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7. World Customs Organization
Framework/Implementation
8. Centralization of Bond Processing
9. Update from CBP
A. Textiles & Apparel Entry
Processing
A. International Trade Data Systems
B. Update on ACE (Automated
Commercial Environment)
D. FDA/USDA Update
10. Broker Confidentiality
11. New Action Items
12. Adjourn
Dated: November 10, 2005.
Stewart A. Baker,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, United States
Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection
[Docket No. USCBP–2005–0036]
Customs and Border Protection
Airport and Seaport Inspections User
Fee Advisory Committee
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Airport and Seaport
Inspections User Fee Advisory
Committee will hold a meeting on
November 30, 2005. This meeting will
be open to the public.
DATES: Wednesday, November 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Customs International Briefing
Conference Room (B 1.5–10), Ronald
Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229
from 12:30 p.m.—4 p.m. Members of the
public may submit written comments at
any time before or after the meeting to
the contact person for consideration by
this Advisory Committee. Written
comments received by the contact
person prior to the meeting will be
considered for discussion at the
meeting. A transcript of the meeting will
be made available online for public
viewing about two weeks following the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Roberto Williams, Office of Finance,
Room 4.5A, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20229; telephone:
(202) 344–1101; e-mail:
Roberto.M.Williams@dhs.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda of Meeting
The agenda of the November 30
meeting is expected to include:
1. Introduction of the Committee
members;
2. Discussion of activities since last
meeting;
3. Discussion of workload and
financial issues;
4. Discussion of future traffic trends;
5. Discussion of specific concerns and
questions of Committee members;
6. Discussion of relevant written
statements submitted in advance by
members of the public;
7. Discussion of Committee
administrative issues and scheduling of
next meeting
Background on the CBP Airport and
Seaport Inspections User Fee Advisory
Committee
The CBP Airport and Seaport
Inspections User Fee Advisory
Committee (hereinafter the ‘‘Advisory
Committee’’) was created under the
authority of Section 286(k) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952, as amended by the Department of
Justice Appropriations Act of 1986 [Pub.
L. 99–59; enacted October 30, 1986] (8
U.S.C. 1356(k)). Formerly known as the
Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) Airport and Seaport Inspections
User Fee Advisory Committee, the
original Advisory Committee was
responsible only for immigration airport
and seaport inspectional services and
associated user fees. The Executive
Associate Commissioner, Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INS) chaired
that advisory committee.
The Homeland Security Act of 2002
merged portions of the U.S. Customs
Service and the INS to create Customs
and Border Protection (CBP), as part of
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS). Section 1512(d) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 transferred the
responsibilities of the Advisory
Committee to CBP. Under CBP, the
executive Directors of Budget, Office of
Finance; and Travel Security and
Facilitation, Office of Field Operations,
chair the Advisory Committee.
The Advisory Committee held its first
meeting under the direction of CBP in
October 2003. A subsequent meeting
was held in April 2004. It is noted that
before the creation of DHS, there was an
advisory committee called the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Fees
Advisory Committee, which met to
discuss user fee issues related to
customs inspectional services. All
advisory responsibilities previously
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handled by the COBRA Fees Advisory
Committee have been vested within this
Advisory Committee.
In June 2005, the Advisory
Committee’s charter was renewed and
amended in consultation with the DHS
Committee Management Officer. The
charter reflects the broader
responsibilities of CBP, providing that
the Advisory Committee will give
advice and recommendations on policy
and program issues relating to CBP
inspectional services at airports and
seaports, whether the inspectional
services relate to agriculture, customs,
or immigration functions.
Purpose of Committee
The purpose of this Advisory
Committee is the performance of
advisory responsibilities pursuant to
section 286(k) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), as amended, 8
U.S.C. 1356(k) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 1 et seq.
This Advisory Committee will advise on
issues related to the performance of
Airport and Seaport agriculture,
customs, and immigration inspection
services. This advice should include,
but need not be limited to, the time
period in which such services should be
performed, the proper number and
deployment of inspection officers, the
level of fees, and the appropriateness of
any proposed fee. These responsibilities
are related to the assessment of an
immigration user fee pursuant to 8
U.S.C. 1356(d), the assessment of a
customs inspection user fee pursuant to
19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5), and the assessment
of an agriculture inspection user fee
pursuant to 21 U.S.C 136a. The
Advisory Committee focuses its
attention on those areas of most concern
and benefit to the travel industry, the
traveling public, and the Federal
Government.
Public Attendance
A limited number of members of the
public may register to attend the public
session on a first-come, first-served
basis per the procedures that follow.
Security requires that any member of
the public who wishes to attend the
public session provide his or her name
and date of birth no later than 5 p.m.
e.s.t., November 25, 2005, to Mr.
