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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Request for Applicants for
Appointment to the Departmental
Advisory Committee on Commercial
Operations of Customs and Border
Protection and Related Homeland
Security Functions (COAC)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: Committee Management;
request for applicants for appointment
to the Departmental Advisory
Committee on Commercial Operations
of Customs and Border Protection and
Related Homeland Security Functions
(COAC).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) is requesting
individuals who are interested in
serving on the Departmental Advisory
Committee on Commercial Operations
of Customs and Border Protection and
Related Homeland Security Functions
(COAC) to apply for appointment.
COAC provides advice and makes
recommendations to the Commissioner
of CBP, Secretary of Homeland Security,
and Secretary of the Treasury on all
matters involving the commercial
operations of CBP and related DHS
functions.
DATES: Applications for membership
should reach CBP on or before April 1,
2008.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to apply for
membership, your application should be
sent to CBP by one of the following
methods:
• E-mail: Traderelations@dhs.gov.
• Facsimile: (202) 344–2064.
• Mail: Ms. Wanda J. Tate, Program
Management Analyst, Office of
International Affairs and Trade
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
PO 00000
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NW., Room 8.5C, Washington, DC
20229.
Ms.
Wanda J. Tate, Program Management
Analyst, Office of International Affairs
and Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, (202) 344–1440, Fax
(202) 344–2064.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Departmental Advisory Committee on
Commercial Operations of Customs and
Border Protection and Related
Homeland Security Functions (COAC) is
an advisory committee established in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C., app.).
Purpose and Objective: The purpose
of the Committee is to provide advice to
the Commissioner of Customs and
Border Protection, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of
the Treasury on all matters involving
the commercial operations of Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) and related
functions within the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) or Treasury,
and to submit an annual report to
Congress describing its operations and
setting forth any recommendations. The
Committee provides a critical and
unique forum for distinguished
representatives of diverse industry
sectors to present their views and advice
directly to senior Treasury, DHS, and
CBP officials. This is done on a regular
basis in an open and candid
atmosphere.
Balanced Membership Plans: The
members will be selected by the
Commissioner of CBP (subject to
approval by the Secretary of Homeland
Security and the Secretary of the
Treasury) from representatives of the
trade and transportation community
that do business with CBP, or others
who are directly affected by CBP
commercial operations and related
functions. In addition, members will
represent major regions of the country,
and, by statute, not more than ten of the
Committee’s members may be affiliated
with the same political party.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
In the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–203), Congress
directed the Secretary of the Treasury to
create an Advisory Committee on
Commercial Operations of the U.S.
Customs Service (now CBP). The
Committee is to consist of twenty
members drawn from industry sectors
affected by CBP commercial operations
with balanced political party
affiliations. The Committee’s first twoyear charter was filed on October 17,
1988, and the Committee has been
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renewed for subsequent two-year terms
nine times since then.
With the creation of DHS, the
Secretary of the Treasury delegated a
joint chair and Committee management
role to the Secretary of Homeland
Security (see Treasury Department
Order No. 100–16, 19 CFR Part 0
Appx.). In Delegation Number 7010.3
(May, 2006), the Secretary of Homeland
Security delegated to the Commissioner
of CBP the authority to preside jointly
with Treasury over the meetings of the
Committee, to make appointments
(subject to approval of the Secretary of
Homeland Security) to COAC jointly
with Treasury, and to receive COAC
advice.
It is expected that, during its eleventh
two-year term, the Committee will
consider issues relating to enhanced
border and cargo supply chain security.
COAC will continue to provide advice
and report on matters such as CBP
modernization and automation,
informed compliance and compliance
assessment, account-based processing,
commercial enforcement and
uniformity, international efforts to
harmonize customs practices and
procedures, strategic planning, northern
border and southern border issues, and
relationships with foreign customs
authorities.
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Committee Meetings
The Committee meets at least once
each quarter, although additional
meetings may be scheduled. Generally,
every other meeting of the Committee
may be held outside of Washington, DC,
usually at a CBP port of entry.
Committee Membership
Membership on the Committee is
personal to the appointee and is
concurrent with the two-year duration
of the charter for the eleventh term.
