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Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases,
NIH, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 814,
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nih.gov.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
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AMSC Member Conflict Review
Date: October 24, 2023.
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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
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Committee Policy.
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Pursuant to section 1009 of the
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amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
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Committee Policy.
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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:
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) is revising the notice
published in the Federal Register on
August 30, 2023, which announced that
the next meeting of the Commercial
Customs Operations Advisory
Committee (COAC) will be held on
Wednesday, September 20, 2023. This
notice revises the August 30, 2023
notice to reflect the addition of a new
working group to the Secure Trade
Lanes Subcommittee which will provide
proposed recommendations for COAC’s
consideration at the September 20, 2023
COAC Public Meeting. As a result, CBP
is republishing the August 30, 2023
notice, with amendments reflecting the
addition of the De Minimis Working
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confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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Group. The meeting will be open to the
public via webinar only. There is no onsite, in-person option for the public to
attend this quarterly meeting.
DATES: The COAC will meet on
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 1
to 5 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 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:
• 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.
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
tradeevents@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
30, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) published a notice in
the Federal Register (88 FR 59933),
announcing that the Commercial
Customs Operations Advisory
Committee (COAC) meeting will be held
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on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.
The August 30, 2023 notice complied
with the 15-calendar-day requirement to
provide the public with notice of the
agenda and topics to be discussed. See
section 102–3.150(a) of title 41 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (41 CFR
102–3.150(a)). This notice amends the
agenda published in the August 30,
2023 notice, to note the addition of a
new working group, the De Minimis
Working Group, to the Secure Trade
Lanes Subcommittee. This notice is
published less than 15 calendar days
before COAC’s public meeting. Pursuant
to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), CBP believes
that there are exceptional circumstances
warranting less-than-15-days’ notice.
Due to the recent creation of the De
Minimis Working Group it was not clear
its work would be developed
sufficiently to present it at the public
meeting. However, CBP has been
informed that the subcommittee will
have additional proposed
recommendations to offer to COAC at
the public meeting based on the work
from the new working group. Because
CBP considers the working group’s
activity to be of significant interest to
the public and the government, CBP
does not want to delay COAC’s ability
to deliberate publicly upon the
additional proposed recommendations.
For ease of reference, CBP is
republishing the entirety of the August
30, 2023 notice, with the changes
described.
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
proposed 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 proposed
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 proposed 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 proposed
recommendation for the committee’s
consideration. The USMCA Chapter 7
Working Group meets bi-weekly with
the expectation that proposed
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 six active working groups: the Export
Modernization Working Group, the InBond Working Group, the Trade
Partnership and Engagement Working
Group, the Pipeline Working Group, and
the Cross-Border Recognition Working
Group and the newly formed De
Minimis Working Group. The Export
Modernization Working Group has
continued its work on the electronic
export manifest pilot program. The InBond 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 will submit
proposed recommendations 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. The De Minimis
Working Group held their first meeting
on August 22 and the group will submit
proposed recommendations for the
committee’s consideration. Emerging
risks have necessitated changes to
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operational priorities. Therefore, the De
Minimis Working Group met on an
aggressive schedule to develop
proposed recommendations for the
September 20, 2023, COAC meeting.
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.
Meeting materials will be available by
September 11, 2023, at: https://
www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholderengagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Information Collection Request to
Office of Management and Budget
Science and Technology
Directorate (S&T), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Sixty-Day notice requesting
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) Science and Technology
Directorate (S&T) intends to submit an
Information Collection Requestion (ICR)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting
approval for the collection of
information. Our ICR describes the
information we seek to collect from the
public. Before submitting this ICR to
OIRA, S&T is inviting comments as
described below.
DATES: Comments much reach S&T on
or before October 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DHS docket number DHS–
2023–0031 SAFETY Act to S&T using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. See the
‘‘Public participation and request for
comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting
comments.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DHS/S&T/COMPONENT: S&T/OIC/
SAFETY Act.
Project Manager, Luz Irazabal.
Email Address, luz.irazabal@
hq.dhs.gov.
Phone Number: 202–913–4926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Public Participation and Request for
Comments
This notice relies on the authority of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., chapter 35, as
amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension,
or renewal of a S&T collection of
information (Collection). The ICR
contains information describing the
Collection’s purpose, the Collection’s
likely burden on the affected public, an
explanation of the necessity of the
Collection, and other important
information describing the Collection.
There is one ICR for each Collection.
