CBP Announces Next COAC Meeting
October 23, 2009The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (COAC) will meet on November 4, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The meeting will be open to the public. COAC is tasked with providing 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 DHS or the Department of the Treasury. The third meeting of the 11th term of COAC will be held at the date, time and location specified above. For more details, see the notice published in the Federal Register.
The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building in the Atrium Hall, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. Written material, comments, as well as any requests to have copies of submitted materials distributed to committee members prior to the meeting should reach the contact person at the address below by October 30, 2009.
Comments must be identified by USCBP-2009-0026 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
- Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
- E-mail: 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, Department of Homeland Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 5.2A, Washington, DC 20229.
The tentative agenda for the meeting includes the following:
- Trade Facilitation Subcommittee.
- Importer Security Filing (”10+2″).
- Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Subcommittee.
- Agriculture Subcommittee.
- Air Cargo Security Subcommittee.
- Automation Subcommittee.
For further information, contact: Ms. Wanda Tate, Office of Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 5.2A, Washington, DC 20229; E-Mail: tradeevents@dhs.gov; Phone: (202) 344-1440; FAX: (202) 325-4290.
