Notice2024-27805
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee
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Published
November 27, 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, December 11, 2024, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93629-93630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27805]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2024-0027]
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, December 11, 2024, in
Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar
only.
DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Please note the meeting
may close early if the committee has completed its business. Comments
must be submitted in writing no later than December 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only. The
webinar link will be posted by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 29, 2024, 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 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-2024-0027. 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#2450564540414152414a5057644746540a404c570a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dca8aebdb8b9b9aab9b2a8af9cbfbeacf2b8b4aff2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket Number
USCBP-2024-0027 in the subject line of the message.
Comments must be submitted in writing no later than December 6,
2024, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2024-0027. 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#7400061510111102111a0007341716045a101c075a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f185839095949487949f8582b1929381df959982df969e87">[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 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 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 December 11, 2024. During the meeting,
comments may be submitted via the trade events mailbox at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87f3f5e6e3e2e2f1e2e9f3f4c7e4e5f7a9e3eff4a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d090f1c1918180b1813090e3d1e1f0d5319150e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a> or through the Microsoft Teams chat feature.
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>.
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 and other trade remedy measures and requirements. The
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Process Modernization Working Group
anticipates providing updates concerning progress associated with its
proposed recommendations specific to IPR enforcement and facilitation.
The Forced Labor Working Group (FLWG) will provide updates on continued
discussions regarding trade outreach, clarification of requirements,
and proposed recommendations. The FLWG reports that it will continue to
provide CBP with input as CBP rolls out a case management portal. The
Bond Working Group remained on hiatus status since the last public
meeting.
2. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide
updates on all its existing working groups. The Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working Group was focused on completing
discussions on the Concept of Operations document regarding scenarios
for Electronic Export Manifests (EEM) and a portal for infrequent
importers, along with the status of previous recommendations proposed
earlier this term. The Broker Modernization Working Group (BMWG)
remains dedicated to the enhancement of the end user experience and
improving the administration of the Customs Broker Licensing Exam
(CBLE). This quarter, the Modernized Entry Processes Working Group
(MEPWG) continues its National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
discussions and will provide updates on its efforts concerning the
reconciliation test. The remaining working group, the Customs
Interagency Industry Working Group (CIIWG), was not active this past
quarter but will provide a report on topics that the 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 consolidated its review of the
Centers' communications functions into the Structure Sub-Working Group
and the
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Operations Sub-Working Group. The Centers Working Group as a whole,
through these two sub-working groups, continues to evaluate the
structure and operations of the Centers to enhance their effectiveness,
increase transparency, and build stronger communities within CBP and
with the Trade. The Cross-Border Recognition Working Group is
evaluating whether all deliverables outlined in the Statement of Work
have been achieved to determine next steps. CBP has formed a Task Force
to assist the De Minimis Working Group regarding the timeframe for
submitting de minimis shipments. The De Minimis Working Group, via the
Task Force, intends to present proposed recommendations at the December
quarterly COAC meeting. 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 previous
proposed recommendations to determine if new proposed recommendations
need to be made and is reviewing the status of proposed recommendations
that have not been finalized. 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. They are also conducting an analysis of
program statistics in the areas of streamlining drawback ruling
processes, reviewing compliance issues, and examining areas to maximize
resources. The FTZ/Warehouse Working Group continues to review 19 CFR
part 146, explore areas in which the Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism (CTPAT) program can be expanded, and consider how to
modernize ACE functionality for Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs), and it
anticipates presenting proposed recommendations for the COAC's
consideration at the December 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 Global
Interoperability Standard (GIS) Information Collection Federal Register
Notice (FRN) was published on September 3, 2024 (89 FR 71381), and
comments were accepted through November 4, 2024. The Pipeline Working
Group has no proposed recommendations for this quarter.
Meeting materials will be available on December 2, 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. 2024-27805 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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