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address one or more of the following
four points: (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
suggestions to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) suggestions to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. The
comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: Vessel Entrance and Clearance
System (VECS).
OMB Number: 1651–0019.
Form Number: CBP Form 1300.
Current Actions: Extension.
Type of Review: Extension.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Abstract: CBP Form 1300, Vessel
Entrance or Clearance Statement, is
used to collect essential commercial
vessel data at time of formal entrance
and clearance in U.S. ports, allows the
master to attest to the truthfulness of all
CBP forms associated with the manifest
package, and collects relevant
information about the vessel and cargo.
The form was developed through
agreement by the United Nations
Intergovernmental Maritime
Organization (IMO) in conjunction with
the United States and various other
countries. The form was developed as a
single form to replace the numerous
other forms used by various countries
for the entrance and clearance of
vessels. CBP Form 1300 is authorized by
5 U.S.C. 301, and 19 U.S.C. 66, 1415,
1624, 2071, 1431, 1433, and 1434, as
well as 46 U.S.C. 501, 60105 and
provided for by 19 CFR 4. This form is
accessible at: https://www.cbp.gov/
newsroom/publications/
forms?title=1300&=Apply.
This form is currently submitted in
paper format and is anticipated to be
submitted electronically as part of CBP’s
efforts to automate maritime forms
through the Vessel Entrance and
Clearance System (VECS), which will
reduce the need for paper submission of
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any vessel entrance or clearance
requirements under the above
referenced statutes and regulations.
VECS will still collect and maintain the
same data as CBP Form 1300 but will
automate the capture of data to reduce
or eliminate redundancy with other data
collected by CBP.
Respondents are enabled to create a
new ACE Account type for Vessel
Agencies through the ACE Portal. The
new account type within ACE will
operate as a portal that leads to the
Vessel Entrance and Clearance System
(VECS), which will run as its own
independent system.
Vessel Agents will be required to
provide identifying information such as;
their name, their employer
identification number (EIN), company
address, and their phone numbers,
which will be requested at the time
Vessel Agents apply for the new ACE
account type.
After creating an ACE account, Vessel
Agencies, Vessel Operating Common
Carriers (VOCCs), and their designees
are able to use the new Vessel Entrance
and Clearance System (VECS) as part of
the ongoing pilot program to test the
functionality of VECS, and will be able
to file vessel entrance, clearance, and
related data to CBP electronically.
CBP is currently running a small
public VECS Pilot on several ports.
VECS will automate and digitize the
collection and processing of the data
and filing requirements for which the
CBP Form 1300 is used. CBP plans to
run an initial public pilot to test the
system. All users who obtained a Vessel
Agency Account through the ACE Portal
will be automatically enrolled into the
VECS public pilot. Initially, the pilot
began at one of eleven ports where
VECS was previously internally tested.
CBP is providing training to each CBP
port and the Vessel Agency personnel at
each port, prior to beginning/expanding
the public pilot in another port.
The VECS public pilot will continue
to expand to additional ports, in an
effort to progressively test and
implement the system nationwide.
There will be no change to the paper
format of CBP Form 1300, and CBP
Form 1300 in paper format will
continue to be accepted.
New Submission
The VECS Pilot will be live for 51 port
codes as of August 2023 enabling fully
electronic processing of vessel entrance
and clearance. The public pilot has
allowed CBP to identify areas for
additional enhancement and
automation, fix minor errors with the
system’s operation, and simultaneously
deploy to new locations while
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continuing to test fixes and new
capabilities. VECS pilot will continue to
expand to other port codes while
implementing training for port staff.
Type of Information Collection: CBP
Form 1300.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,624.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 72.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 188,928.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes (0.5 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 94,464.
Dated: August 25, 2023.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP–2023–0021]
Commercial Customs Operations
Advisory Committee (COAC)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Committee management; notice
of Federal advisory committee meeting.
AGENCY:
The Commercial Customs
Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)
will hold its quarterly meeting on
Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The
meeting will be open to the public via
webinar only. There is no on-site, inperson option for the public to attend
this quarterly meeting.
DATES: The COAC will meet on
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note
that the meeting may close early if the
committee has completed its business.
Comments must be submitted in writing
no later than September 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to
the public via webinar only. The
webinar link and conference number
will be posted by 5:00 p.m. EDT on
September 19, 2023, at https://
www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholderengagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.
For information or to request special
assistance for the meeting, contact Ms.
Latoria Martin, Office of Trade
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, at (202) 344–1440 as soon as
possible. Comments may be submitted
by one of the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket
Number USCBP–2023–0021. To submit
a comment, click the ‘‘Comment’’ button
located on the top left-hand side of the
docket page.
• Email: tradeevents@cbp.dhs.gov.
