CBP Announces COAC Meeting Date, Releases Agenda

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) for CBP will next meet Aug. 21, beginning at 1 p.m. EDT, in Buffalo, New York, CBP said in a notice.

The COAC will hear from the following subcommittees on the topics listed below and then will review, deliberate and formulate recommendations on how to proceed on those topics:

• The Next Generation Facilitation Subcommittee will discuss the Emerging Technologies Working Group’s progress on various Blockchain Proof of Concept Projects and other initiatives. An update will be provided regarding the creation of the new Interagency Collaboration/One U.S. Government Working Group. This new working group is a collaborative effort between the government and the trade community to discuss operational and technical issues impacting one or more U.S. government agencies; including, but not limited to, the CBP trade strategy. Finally, CBP will provide an update on the efforts of ECommerce projects and next steps for the COAC E-Commerce Working Group.
• The Intelligent Enforcement (IE) Subcommittee will discuss the progress made on CBP’s Joint Strategic Plan required under Section 105 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA). The subcommittee will also provide updates from the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) and Bond Working Groups on risk-based bonding. Additionally, the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group will discuss the progress made on prior recommendations and plans to address the Presidential Memorandum on Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods. Lastly, the IE Subcommittee will discuss new topics to be addressed by the Forced Labor Working Group.
• The Rapid Response Subcommittee will provide an update on progress made by the Northern Triangle Working Group and a preliminary report. The report will outline initial findings and actionable short, medium, and long-term recommendations.
• The Secure Trade Lanes Subcommittee will present a summary of the activities of the Trusted Trader Working Group as well as the activities to date regarding the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance Program. The subcommittee will also provide an update on the progress of the In-Bond Working Group’s analysis of the current In-Bond processes and proposed changes. The newly launched Export Modernization Working Group will provide updates regarding the expansion of CBP’s post departure filing program and other related subcommittee activities..

(Federal Register 08/02/19)