Notice2023-04738
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
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Published
March 8, 2023
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. 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 88, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14383-14384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04738]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2023-0005]
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, March 29, 2023, in
Seattle, Washington. 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, March 29, 2023, from 1:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. PDT. 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 March 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Seattle Airport Marriott,
3201 South 176th Street, Seattle, Washington 98188, in the Evergreen
Ballroom. For virtual participants, the webinar link and conference
number will be provided to all registrants by 5:00 p.m. PDT on March
28, 2023. 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:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Search for Docket Number USCBP-2023-0005. To submit a comment, click
the ``Comment'' button located on the top-left hand side of the docket
page.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8df9ffece9e8e8fbe8e3f9fecdeeeffda3e9e5fea3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6410160500010112010a1017240706144a000c174a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket Number
USCBP-2023-0005 in the subject line of the message.
Comments must be submitted in writing no later than March 24, 2023,
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2023-0005. 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. Felicia M.
Pullam, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 344-1440 or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e89c9a898c8d8d9e8d869c9ba88b8a98c68c809bc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93e7e1f2f7f6f6e5f6fde7e0d3f0f1e3bdf7fbe0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, title 5 U.S.C., ch.
10. The Commercial Customs Operations
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Advisory Committee (COAC) provides advice to the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the Department 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=302">https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=302</a> by
5:00 p.m. EDT on March 24, 2023. 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 on March 24, 2023, utilizing the
following link: <a href="https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=302">https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=302</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=303">https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=303</a> by 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 24, 2023. 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 p.m. EDT on March 24, 2023,
utilizing the following link: <a href="https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=303">https://teregistration.cbp.gov/cancel.asp?w=303</a>.
The COAC is committed to ensuring that 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 March 29, 2023. 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 Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide
updates on its task forces and working groups, including an update on
the progress of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working
Group and the 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF) Task Force, and it
is expected there will be recommendations for the committee's
consideration in these areas. The One U.S. Government Working Group
will provide an update on the work addressed this past quarter, which
includes discussions with Partner Government Agencies and some of the
legislative trade proposals stemming from the 21CCF Task Force and
Focus Group. The Passenger Air Operations (PAO) Working Group will also
have an update. This group aims to identify ways to modernize passenger
processing rules and regulations, streamline the passenger experience
at U.S. ports of entry, and identify challenges that affect operations.
While this is a new group, the expectation is that recommendations will
be developed and submitted for consideration at future COAC public
meetings. The E-Commerce Task Force will provide updates regarding its
discussions this past quarter pertaining to duplicate messaging related
to security and trade filings.
2. The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide updates from the
Broker Modernization Working Group and the United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA) Working Group. The Broker Modernization Working Group
currently meets monthly and continues to focus on the 19 CFR part 111
final rules relating to Modernization of the Customs Broker
Regulations, Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers, and
Customs Broker Licensing Exams. The USMCA Working Group meets bi-weekly
with the expectation that recommendations will be developed and
submitted for consideration at an upcoming COAC public meeting. The
current focus of this working group is to review the Chapter 7 articles
of the USMCA and identify gaps in implementation between the United
States, Mexico, and Canada.
3. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on its
five active working groups: the newly re-formed Pipeline Working Group,
the Export Modernization Working Group, the In-Bond Working Group, the
Trade Partnership and Engagement Working Group, and the Cross-Border
Recognition Working Group. The Pipeline Working Group plans to provide
recommendations for the committee's consideration at a future public
meeting. The Export Modernization Working Group has continued its work
on the electronic export manifest pilot program. The In-Bond Working
Group will provide recommendations for the committee's consideration
and continue to focus on the implementation of previously submitted
recommendations. The Trade Partnership and Engagement Working Group has
focused its work on previous recommendations and benefits for Customs
Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Trade Compliance partners. Lastly,
the Cross-Border Recognition Working Group has developed
recommendations for consideration at this quarter's public meeting.
4. The Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee will provide updates on
the work completed and topics discussed in 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 Working Group
(IPRWG) will provide updates relating to the development of a portal on
the CBP IPR web page and interconnectivity with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) trademark registration database.
The Bond Working Group will report the ongoing discussions and status
updates for eBond requirements. The Forced Labor Working Group will
provide updates regarding its work and discussions regarding the Uyghur
Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).
Meeting materials will be available on March 20, 2023, 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: March 2, 2023.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2023-04738 Filed 3-7-23; 8:45 am]
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