Include Docket Number USCBP–2023–
0021 in the subject line of the message.
Comments must be submitted in
writing no later than September 15,
2023, and must be identified by Docket
No. USCBP–2023–0021. All
submissions received must also include
the words ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security.’’ All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholderengagement/coac/coac-public-meetings
and www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
please refrain from including any
personal information you do not wish to
be posted. You may wish to view the
Privacy and Security Notice, which is
available via a link on
www.regulations.gov.
Ms.
Latoria Martin, Office of Trade
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Room 3.5A, Washington, DC
20229, (202) 344–1440; or Ms. Felicia
M. Pullam, Designated Federal Officer,
at (202) 344–1440 or via email at
tradeevents@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given under the
authority of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, title 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. The
Commercial Customs Operations
Advisory Committee (COAC) provides
advice to the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of the Department 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.
The COAC is committed to ensuring
that all participants have equal access
regardless of disability status. If you
require a reasonable accommodation
due to a disability to fully participate,
please contact Ms. Latoria Martin at
(202) 344–1440 as soon as possible.
Please feel free to share this
information with other interested
members of your organization or
association.
To facilitate public participation, we
are inviting public comment on the
issues the committee will consider prior
to the formulation of recommendations
as listed in the AGENDA section below.
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There will be multiple public
comment periods held during the
meeting on September 20, 2023.
Speakers are requested to limit their
comments to two minutes or less to
facilitate greater participation. 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/stakeholderengagement/coac.
Agenda
The COAC will hear from the current
subcommittees on the topics listed
below:
1. The Intelligent Enforcement
Subcommittee will provide updates on
the work completed and topics
discussed in its working groups. The
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/
CVD) Working Group will provide
updates regarding its work and
discussions on importer compliance
with AD/CVD requirements. The
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Process Modernization Working Group
will report on, and anticipates providing
recommendations for the committee’s
consideration relating to, the
development of a portal on the CBP IPR
web page and other enhancements in
communications between CBP, rights
holders, and the trade community
regarding enforcement actions. The
Bond Working Group will report on the
ongoing discussions and status updates
for eBond requirements. The Forced
Labor Working Group (FLWG) has been
working on the implementation of
recommendations and updates, as well
as revisions to its statement of work.
The FLWG will also provide updates
and anticipates making
recommendations for the committee’s
consideration at the September public
meeting.
2. The Next Generation Facilitation
Subcommittee will provide updates on
its working groups. There will be an
update and potential recommendations
for the committee’s consideration from
the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working Group
regarding progress on the ACE 2.0
initiative resulting from the working
group’s recent in-person sessions held
to review the CBP ACE 2.0 Concept of
Operations processes. The Customs
Interagency Industry Working Group
(CII) (formerly the One U.S. Government
Working Group) will provide an update
on the work accomplished this quarter,
which includes discussions with
Partner Government Agencies and an
update on ACE 2.0. The Passenger Air
Operations (PAO) Working Group has
been focusing its discussions on CBP
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security seal processing and access to
international aircraft and passengers,
landing rights, and elimination of
outdated or obsolete forms, and will
provide an update on those discussions.
3. The Rapid Response Subcommittee
will provide updates from the Broker
Modernization Working Group and the
United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA) Chapter 7 Working
Group. The Broker Modernization
Working Group currently meets
monthly and continues to focus on the
19 CFR part 111 final rules relating to
Modernization of the Customs Broker
Regulations and Continuing Education
for Licensed Customs Brokers, as well as
Customs Broker Licensing Exams
matters. The subcommittee anticipates
the Broker Modernization Working
Group will provide one
recommendation for the committee’s
consideration. The USMCA Chapter 7
Working Group meets bi-weekly with
the expectation that recommendations
will be developed and submitted for
consideration at an upcoming COAC
public meeting. The current focus of
this working group is to review the
Chapter 7 articles of the USMCA and
identify gaps in implementation
between the United States, Mexico, and
Canada.
4. The Secure Trade Lanes
Subcommittee will provide updates on
its five active working groups: the
Export Modernization Working Group,
the In-Bond Working Group, the Trade
Partnership and Engagement Working
Group, the Pipeline Working Group, and
the Cross-Border Recognition Working
Group. The Export Modernization
Working Group has continued its work
on the electronic export manifest pilot
program. The In-Bond Working Group
has continued its focus on the
implementation of previously submitted
recommendations. The Trade
Partnership and Engagement Working
Group has focused its work on
implementing previous
recommendations for Customs Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
Trade Compliance partners and is
working to update its statement of work
to include CTPAT security. The
Pipeline Working Group expects to
submit a recommendation for the
committee’s consideration that CBP
develop a pilot to use Distributed
Ledger Technology to enhance
transparency in supply chains for
pipeline-borne goods. Although the
Cross-Border Recognition Working
Group did not meet this quarter, it
remains an active working group within
the subcommittee and will resume
meetings next quarter.
