Notice2024-12598
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
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Published
June 10, 2024
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, June 26, 2024, in Long Beach, CA. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in person or via webinar. The in-person capacity is limited to 50 persons for public attendees.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48906-48907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12598]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2024-0008]
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Committee management; notice of open Federal advisory committee
meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)
will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Long
Beach, CA. The meeting will be open for the public to attend in person
or via webinar. The in-person capacity is limited to 50 persons for
public attendees.
DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. Pacific daylight time (PDT). Please note that the meeting may
close early if the committee has completed its business. Registration
to attend in-person and comments must be submitted no later than June
21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Long Beach, 701 West
Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90831 in the Gallerie One room. For
virtual participants, the webinar information will be posted by 5 p.m.
EDT on June 25, 2024, at <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac">https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac</a>. 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-2024-0008. 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#3e4a4c5f5a5b5b485b504a4d7e5d5c4e105a564d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc888e9d9899998a9992888fbc9f9e8cd298948fd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket Number
USCBP-2024-0008 in the subject line of the message.
Comments must be submitted in writing no later than June 21, 2024,
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2024-0008. 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: 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#5d292f3c3938382b3833292e1d3e3f2d7339352e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfabadbebbbabaa9bab1abac9fbcbdaff1bbb7acf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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.
Pre-Registration: Meeting participants may attend either in person
or via webinar. All participants who plan to participate in person must
register using the method indicated below.
For members of the public who plan to participate in person, please
register online at <a href="https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/16835">https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/16835</a> by
5 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2024. 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 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2024, utilizing the following
link: <a href="https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/16835">https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/16835</a>.
For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, the
webinar information will be posted by 5 p.m. EDT on June 25, 2024, at
<a href="https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac">https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac</a>. Registration is
not required to participate virtually.
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 a public comment period after each subcommittee
update during the meeting on June 26, 2024. 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 as well
as present proposed recommendations for the COAC's consideration. 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 anticipates providing proposed
recommendations for the committee's consideration regarding the Trade
Seminars Mailbox and enhancements to the CBP Petitions Portal specific
to IPR enforcement. The Forced Labor Working Group (FLWG) will provide
updates regarding its updated Statement of Work that aims to enhance
focus on technology best practices, stakeholder training and guidance,
increased transparency on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
(UFLPA) applicability reviews, and enforcement of cotton imports under
the UFLPA. Additionally, the FLWG will continue to monitor progress of
the implementation of prior recommendations made by the COAC.
2. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide
updates on all its existing working groups. The Broker Modernization
Working Group (BMWG) plans to present proposed recommendations which
aim to improve the end user experience and re-envision the Customs
Broker Licensing Exam (CBLE). The Modernized Entry Processes Working
Group (MEPWG) will report on the work done in the area of Cyber
Incident Guidance for Brokers. The remaining working groups, the
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working Group, the Passenger
Air Operations Working Group, and the Customs Interagency Industry
Working Group (CIIWG), were not active this past quarter but will
provide a report on topics that each working group will focus on in the
coming quarter.
3. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on its
seven active working groups: the Centers Working Group, the Cross-
Border Recognition Working Group, the De Minimis Working Group, the
Export Modernization Working Group, the FTZ/Warehouse Working Group,
the Pipeline Working Group, and the Trade Partnership and Engagement
Working Group. The Centers Working Group has continued to have robust
discussions around the interactions between the Centers of Excellence
and Expertise (Centers) and the trade community, including
opportunities for improved communications and for providing the trade
community with a better understanding of the Centers' internal
organization. The Cross-Border Recognition Working Group has continued
to discuss best practices at ports of entry on the southern border that
facilitate legitimate trade. The De Minimis Working Group has continued
discussions on the revised timeframe for submitting Type 86 entries and
on potential compliance measurements for de minimis shipments that CBP
can communicate to the trade community. The Export Modernization
Working Group has continued its work on the Electronic Export Manifest
Pilot Program. The Export Modernization Working Group is specifically
focused on the effects of progressive filing by the shipper to
continuously update export information on successive dates, rather than
on a specific date. The Drawback Task Force under the Export
Modernization Working Group has continued discussions around
recommendations from last quarter, conducting an analysis of program
statistics and examining areas to maximize resources. The FTZ/Warehouse
Working Group continues to review previous recommendations along with
19 CFR part 146 and anticipates presenting proposed recommendations at
the June public meeting. The Pipeline Working Group has continued
discussing the most appropriate commodities and potential users of
Distributed Ledger Technology to engage once the pilot for tracking
pipeline-borne goods deploys. The Trade Partnership and Engagement
Working Group has continued its work on the elements of the Customs
Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) security program and the
validation process.
4. The Rapid Response Subcommittee was inactive this quarter. It
will not provide any status updates.
Meeting materials will be available on June 17, 2024, 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>.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2024-12598 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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