S&T invites comments on whether
this ICR should be granted based on the
Collection being necessary for the
proper performance of Departmental
functions. In particular, S&T would
appreciate comments addressing: (1)
The practical utility of the Collection;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated burden
of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of
information subject to the Collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the Collection on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency.
In response to your comments, we
may revise this ICR. We will consider
all comments and material received
during the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this
request by submitting comments and
related materials. Comments must
contain the OMB Control Number of the
ICR and the docket number of this
request, DHS–2023–0031 SAFETY Act,
and must be received by October 30,
2023.
Submitting Comments
We encourage you to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions. Documents
mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at
https://www.regulations.gov and can be
viewed by following that website’s
instructions. Additionally, if you go to
the online docket and sign up for email
alerts, you will be notified when
comments are posted.
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We accept anonymous comments. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and
submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
Overview of This Information
Collection Request
Title: Safety Act.
OMB Control Number: DHS–2023–
0031 SAFETY Act.
Type of Information Collection: New.
Agency form number, if any, and the
applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: DHS–2023–
0031 SAFETY Act, Science and
Technology Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
Respondents: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: An estimated 330
respondents will take the survey.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 18,500
hours.
Frequency: Once.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Summary: S&T’s mission is to deliver
effective and innovative insight,
methods, and solutions for the critical
needs of the Homeland Security
Enterprise. As the research and
development (R&D) arm of the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), the Science and Technology
Directorate (S&T) focuses on providing
the tools, technologies, and knowledge
products the nation’s Homeland
Security Enterprise needs today and
tomorrow. S&T constantly works to
bridge industry and end-user
communities around the nation. S&T’s
R&D focus areas cover DHS’s core
mission areas and use our network of
industry, national laboratory and other
partners seek solutions for capability
gaps and define topics for future
research. In order to work continuously
to ensure that our programs are effective
and meet our customers’ needs, S&T
seeks to obtain Office of Management
and Budget approval of a generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback
on our service delivery. By qualitative
feedback, we mean, information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions, but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study. This collection of
information is necessary to enable the
S&T programs to garner customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with our
commitment to improving tools,
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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: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is revising the
notice published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2023, which
announced that the next meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations
Advisory Committee (COAC) will be held on Wednesday, September 20,
2023. This notice revises the August 30, 2023 notice to reflect the
addition of a new working group to the Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee
which will provide proposed recommendations for COAC's consideration at
the September 20, 2023 COAC Public Meeting. As a result, CBP is
republishing the August 30, 2023 notice, with amendments reflecting the
addition of the De Minimis Working Group. 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 to 5
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 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:
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: On August 30, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register (88 FR
59933), announcing that the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory
Committee (COAC) meeting will be held
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on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The August 30, 2023 notice complied
with the 15-calendar-day requirement to provide the public with notice
of the agenda and topics to be discussed. See section 102-3.150(a) of
title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations (41 CFR 102-3.150(a)). This
notice amends the agenda published in the August 30, 2023 notice, to
note the addition of a new working group, the De Minimis Working Group,
to the Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee. This notice is published less
than 15 calendar days before COAC's public meeting. Pursuant to 41 CFR
102-3.150(b), CBP believes that there are exceptional circumstances
warranting less-than-15-days' notice. Due to the recent creation of the
De Minimis Working Group it was not clear its work would be developed
sufficiently to present it at the public meeting. However, CBP has been
informed that the subcommittee will have additional proposed
recommendations to offer to COAC at the public meeting based on the
work from the new working group. Because CBP considers the working
group's activity to be of significant interest to the public and the
government, CBP does not want to delay COAC's ability to deliberate
publicly upon the additional proposed recommendations.
For ease of reference, CBP is republishing the entirety of the
August 30, 2023 notice, with the changes described.
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
proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed
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 proposed recommendation for the committee's consideration.
The USMCA Chapter 7 Working Group meets bi-weekly with the expectation
that proposed 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
six 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 and the newly formed De Minimis 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 will submit proposed
recommendations 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. The De Minimis Working Group
held their first meeting on August 22 and the group will submit
proposed recommendations for the committee's consideration. Emerging
risks have necessitated changes to
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operational priorities. Therefore, the De Minimis Working Group met on
an aggressive schedule to develop proposed recommendations for the
September 20, 2023, COAC meeting. 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.
Meeting materials will be available by September 11, 2023, at:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/coac-public-meetings.
Felicia M. Pullam,
Executive Director, Office of Trade Relations.
[FR Doc. 2023-19644 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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