working group for difficulty hearing or speaking may facsimile (202) 325–4290; or Mr. further input. access this number via TTY by calling daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Bradley Hayes, Executive Director and 4. The Global Supply Chain the toll-free Federal Relay Service at Designated Federal Officer at (202) 344– Subcommittee will provide a status (800) 877–8339 or can email: 1440. update on the following work group MTWAdvisoryCommittee@hud.gov. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionCommittee management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe COAC will meet on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee has completed its business.
ContactMs. 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 and Designated Federal Officer at (202) 344-1440.
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