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Meeting materials will be available by
September 11, 2023, at: https://
www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholderengagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.
Dated: August 25, 2023.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2023–18718 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2023–0024]
Homeland Security Advisory Council
Office of Partnership and
Engagement (OPE), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory
committee meeting.
AGENCY:
The Homeland Security
Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold a
public in-person meeting on Thursday,
September 14, 2023. The meeting will
be open to the public via teleconference.
DATES: The meeting will take place from
02 p.m. ET to 04:30 p.m. ET on
Thursday, September 14, 2023. Please
note that the meeting may end early if
the Council has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The HSAC meeting will be
held at DHS St. Elizabeths Campus in
Washington, DC Members of the public
interested in participating may do so via
teleconference by following the process
outlined below. The public will be in
listen-only mode except for the public
comment portion of the meeting.
Written comments must be submitted by
05 p.m. ET on September 13, 2023.
Comments must be identified by Docket
No. DHS–2023–0024 and may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: HSAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include
Docket No. DHS–2023–0024 in the
subject line of the message.
• Mail: Rebecca Sternhell, Acting
Executive Director of the Homeland
Security Advisory Council, Office of
Partnership and Engagement, Mailstop
0385, Department of Homeland
Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr
Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and ‘‘DHS–2023–
0024’’, the docket number for this
action. Comments received will be
posted without alteration at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You
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may wish to review the Privacy and
Security Notice found via a link on the
homepage of www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read comments received by the Council,
go to https://www.regulations.gov, search
‘‘DHS–2023–0024,’’ ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’ to view the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Sternhell, Acting Executive
Director, Homeland Security Advisory
Council at 202–891–2876 or HSAC@
hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given pursuant to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. 1009, which requires
each FACA committee meeting to be
open to the public unless the President,
or the head of the agency to which the
advisory committee reports, determines
that a portion of the meeting may be
closed to the public in accordance with
5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
The HSAC provides organizationally
independent, strategic, timely, specific,
actionable advice, and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Homeland Security on matters related to
homeland security. The Council
consists of senior executives from
government, the private sector,
academia, law enforcement, and nongovernmental organizations. The open
session will include: (1) Remarks from
Senior DHS leaders, (2) Introduction
and swearing in of a new member, (3)
briefings, public comment, HSAC
member deliberation, and voting on the
the four draft reports from the DHS
Workforce; Alternatives to Detention;
Homeland Security Grant Program
Review; and the Artificial Intelligence—
Mission Focused subcommittees. The
Council was tasked to create these
subcommittees on March 27, 2023. The
taskings can be found on the HSAC
website at www.dhs.gov/homelandsecurity-advisory-council. The HSAC
will also receive updates on previous
recommendations it has submitted to
the Secretary.
Members of the public will be in
listen-only mode except during the
public comment session. Members of
the public may register to participate in
this Council meeting via teleconference
under the following procedures. Each
individual must provide their full legal
name and email address no later than
5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September
13, 2023, to Rebecca Sternhell, Acting
Executive Director of the Homeland
Security Advisory Council via email to
HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or via phone at 202–
891–2876. Members of the public who
have registered to participate will be
provided the teleconference call-in
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number, meeting agenda, and the four
draft subcommittee reports after the
closing of the public registration period
and prior to the start of the meeting. For
more information about the HSAC,
please visit our website: https://
www.dhs.gov/homeland-securityadvisory-council.
For information on services for
individuals with disabilities, or to
request special assistance, please email
HSAC@hq.dhs.gov by 5:00 p.m. ET on
Thursday, September 7, 2023 or call
202–891–2876. The HSAC is committed
to ensuring all participants have equal
access regardless of disability status. If
you require a reasonable
accommodation due to a disability to
fully participate, please contact Rebecca
Sternhell at 202–891–2876 or HSAC@
hq.dhs.gov as soon as possible.
Dated: August 24, 2023.
Rebecca Sternhell,
Acting Executive Director, Homeland Security
Advisory Council, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2023–18631 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7071–N–10]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection; Housing Counseling
Homeownership Initiative Notice of
Funding Opportunity (HI NOFO); OMB
Control No.: 2502–NEW
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: October 30,
2023.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be submitted
within 60 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP-2023-0021]
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 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 hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The
meeting will be open to the public via webinar only. There is no on-
site, in-person option for the public to attend this quarterly meeting.