Roberto Williams via e-mail at
Roberto.M.Williams@dhs.gov or via
phone at (202) 344–1101. Persons with
disabilities who require special
assistance should indicate so in their
admittance request and are encouraged
to indicate their desires to attend and
anticipated special needs as early as
possible. Photo identification will be
required for entry into the public
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session, and everyone in attendance
must be present and seated by 12:30
p.m.
Dated: November 10, 2005.
Elaine P. Killoran,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Finance, Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement
Agreement Under the Oil Pollution Act
(‘‘OPA’’)
Notice is hereby given that on
November 4, 2005, a proposed
Settlement Agreement in In re Equinox
Oil Co., Inc., et al., Civil Action Nos.
99–12688 and 99–13071 was lodged
with the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana.
The United States and the State of
Louisiana (‘‘State’’) each filed a Proof of
Claim in this jointly administered
bankruptcy action, seeking natural
resource damages, and the United States
also sought removal costs paid by the
Coast Guard to clean up oil that was
discharged into the waters of Lake
Grande Ecaille in Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana during a well blowout. The
State and federal claims were
authorized by the Oil Pollution Act
(‘‘OPA’’). The well was owned by Alma
Energy Corporation and operated by
Equinox Oil Company, Inc. These
companies filed for bankruptcy and
subsequently were purchased by
Elysium Energy, L.L.C. (‘‘Elysium’’),
which assumed liability for these
claims.
Under the Settlement Agreement,
Elysium agreed to pay $1.2 million to
resolve the United States’ and the
State’s natural resource damage claims,
including costs to implement restoration
projects on property near the location of
the oil spill, past assessment costs, and
estimated future restoration costs. The
Coast Guard’s removal costs were paid
earlier.
The Department of Justice will receive
for a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of this publication comments
relating to the proposed Settlement
Agreement. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, PO Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to In re
Equinox Oil Co., Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. No.
90–11–3–07003.
The Settlement Agreement may be
examined during the public comment
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period on the following Department of
Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/
enrd/open.html. A copy of the
Settlement Agreement may also be
obtained by mail from the Consent
Decree Library, PO Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, or by faxing or e-mailing a
request to Tonia Fleetwood
(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no.
(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation
number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a
copy of the Settlement Agreement from
the Consent Decree Library, please
enclose a check in the amount of $6.75
(25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent
Decree
In accordance with Departmental
Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that a proposed Consent Decree in
United States of America v. Lone Moose
Meadows, LLC, No. CV 05–76–BU–SEH,
(D. Mt.) was lodged with the United
States District Court for the District of
Montana on November 3, 2005.
This proposed Consent Decree
concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Lone Moose
Meadows, LLC pursuant to section
309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act
(‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), to
obtain injunctive relief from and impose
civil penalties against the Defendant for
violating the Clean Water Act by
discharging pollutants without a permit
into waters of the United States. The
proposed Consent Decree resolves these
allegations by requiring the Defendants
to restore impacted areas, perform
mitigation and to pay a civil penalty.
The Department of Justice will accept
written comments relating to this
proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)
days from the date of publication of this
Notice. Please address comments to Leif
Johnson, Assistant United States
Attorney, PO Box 1478, Billings,
Montana 59103 and refer to United
States of America v. Lone Moose
Meadows, LLC, et al. and DJ #90–5–1–
1–17261.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
examined at the Clerk’s Office, United
States District Court for the District of
Montana, Butte Division, 303 Federal
Building, 400 North Main St., Butte,
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Montana 59701. In addition, the
proposed Consent Decree may be
viewed at https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
open.html.
Dated: November 8, 2005.
Scott Schachter,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Defense
Section, Environment & Natural Resources
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Clean Water Act
In accordance with Departmental
Policy, 28 U.S.C. 50.7, notice is hereby
given that on November 2, 2005, a
proposed Consent Decree in United
States, et al. v. City of Nashua, New
Hampshire, Civil Action No. 1:05–cv–
00376–PB, was lodged with the United
States District Court for the District of
New Hampshire.
In this action the United States, on
behalf of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’), filed a Complaint against the
City of Nashua alleging violations of the
Clean Water Act concerning the City’s
current and former combined sewer
outfall (‘‘CSO’’) facilities. Under the
terms of the Consent Decree, the City
undertakes the implementation of a CSO
abatement plan with a completion date
of August, 2012. The mitigation
measures are extensive, requiring
completion of the separation of
combined sanitary and storm water
systems over a large section of the City;
the design and construction of wetweather by-pass systems; the design and
construction of new outfalls with
screening and detention ponds in
multiple locations; the design and
construction of disinfection facilities;
and substantial system-wide
infrastructure improvements.
