18430 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Customs and Border Protection 

[Docket No. USCBP–2015–0011] 

Advisory Committee on Commercial 

Operations to U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (COAC) 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (COAC) will meet 

on April 24, 2015, in Washington, DC. 

The meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The Advisory Committee on 

Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (COAC) will meet 

on Friday, April 24, 2015, from 9:00 

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. Please note that 

the meeting may close early if the 

committee has completed its business. 

Pre-Registration: Meeting participants 

may attend either in person or via 

webinar after pre-registering using a 

method indicated below: 

—For members of the public who plan 

to attend the meeting in person, 

please register either online at https:// 

apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=39; 

by email to tradeevents@dhs.gov; or 

by fax to (202) 325–4290 by 5:00 p.m. 

EDT on April 21, 2015. You must 

register prior to the meeting in order 

to attend the meeting in person. 

—For members of the public who plan 

to participate via webinar, please 

register online at https://

apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=40 

by 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 21, 2015. 

Feel free to share this information 

with other interested members of your 

organization or association. 

Members of the public who are preregistered and later require cancellation, 

please do so in advance of the meeting 

by accessing one (1) of the following 

links: https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/

cancel.asp?w=39 to cancel an in person 

registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_

reg/cancel.asp?w=40 to cancel a 

webinar registration. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the International Trade Commission in 

the Main Hearing Room 101, 500 E 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. 

All visitors to the International Trade 

Commission Building must show a 

state-issued ID or Passport to proceed 

through the security checkpoint for 

admittance to the building. There will 

be signage posted directing visitors to 

the location of the Main Hearing Room. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Ms. Wanda Tate, Office 

of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection at (202) 344–1661 as 

soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

committee prior to the formulation of 

recommendations as listed in the 

‘‘Agenda’’ section below. 

Comments must be submitted in 

writing no later than April 15, 2015, and 

must be identified by Docket No. 

USCBP–2015–0011, and may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: Tradeevents@dhs.gov. 

Include the docket number in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 325–4290 

• Mail: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of 

Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Room 3.5A, Washington, 

DC 20229. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Do not submit personal 

information to this docket. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

Docket Number USCBP–2015–0011. To 

submit a comment, see the link on the 

Regulations.gov Web site for ‘‘How do I 

submit a comment?’’ located on the 

right hand side of the main site page. 

There will be multiple public 

comment periods held during the 

meeting on April 24, 2015. Speakers are 

requested to limit their comments to 

two (2) minutes or less to facilitate 

greater participation. Contact the 

individual listed below to register as a 

speaker. 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, http://www.cbp.gov/trade/

stakeholder-engagement/coac, at the 

time of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 

3.5A, Washington, DC 20229; telephone 

(202) 344–1440; facsimile (202) 325– 

4290. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2. The Advisory Committee 

on Commercial Operations to U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (COAC) 

provides advice to the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, the Secretary 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 Department of Homeland 

Security and the Department of the 

Treasury. 

Agenda 

The Advisory Committee on 

Commercial Operations to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (COAC) will hear 

from the following subcommittees on 

the topics listed below and then will 

review, deliberate, provide observations, 

and formulate recommendations on how 

to proceed on those topics: 

1. The One U.S. Government 

Subcommittee will discuss the 

Automated Commercial Environment, 

Partner Government Agencies and 

International Interoperability (World 

Customs Organization). 

2. The Exports Subcommittee will 

address policy and a strategic approach 

regarding exports. The subcommittee 

will work in close collaboration with 

One U.S. Government Subcommittee. 

3. The Trade Enforcement 

Subcommittee will discuss policy to 

include metrics and implementation 

through Centers of Excellence and 

Expertise. 

4. The Global Supply Chain 

Subcommittee will discuss Customs— 

Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, 

Land ports of entry (Canada and 

Mexico), Ocean Cargo, In-Transit and 

Air Cargo Advance Screening. 

5. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee 

will start work once the pilot has 

advanced to the implementation phase 

for testing U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection and Partner Government 

Agency trade benefits. 

6. The Trade Modernization 

Subcommittee will discuss International 

Strategy (World Trade Organization 

Trade Facilitation Agreement, Trans 

Pacific Partnership, and World Customs 

Organization), Trade Expertise and 

Revenue Modernization. 

Dated: April 1, 2015. 

Maria Luisa Boyce, 

Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, 

Office of Trade Relations. 

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