Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), 21372-21373 [2016-08211]

Download as PDF 21372 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2016 / Notices Certifications; the purpose and goals of this intercessional for this date; and any adaptations to the organization of this intercessional; (2) Reports of working sub-groups. At the end of the day, the working sub-groups will report to the full working group on what was accomplished in their meetings. The full working group will not take action on these reports on this date. Any action taken as a result of this working group meeting will be taken on day 3 of the meeting. (3) Public comment period. (4) Adjournment of meeting. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Day 3 The agenda for the April 29, 2016 meeting is as follows: (1) The working group will meet briefly to discuss Task Statement 30, Utilizing military education, training and assessment for the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and U.S. Coast Guard Certifications; the purpose and goals of this intercessional for this date; and any adaptations to the organization of this intercessional; (2) Reports of working sub-groups. The working sub-groups will report to the full working group on what was accomplished in their meetings. The full working group will not take action on these reports at this time. Any action taken as a result of this working group meeting will be taken after the public comment period. (3) Public comment period. (4) Preparation of the meeting report to the Committee. (5) Adjournment of meeting. A public comment period will be held during each day during the working group meeting concerning matters being discussed. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public comment periods may end before the prescribed ending times following the last call for comments. Please contact Mr. Davis Breyer, listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, to register as a speaker. Please note that the meeting may adjourn early if the work is completed. Dated: April 5, 2016. J.G. Lantz, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, United States Coast Guard. [FR Doc. 2016–08198 Filed 4–8–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Apr 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Docket No. USCBP–2016–0017] Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. AGENCY: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will meet in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will meet on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, from 9:30 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=69; by email to tradeevents@dhs.gov; or by fax to (202) 325–4290 by 5:00 p.m. EDT by April 22, 2016. 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=68; by 5:00 p.m. EDT by April 22, 2016. 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=69; to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_ reg/cancel.asp?w=68; to cancel a webinar registration. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Training and Development, 1717 H Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. There will be signage posted directing visitors to the location of the conference room. For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Ms. Wanda Tate, Office SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 18, 2016, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP–2016–0017, and may be submitted by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// 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 https://www.regulations.gov. Please do not submit personal information to this docket. Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov and search for Docket Number USCBP–2016–0017. 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 27, 2016. 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, https://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) 344–1661; facsimile (202) 325– 4290. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1 21373 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2016 / Notices Appendix. The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (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 the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of the Treasury. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Agenda The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (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 Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection (TERC) Subcommittee will discuss the progress made on prior TERC recommendations, the Intellectual Property Rights Working Group, Bond Working Group and recommendations from the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Working Group. 2. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will discuss their vision for an enhanced Trusted Trader concept that includes engagement with CBP to include relevant partner government agencies with a potential for international interoperability. 3. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss the progress of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise Uniformity (‘‘Centers’’) Working Group. The subcommittee will provide an update on areas they have identified for Centers to develop uniform policies, processes and strategies, with consideration of an industry-focused and account-based approach. The subcommittee will also discuss the progress of the International Engagement and Trade Facilitation Working Group which is identifying examples of best practices in the U.S. and abroad that facilitate trade and could be applied globally. Additionally, the subcommittee will also discuss the formation of a Role of the Broker Working Group to provide updated recommendations for revising 19 CFR 111. 4. The One U.S. Government Subcommittee will discuss progress of the Automated Commercial CBPL No. Environment (ACE) Single Window efforts and the previous COAC recommendations related to this matter. CBP will respond to the working group’s previous recommendations and suggestions. There will also be an update from the North American Single Window Working Group on developments of the North American Single Window Vision statement. 5. The Exports Subcommittee will discuss the progress of the Air, Ocean, and Rail Manifest Pilots, and the beginning of work planned for the Truck Manifest sub-workgroup, which will be coordinating with the 1 USG North American Single Window (NASW) work group to ensure that the groups are not duplicating work. The Post Departure Filing (PDF) workgroup will be discussing the results of its planned Table Top exercise. 6. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will review and discuss recommendations related to the Pipeline Working Group and also provide an update on pilot discussions with industry. In addition, the subcommittee will report on the startup of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C–TPAT) Working Group that will be reviewing and developing recommendations to update the C– TPAT minimum security criteria. Meeting materials will be available by April 22 2016, at: https://www.cbp.gov/ trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/ coac-public-meetings. Dated: April 6, 2016. Maria Luisa Boyce, Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade Relations. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of King Laboratories, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of King Laboratories, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory. AGENCY: 18:37 Apr 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 Approved Gauger and Accredited Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– 344–1060. Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that King Laboratories, Inc., 1300 E. 223rd St., #401, Carson, CA 90745, has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. King Laboratories, Inc., is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API): SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 3 ............... 7 ............... 8 ............... 12 ............. Tank Gauging. Temperature Determination. Sampling. Calculation of Petroleum Quantities. Marine Measurement. 17 ............. King Laboratories, Inc., is accredited for the following laboratory analysis procedures and methods for petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM): Title ASTM D–86 VerDate Sep<11>2014 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: API Chapters BILLING CODE 9111–14–P ASTM D–1298 27–08 ...................... Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of King Laboratories, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on September 16, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 2018. DATES: [FR Doc. 2016–08211 Filed 4–8–16; 8:45 am] ASTM 27–02 ...................... Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that King Laboratories, Inc., has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of September 16, 2015. SUMMARY: Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method. Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure. PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21372-21373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08211]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Docket No. USCBP-2016-0017]


Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS).

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) 
will meet in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will 
meet on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, from 9:30 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=69; by email to tradeevents@dhs.gov; or by fax to (202) 
325-4290 by 5:00 p.m. EDT by April 22, 2016. 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=68; by 5:00 
p.m. EDT by April 22, 2016. Feel free to share this information with 
other interested members of your organization or association.
    Members of the public who are pre-registered 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=69; to cancel an in person registration, or https://apps.cbp.gov/te_reg/cancel.asp?w=68; to cancel a webinar registration.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Office of Training and Development, 1717 H Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20006. There will be signage posted directing visitors 
to the location of the conference 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 18, 2016, 
and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2016-0017, and may be 
submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://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 https://www.regulations.gov. Please do not submit personal information to this 
docket.
    Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or 
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket Number 
USCBP-2016-0017. 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 27, 2016. 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, https://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) 344-1661; 
facsimile (202) 325-4290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.

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Appendix. The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (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 the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Department of the Treasury.

Agenda

    The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (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 Trade Enforcement and Revenue Collection (TERC) Subcommittee 
will discuss the progress made on prior TERC recommendations, the 
Intellectual Property Rights Working Group, Bond Working Group and 
recommendations from the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Working 
Group.
    2. The Trusted Trader Subcommittee will discuss their vision for an 
enhanced Trusted Trader concept that includes engagement with CBP to 
include relevant partner government agencies with a potential for 
international interoperability.
    3. The Trade Modernization Subcommittee will discuss the progress 
of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise Uniformity (``Centers'') 
Working Group. The subcommittee will provide an update on areas they 
have identified for Centers to develop uniform policies, processes and 
strategies, with consideration of an industry-focused and account-based 
approach. The subcommittee will also discuss the progress of the 
International Engagement and Trade Facilitation Working Group which is 
identifying examples of best practices in the U.S. and abroad that 
facilitate trade and could be applied globally. Additionally, the 
subcommittee will also discuss the formation of a Role of the Broker 
Working Group to provide updated recommendations for revising 19 CFR 
111.
    4. The One U.S. Government Subcommittee will discuss progress of 
the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Single Window efforts and 
the previous COAC recommendations related to this matter. CBP will 
respond to the working group's previous recommendations and 
suggestions. There will also be an update from the North American 
Single Window Working Group on developments of the North American 
Single Window Vision statement.
    5. The Exports Subcommittee will discuss the progress of the Air, 
Ocean, and Rail Manifest Pilots, and the beginning of work planned for 
the Truck Manifest sub-workgroup, which will be coordinating with the 1 
USG North American Single Window (NASW) work group to ensure that the 
groups are not duplicating work. The Post Departure Filing (PDF) 
workgroup will be discussing the results of its planned Table Top 
exercise.
    6. The Global Supply Chain Subcommittee will review and discuss 
recommendations related to the Pipeline Working Group and also provide 
an update on pilot discussions with industry. In addition, the 
subcommittee will report on the startup of the Customs-Trade 
Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Working Group that will be 
reviewing and developing recommendations to update the C-TPAT minimum 
security criteria.

Meeting materials will be available by April 22 2016, at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.


    Dated: April 6, 2016.
Maria Luisa Boyce,
Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement, Office of Trade 
Relations.
[FR Doc. 2016-08211 Filed 4-8-16; 8:45 am]
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