For a period of thirty (30) days from
the date of this publication, the
Department of Justice will receive
comments relating to the Consent
Decree. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States, et al. v. City of Nashua, New
Hampshire, DOJ No. 90–5–1–1–08193.
The Consent Decree may be examined
at the Office of the United States
Attorney, District of New Hampshire, 53
Pleasant Street, Concord, New
Hampshire, and at the United States
Environmental Protection Agency,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2005-0036]
Customs and Border Protection Airport and Seaport Inspections
User Fee Advisory Committee
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Airport and Seaport
Inspections User Fee Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on November
30, 2005. This meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: Wednesday, November 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Customs International Briefing
Conference Room (B 1.5-10), Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229 from 12:30 p.m.--4 p.m. Members of
the public may submit written comments at any time before or after the
meeting to the contact person for consideration by this Advisory
Committee. Written comments received by the contact person prior to the
meeting will be considered for discussion at the meeting. A transcript
of the meeting will be made available online for public viewing about
two weeks following the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Roberto Williams, Office of
Finance, Room 4.5A, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20229; telephone: (202) 344-1101; e-mail: Roberto.M.Williams@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda of Meeting
The agenda of the November 30 meeting is expected to include:
1. Introduction of the Committee members;
2. Discussion of activities since last meeting;
3. Discussion of workload and financial issues;
4. Discussion of future traffic trends;
5. Discussion of specific concerns and questions of Committee
members;
6. Discussion of relevant written statements submitted in advance
by members of the public;
7. Discussion of Committee administrative issues and scheduling of
next meeting
Background on the CBP Airport and Seaport Inspections User Fee Advisory
Committee
The CBP Airport and Seaport Inspections User Fee Advisory Committee
(hereinafter the ``Advisory Committee'') was created under the
authority of Section 286(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952, as amended by the Department of Justice Appropriations Act of
1986 [Pub. L. 99-59; enacted October 30, 1986] (8 U.S.C. 1356(k)).
Formerly known as the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Airport and Seaport Inspections User Fee Advisory Committee, the
original Advisory Committee was responsible only for immigration
airport and seaport inspectional services and associated user fees. The
Executive Associate Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) chaired that advisory committee.
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 merged portions of the U.S.
Customs Service and the INS to create Customs and Border Protection
(CBP), as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Section
1512(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 transferred the
responsibilities of the Advisory Committee to CBP. Under CBP, the
executive Directors of Budget, Office of Finance; and Travel Security
and Facilitation, Office of Field Operations, chair the Advisory
Committee.
The Advisory Committee held its first meeting under the direction
of CBP in October 2003. A subsequent meeting was held in April 2004. It
is noted that before the creation of DHS, there was an advisory
committee called the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(COBRA) Fees Advisory Committee, which met to discuss user fee issues
related to customs inspectional services. All advisory responsibilities
previously handled by the COBRA Fees Advisory Committee have been
vested within this Advisory Committee.
In June 2005, the Advisory Committee's charter was renewed and
amended in consultation with the DHS Committee Management Officer. The
charter reflects the broader responsibilities of CBP, providing that
the Advisory Committee will give advice and recommendations on policy
and program issues relating to CBP inspectional services at airports
and seaports, whether the inspectional services relate to agriculture,
customs, or immigration functions.
Purpose of Committee
The purpose of this Advisory Committee is the performance of
advisory responsibilities pursuant to section 286(k) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1356(k) and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 1 et seq. This Advisory Committee
will advise on issues related to the performance of Airport and Seaport
agriculture, customs, and immigration inspection services. This advice
should include, but need not be limited to, the time period in which
such services should be performed, the proper number and deployment of
inspection officers, the level of fees, and the appropriateness of any
proposed fee. These responsibilities are related to the assessment of
an immigration user fee pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1356(d), the assessment of
a customs inspection user fee pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5), and the
assessment of an agriculture inspection user fee pursuant to 21 U.S.C
136a. The Advisory Committee focuses its attention on those areas of
most concern and benefit to the travel industry, the traveling public,
and the Federal Government.
Public Attendance
A limited number of members of the public may register to attend
the public session on a first-come, first-served basis per the
procedures that follow. Security requires that any member of the public
who wishes to attend the public session provide his or her name and
date of birth no later than 5 p.m. e.s.t., November 25, 2005, to Mr.
Roberto Williams via e-mail at Roberto.M.Williams@dhs.gov or via phone
at (202) 344-1101. Persons with disabilities who require special
assistance should indicate so in their admittance request and are
encouraged to indicate their desires to attend and anticipated special
needs as early as possible. Photo identification will be required for
entry into the public
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session, and everyone in attendance must be present and seated by 12:30
p.m.
Dated: November 10, 2005.
Elaine P. Killoran,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Finance, Customs and Border
Protection.
[FR Doc. 05-22678 Filed 11-15-05; 8:45 am]
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