Notice2023-18718
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)
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Published
August 30, 2023
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 20, 2023. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only. There is no on- site, in-person option for the public to attend this quarterly meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59933-59935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18718]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2023-0021]
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, September 20, 2023. The
meeting will be open to the public via webinar only. There is no on-
site, in-person option for the public to attend this quarterly meeting.
DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 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. Comments must be submitted in
writing no later than September 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only. The
webinar link and conference number will be posted by 5:00 p.m. EDT on
September 19, 2023, at <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>. For information or to request
special assistance for the meeting, contact Ms. 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-2023-0021. 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#1f6b6d7e7b7a7a697a716b6c5f7c7d6f317b776c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4a4c5f5a5b5b485b504a4d7e5d5c4e105a564d10595148">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket Number
USCBP-2023-0021 in the subject line of the message.
Comments must be submitted in writing no later than September 15,
2023, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2023-0021. 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 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#5f2b2d3e3b3a3a293a312b2c1f3c3d2f713b372c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd898f9c9998988b9893898ebd9e9f8dd399958ed39a928b">[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 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.
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
Ms. 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 20, 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 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 (IPR) Process
Modernization Working Group will report on, and anticipates providing
recommendations for the committee's consideration relating to, the
development of a portal on the CBP IPR web page and other enhancements
in communications between CBP, rights holders, and the trade community
regarding enforcement actions. The Bond Working Group will report on
the ongoing discussions and status updates for eBond requirements. The
Forced Labor Working Group (FLWG) has been working on the
implementation of recommendations and updates, as well as revisions to
its statement of work. The FLWG will also provide updates and
anticipates making recommendations for the committee's consideration at
the September public meeting.
2. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide
updates on its working groups. There will be an update and potential
recommendations for the committee's consideration from the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working Group regarding progress on
the ACE 2.0 initiative resulting from the working group's recent in-
person sessions held to review the CBP ACE 2.0 Concept of Operations
processes. The Customs Interagency Industry Working Group (CII)
(formerly the One U.S. Government Working Group) will provide an update
on the work accomplished this quarter, which includes discussions with
Partner Government Agencies and an update on ACE 2.0. The Passenger Air
Operations (PAO) Working Group has been focusing its discussions on CBP
security seal processing and access to international aircraft and
passengers, landing rights, and elimination of outdated or obsolete
forms, and will provide an update on those discussions.
3. The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide updates from the
Broker Modernization Working Group and the United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA) Chapter 7 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 and Continuing Education for Licensed Customs
Brokers, as well as Customs Broker Licensing Exams matters. The
subcommittee anticipates the Broker Modernization Working Group will
provide one recommendation for the committee's consideration. The USMCA
Chapter 7 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.
4. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on its
five active working groups: the Export Modernization Working Group, the
In-Bond Working Group, the Trade Partnership and Engagement Working
Group, the Pipeline Working Group, and the Cross-Border Recognition
Working Group. The Export Modernization Working Group has continued its
work on the electronic export manifest pilot program. The In-Bond
Working Group has continued its focus on the implementation of
previously submitted recommendations. The Trade Partnership and
Engagement Working Group has focused its work on implementing previous
recommendations for Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
Trade Compliance partners and is working to update its statement of
work to include CTPAT security. The Pipeline Working Group expects to
submit a recommendation for the committee's consideration that CBP
develop a pilot to use Distributed Ledger Technology to enhance
transparency in supply chains for pipeline-borne goods. Although the
Cross-Border Recognition Working Group did not meet this quarter, it
remains an active working group within the subcommittee and will resume
meetings next quarter.
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Meeting materials will be available by September 11, 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: August 25, 2023.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2023-18718 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P
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