DATES: The COAC will meet on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note that the meeting may close early if
the committee has completed its business. Comments must be submitted in
writing no later than September 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only. The
webinar link and conference number will be posted by 5:00 p.m. EDT on
September 19, 2023, at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings. For information or to request
special assistance for the meeting, contact Ms. Latoria Martin, Office
of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, at (202) 344-
1440 as soon as possible. Comments may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Search for Docket Number USCBP-2023-0021. To submit a comment, click
the ``Comment'' button located on the top left-hand side of the docket
page.
Email: [email protected]. Include Docket Number
USCBP-2023-0021 in the subject line of the message.
Comments must be submitted in writing no later than September 15,
2023, and must be identified by Docket No. USCBP-2023-0021. All
submissions received must also include the words ``Department of
Homeland Security.'' All comments received will be posted without
change to https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings and www.regulations.gov. Therefore, please refrain from
including any personal information you do not wish to be posted. You
may wish to view the Privacy and Security Notice, which is available
via a link on www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Latoria Martin, Office of Trade
Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Room 3.5A, Washington, DC 20229, (202) 344-1440; or Ms. Felicia M.
Pullam, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 344-1440 or via email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, title 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) provides
advice to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of the Department 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.
The COAC is committed to ensuring that all participants have equal
access regardless of disability status. If you require a reasonable
accommodation due to a disability to fully participate, please contact
Ms. Latoria Martin at (202) 344-1440 as soon as possible.
Please feel free to share this information with other interested
members of your organization or association.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues the committee will consider prior to the formulation of
recommendations as listed in the AGENDA section below.
There will be multiple public comment periods held during the
meeting on September 20, 2023. Speakers are requested to limit their
comments to two minutes or less to facilitate greater participation.
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.
Agenda
The COAC will hear from the current subcommittees on the topics
listed below:
1. The Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee will provide updates on
the work completed and topics discussed in its working groups. The
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) Working Group will provide
updates regarding its work and discussions on importer compliance with
AD/CVD requirements. The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Process
Modernization Working Group will report on, and anticipates providing
recommendations for the committee's consideration relating to, the
development of a portal on the CBP IPR web page and other enhancements
in communications between CBP, rights holders, and the trade community
regarding enforcement actions. The Bond Working Group will report on
the ongoing discussions and status updates for eBond requirements. The
Forced Labor Working Group (FLWG) has been working on the
implementation of recommendations and updates, as well as revisions to
its statement of work. The FLWG will also provide updates and
anticipates making recommendations for the committee's consideration at
the September public meeting.
2. The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will provide
updates on its working groups. There will be an update and potential
recommendations for the committee's consideration from the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) 2.0 Working Group regarding progress on
the ACE 2.0 initiative resulting from the working group's recent in-
person sessions held to review the CBP ACE 2.0 Concept of Operations
processes. The Customs Interagency Industry Working Group (CII)
(formerly the One U.S. Government Working Group) will provide an update
on the work accomplished this quarter, which includes discussions with
Partner Government Agencies and an update on ACE 2.0. The Passenger Air
Operations (PAO) Working Group has been focusing its discussions on CBP
security seal processing and access to international aircraft and
passengers, landing rights, and elimination of outdated or obsolete
forms, and will provide an update on those discussions.
3. The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide updates from the
Broker Modernization Working Group and the United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA) Chapter 7 Working Group. The Broker Modernization
Working Group currently meets monthly and continues to focus on the 19
CFR part 111 final rules relating to Modernization of the Customs
Broker Regulations and Continuing Education for Licensed Customs
Brokers, as well as Customs Broker Licensing Exams matters. The
subcommittee anticipates the Broker Modernization Working Group will
provide one recommendation for the committee's consideration. The USMCA
Chapter 7 Working Group meets bi-weekly with the expectation that
recommendations will be developed and submitted for consideration at an
upcoming COAC public meeting. The current focus of this working group
is to review the Chapter 7 articles of the USMCA and identify gaps in
implementation between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
4. The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will provide updates on its
five active working groups: the Export Modernization Working Group, the
In-Bond Working Group, the Trade Partnership and Engagement Working
Group, the Pipeline Working Group, and the Cross-Border Recognition
Working Group. The Export Modernization Working Group has continued its
work on the electronic export manifest pilot program. The In-Bond
Working Group has continued its focus on the implementation of
previously submitted recommendations. The Trade Partnership and
Engagement Working Group has focused its work on implementing previous
recommendations for Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
Trade Compliance partners and is working to update its statement of
work to include CTPAT security. The Pipeline Working Group expects to
submit a recommendation for the committee's consideration that CBP
develop a pilot to use Distributed Ledger Technology to enhance
transparency in supply chains for pipeline-borne goods. Although the
Cross-Border Recognition Working Group did not meet this quarter, it
remains an active working group within the subcommittee and will resume
meetings next quarter.
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Meeting materials will be available by September 11, 2023, at:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.
Dated: August 25, 2023.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2023-18718 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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