Under the Charter, a member may not
send an alternate to represent him or her
at a Committee meeting. However, since
Committee meetings are open to the
public, another person from a member’s
organization may attend and observe the
proceedings in a nonparticipating
capacity. Regular attendance is
essential; the Charter provides that a
member who is absent for two
consecutive meetings or two meetings in
a calendar year shall be recommended
for replacement on the Committee.
No person who is required to register
under the Foreign Agents Registration
Act as an agent or representative of a
foreign principal may serve on this
advisory committee.
Members who are currently serving
on the Committee are eligible to reapply for membership provided that
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they are not in their second consecutive
term and that they have met attendance
requirements. A new application letter
(see ADDRESSES above) is required, but it
may incorporate by reference materials
previously filed (please attach courtesy
copies).
Members will not be paid
compensation by the Federal
Government for their services with
respect to the COAC.
Application for Advisory Committee
Appointment
There is no prescribed format for the
application. Applicants may send a
letter describing their interest and
qualifications and enclose a resume.
Any interested person wishing to
serve on the Committee must provide
the following:
• Statement of interest and reasons
for application;
• Complete professional biography or
resume;
• Political affiliation, in order to
ensure balanced representation
(mandatory). If no party registration or
allegiance exists, indicate
‘‘independent’’ or ‘‘unaffiliated’’.
In addition, all applicants must state
in their applications that they agree to
submit to pre-appointment background
and tax checks (mandatory). However, a
national security clearance is not
required for the position.
In support of the policy of DHS on
gender and ethnic diversity, qualified
women and members of minority groups
are encouraged to apply for
membership.
Dated: January 30, 2008.
W. Ralph Basham,
Commissioner, Customs and Border
Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5186–N–05]
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for possible use to
assist the homeless.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing
PO 00000
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and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington,
DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234;
TTY number for the hearing- and
speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free Title V information line
at 800–927–7588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the December 12, 1988
court order in National Coalition for the
Homeless v. Veterans Administration,
No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD
publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,
identifying unutilized, underutilized,
excess and surplus Federal buildings
and real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the
purpose of announcing that no
additional properties have been
determined suitable or unsuitable this
week.
Dated: January 24, 2008.
Mark R. Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs.
[FR Doc. E8–1578 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5152–N–03]
Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing
Choice Voucher Program and
Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room
Occupancy Program for Fiscal Year
2008; Revised for Selected Areas
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
Notice of Final Fair Market
Rents (FMRs) for Fiscal Year 2008,
Update.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice updates the FMRs
for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, and Pascagoula,
MS, to accommodate continuing rental
market impacts of Hurricane Katrina.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical information on the
methodology used to develop FMRs or
a listing of all FMRs, please call the
HUD USER information line at (800)
245–2691 or access the information on
the HUD Web site, https://
www.huduser.org/datasets/fmr.html.
Any questions related to use of FMRs or
voucher payment standards should be
directed to the respective local HUD
program staff. Questions on how to
conduct FMR surveys or further
methodological explanations may be
addressed to Marie L. Lihn or Lynn A.
Rodgers, Economic and Market Analysis
Division, Office of Economic Affairs,
Office of Policy Development and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Request for Applicants for Appointment to the Departmental
Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border
Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: Committee Management; request for applicants for appointment to
the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs
and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC).
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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is requesting
individuals who are interested in serving on the Departmental Advisory
Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and
Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) to apply for appointment.
COAC provides advice and makes recommendations to the Commissioner of
CBP, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Secretary of the Treasury on
all matters involving the commercial operations of CBP and related DHS
functions.
DATES: Applications for membership should reach CBP on or before April
1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to apply for membership, your application should
be sent to CBP by one of the following methods:
E-mail: Traderelations@dhs.gov.
Facsimile: (202) 344-2064.
Mail: Ms. Wanda J. Tate, Program Management Analyst,
Office of International Affairs and Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 8.5C,
Washington, DC 20229.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wanda J. Tate, Program Management
Analyst, Office of International Affairs and Trade Relations, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, (202) 344-1440, Fax (202) 344-2064.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Departmental Advisory Committee on
Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related
Homeland Security Functions (COAC) is an advisory committee established
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C., app.).
