Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection to Meet November 15th

The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection ("COAC") will meet on November 15, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, in Washington, D.C. The meeting will be open to the public. 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=12; by email to tradeevents@dhs.gov; or by fax to 202-325-4290 by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 13, 2013. For members of the public who plan to participate via webinar, please register online at https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/index.asp?w=13 by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 13, 2013.

Comments must be submitted in writing no later than November 7, 2013, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2013-0041, and may be submitted by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov; Email: Tradeevents@dhs.gov (Include the docket number in the subject line of the message); Fax: 202-325-4290; or Mail: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 3.5A, Washington, D.C. 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.

Agenda

The COAC will hear from the following project leaders and 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 at the Border Subcommittee: Review and discuss recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Working Group, review and discuss an update on the progress of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Working Group, and review and discuss a case study regarding the Partner Government Agency--Message Set (PGA-MS).

2. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee: Review and discuss recommendations regarding the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot and address the next steps regarding land border issues in the area of Beyond the Border and 21st Century Initiatives.

3. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee: Review and discuss recommendations addressing the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Development and Deployment Schedule and recommendations of the Role of the Broker Work Group.

4. COAC Survey Team: Review and Discuss Preliminary Results of the COAC 2013 Annual Trade Efficiency Survey and discuss feedback on past COAC recommendations.

5. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee: Review and discuss the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism C-TPAT criteria for exporters.

6. The Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection Subcommittee: Review and discuss the work completed to date on the Regulatory Audit Working Group's findings on the planned enhancements for the Focused Assessment process and the Intellectual Property Rights Working Group's effort to further evaluate the use of the Global Shipment Identification Number (GSIN) as a possible tool for use in Distribution Chain Management in Intellectual Property Rights Compliance.

7. The Export Subcommittee: Review and discuss subcommittee recommendations and the analysis of the 2013 COAC Export Survey Results.