Notice2022-18347
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
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Published
August 25, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in person or via webinar. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the in-person capacity is limited to 75 persons for public attendees.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 164 (Thursday, August 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52391-52393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18347]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2022-0035]
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
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, September 14, 2022, in
Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in
person or via webinar. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the in-person
capacity is limited to 75 persons for public attendees.
DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 2:00
p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT. Please note that the
meeting may close early if the committee has completed its business.
Registration to attend and comments must be submitted no later than
September 9, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Chicago O'Hare
Airport, International Ballroom, located on the Lower Level, 10000 W
Balmoral Ave., Chicago, IL 60666. For virtual participants, the webinar
link and conference number will be provided to all registrants by 9:00
a.m. EDT on September 13, 2022. 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:
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<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Search for Docket Number USCBP-2022-0035. To submit a comment, click
the ``Comment'' button located on the top-right hand side of the docket
page.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2551574441404053404b5156654647550b414d560b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82f6f0e3e6e7e7f4e7ecf6f1c2e1e0f2ace6eaf1ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket Number
USCBP-2022-0035 in the subject line of the message.
Comments must be submitted in writing no later than September 9,
2022, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2022-0035. All
submissions received must also include the words ``Department of
Homeland Security.'' All comments received will be posted without
change to <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings">https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings</a> and <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 the homepage of <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for file formats and other
information about electronic filing.
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. Valarie M.
Neuhart, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 344-1440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
authority of 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.
Pre-Registration: Meeting participants may attend either in person
or via webinar. All participants must register using one of the methods
indicated below:
For members of the public who plan to participate in person, please
register online at <a href="https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=291">https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=291</a> by
5:00 p.m. EDT on September 9, 2022. For members of the public who are
pre-registered to attend the meeting in person and later need to
cancel, please do so by 5:00 p.m. EDT September 9, 2022, utilizing the
following link: <a href="https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=291">https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=291</a>.
For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar,
please register online at <a href="https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=292">https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=292</a> by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 9, 2022. For members of
the public who are pre-registered to attend the meeting via webinar and
later need to cancel, please do so by 5:00 p.m. EDT September 9, 2022,
utilizing the following link: <a href="https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=292">https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=292</a>.
The COAC is committed to ensuring 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 multiple public comment periods held during the
meeting on September 14, 2022. 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:
<a href="http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac">http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac</a>.
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 for its working groups. 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 Process
Modernization Working Group will provide updates regarding the next
steps for the work projects, developed by the group, to complete a
review of the IPR Priority Trade Issue web page and discuss the
manipulation of shipments. The Bond Working Group will report the
ongoing discussions and status updates for eBond requirements and the
Forced labor Working Group will provide an update on the progress and
plans for the group.
2. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide
updates on its task forces and working groups, including an update on
the progress of the 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF) and E-
Commerce Task Forces, and it is expected there will be recommendations
for the full committee's consideration in both areas. The Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working Group will present
recommendations for the full committee's consideration stemming from
the in-depth gap analysis and potential vendor demonstrations of areas
that may be improved when CBP embarks on ACE 2.0 modernization.
Finally, the One U.S. Government Working Group will provide an update
on the work planned for upcoming quarters of the 16th Term of the COAC.
3. The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide updates for the
Domestic Manufacturing and Production (DMAP) Working Group, the Broker
Modernization Working Group, and the United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA) Working Group. CBP formed the DMAP Working Group
under the Rapid Response Subcommittee to collaborate and obtain input
from industry stakeholders on trade enforcement areas affecting
domestic manufacturers and producers. The DMAP Working Group meets bi-
weekly with the expectation that recommendations will be developed and
submitted for consideration at an upcoming COAC public meeting. The
Broker Modernization Working Group currently meets monthly with the
expectation that recommendations will be developed and submitted for
consideration at an upcoming COAC public meeting. As announced at the
June 29, 2022, COAC public meeting, the USMCA Working Group is being
reconvened, and will start to meet in the 4th quarter.
4. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on the
progress and plans for the Remote and Autonomous Cargo Processing
Working Group and the Cross-Border Recognition Working Group, as well
as provide an update on the recommendations presented in the previous
quarter by the In-Bond Working Group. The Partnership Programs and
Industry Engagement Working Group topics of discussion will include
updates on the new focus areas the working group is pursuing relative
to its recommendations last quarter related to the Forced Labor portion
of the newly published Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
(CTPAT) Trade Compliance handbook. The Export Modernization Working
Group will provide information and supporting
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documentation on its recommendation provided during the last public
meeting, along with updates regarding the development of policies for
industry and government partners regarding data collection and sharing
in all modes for exportation of goods out of the United States.
Meeting materials will be available on September 2, 2022, at:
<a href="http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings">http://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings</a>.
Dated: August 22, 2022.
Valarie M. Neuhart,
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2022-18347 Filed 8-24-22; 8:45 am]
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