Purpose and Objective: The purpose of the Committee is to provide
advice to the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury on
all matters involving the commercial operations of Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and related functions within the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) or Treasury, and to submit an annual report to
Congress describing its operations and setting forth any
recommendations. The Committee provides a critical and unique forum for
distinguished representatives of diverse industry sectors to present
their views and advice directly to senior Treasury, DHS, and CBP
officials. This is done on a regular basis in an open and candid
atmosphere.
Balanced Membership Plans: The members will be selected by the
Commissioner of CBP (subject to approval by the Secretary of Homeland
Security and the Secretary of the Treasury) from representatives of the
trade and transportation community that do business with CBP, or others
who are directly affected by CBP commercial operations and related
functions. In addition, members will represent major regions of the
country, and, by statute, not more than ten of the Committee's members
may be affiliated with the same political party.
Background
In the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-203),
Congress directed the Secretary of the Treasury to create an Advisory
Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service (now
CBP). The Committee is to consist of twenty members drawn from industry
sectors affected by CBP commercial operations with balanced political
party affiliations. The Committee's first two-year charter was filed on
October 17, 1988, and the Committee has been
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renewed for subsequent two-year terms nine times since then.
With the creation of DHS, the Secretary of the Treasury delegated a
joint chair and Committee management role to the Secretary of Homeland
Security (see Treasury Department Order No. 100-16, 19 CFR Part 0
Appx.). In Delegation Number 7010.3 (May, 2006), the Secretary of
Homeland Security delegated to the Commissioner of CBP the authority to
preside jointly with Treasury over the meetings of the Committee, to
make appointments (subject to approval of the Secretary of Homeland
Security) to COAC jointly with Treasury, and to receive COAC advice.
It is expected that, during its eleventh two-year term, the
Committee will consider issues relating to enhanced border and cargo
supply chain security. COAC will continue to provide advice and report
on matters such as CBP modernization and automation, informed
compliance and compliance assessment, account-based processing,
commercial enforcement and uniformity, international efforts to
harmonize customs practices and procedures, strategic planning,
northern border and southern border issues, and relationships with
foreign customs authorities.
Committee Meetings
The Committee meets at least once each quarter, although additional
meetings may be scheduled. Generally, every other meeting of the
Committee may be held outside of Washington, DC, usually at a CBP port
of entry.
Committee Membership
Membership on the Committee is personal to the appointee and is
concurrent with the two-year duration of the charter for the eleventh
term. Under the Charter, a member may not send an alternate to
represent him or her at a Committee meeting. However, since Committee
meetings are open to the public, another person from a member's
organization may attend and observe the proceedings in a
nonparticipating capacity. Regular attendance is essential; the Charter
provides that a member who is absent for two consecutive meetings or
two meetings in a calendar year shall be recommended for replacement on
the Committee.
No person who is required to register under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act as an agent or representative of a foreign principal
may serve on this advisory committee.
Members who are currently serving on the Committee are eligible to
re-apply for membership provided that they are not in their second
consecutive term and that they have met attendance requirements. A new
application letter (see ADDRESSES above) is required, but it may
incorporate by reference materials previously filed (please attach
courtesy copies).
Members will not be paid compensation by the Federal Government for
their services with respect to the COAC.
Application for Advisory Committee Appointment
There is no prescribed format for the application. Applicants may
send a letter describing their interest and qualifications and enclose
a resume.
Any interested person wishing to serve on the Committee must
provide the following:
Statement of interest and reasons for application;
Complete professional biography or resume;
Political affiliation, in order to ensure balanced
representation (mandatory). If no party registration or allegiance
exists, indicate ``independent'' or ``unaffiliated''.
In addition, all applicants must state in their applications that
they agree to submit to pre-appointment background and tax checks
(mandatory). However, a national security clearance is not required for
the position.
In support of the policy of DHS on gender and ethnic diversity,
qualified women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply
for membership.
Dated: January 30, 2008.
W. Ralph Basham,
Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. E8-1944 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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