Notice2024-19427
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
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Published
August 29, 2024
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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, September 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. 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 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70198-70199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19427]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2024-0021]
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, September 18, 2024, in
Washington, DC. 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, September 18, 2024, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Please note 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 September 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Office of Training and
Development, 1717 H Street NW, Washington, DC, in Classroom 7300A. For
virtual participants, the webinar information will be posted by 5 p.m.
EDT on September 17, 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-2024-0021. 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#84f0f6e5e0e1e1f2e1eaf0f7c4e7e6f4aae0ecf7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1662647772737360737862655675746638727e6538717960">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket Number
USCBP-2024-0021 in the subject line of the message.
Comments must be submitted in writing no later than September 13,
2024, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2024-0021. 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: 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#b8cccad9dcddddceddd6cccbf8dbdac896dcd0cb96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0a4a2b1b4b5b5a6b5bea4a390b3b2a0feb4b8a3feb7bfa6">[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.
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/17899">https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/17899</a> by
5:00 p.m. EDT on September 13, 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 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 13, 2024, utilizing
the following link: <a href="https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/17899">https://cbptradeevents.certain.com/profile/17899</a>.
For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, the
webinar information will be posted by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 17,
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 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 September 18, 2024. Speakers are requested
to limit their comments to two minutes or less to facilitate greater
participation. Please note 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>.
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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 updates concerning
progress associated with its recent recommendations 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 on continued discussions regarding trade outreach,
clarification of requirements, and previous recommendations.
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 for the
COAC's consideration 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
undertaken regarding Cyber Incident Guidance for Brokers. The Passenger
Air Operations (PAO) Working Group has continued to meet to discuss
CBP's feedback on past recommendations, landing rights issues, and to
plan future goals and/or work for the group. The remaining working
groups, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 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 created three sub-groups to
focus on specific areas of concerns for the trade community: the
Operations Sub-Group, the Structure Sub-Group, and the Communications
Sub-Group. The Operations Sub-Group will evaluate the internal
structure and operations of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise
(Centers) and their interactions with the ports, and with the trade
communities in the areas of fines, penalties, forfeitures, drawback,
and broker management. The Structure Sub-Group will evaluate the number
of Centers, the branches within the Centers, and workload equity
amongst the Centers. This includes consideration of potential
structural changes to help with the Centers' expanded responsibility in
admissibility reviews, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), and
Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) investigations. This sub-group will also
consider how information within Customs Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism (CTPAT) may be better leveraged to help the Centers with
these reviews. The Communications Sub-Group will focus on IT/ACE
solutions, including web pages to facilitate communications for CBP
internally and externally with the trade. 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 and the effects of progressive
filing by the shipper to continuously update export information on
successive dates, rather than on a specific date. The Export
Modernization Working Group is also working on recommendations
regarding the CBP Experience (CBPX) to present to the COAC for
consideration. The Drawback Task Force, within the Export Modernization
Working Group, has continued discussions around COAC-approved
recommendations that are in the process of being implemented from last
quarter; is conducting an analysis of program statistics in the areas
of streamlining privilege application questions, compliance issues, de
minimis amount for drawback claims; and is examining areas to maximize
resources. The FTZ/Warehouse Working Group continues to review 19 CFR
part 146, expanding the CTPAT program, and modernizing ACE
functionality for FTZs, and it anticipates presenting proposed
recommendations for the COAC's consideration at the September public
meeting. The Pipeline Working Group has continued discussing the most
appropriate commodities for and potential users of Distributed Ledger
Technology to engage in the contemplated pilot for tracking pipeline-
borne goods. The Trade Partnership and Engagement Working Group has
continued its work on the elements of the CTPAT security program and
the validation process.
Meeting materials will be available on September 9, 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. 2024-19427 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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