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COAC to Meet February 25th in Miami, FL

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) will meet on February 25, 2010 in Miami, FL.

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According to CBP, the tentative agenda for the meeting covers:

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) briefing

Importer Security Filing (10+2)

Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Subcommittee

Agriculture Subcommittee

Air Cargo Security Committee

Automation Subcommittee

ACE/ITDS (Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System) briefing

Bond Subcommittee/Bond Centralization update

Trade Facilitation Subcommittee

Deadline for Written Material/Comments, Requests to Have Material Distributed

According to CBP, the public is invited to submit comments and/or written material on any of the identified agenda items as set forth above. Such materials, comments, etc. are due by February 19, 2010. (See notice for complete submission details.)

Meeting Registration Deadline is February 19th

CBP states that since seating is limited, all persons wishing to attend this meeting should provide notice of attendance by close-of-business February 19, 2010, Those interested in attending can register online at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/coac/ or by contacting Wanda Tate at tradeevents@dhs.gov or (202) 344-1440.

CBP notice (D/N USCBP-2010-0001, FR Pub 02/08/10 available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2652.pdf.