[Federal Register: October 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 197)]
[Notices]
[Page 60891-60892]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Public Meeting of the Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the date, time, and location for a
public meeting of the Airport and Seaport User Fee Federal Advisory
Committee and the agenda for consideration by the Committee. It also
invites submission of written statements. In order to be considered for
discussion at the meeting, a statement must be received by the
Committee at least ten days prior to the date of the meeting.
DATES: The 28th Customs and Border Protection Airport and Seaport User
Fee Federal Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday,
October 27, 2004, at 12 p.m.-4 p.m., in the Customs International
Briefing Conference Room (B 1.5-10), Ronald Reagan Building, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberto Williams, Office of Finance,
Room 4.5A, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20229, telephone:
(202) 344-1101; email: Roberto.M.Williams@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory Committee was created
under the authority of 8 U.S.C. 1356(k) (section 286(k) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended; see also the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.A. App. section 2)) to meet
periodically and advise the Attorney General on issues related to the
performance of certain inspectional services performed by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Since the legacy INS
inspection component has been merged with the U.S. Customs Service
(along with other agencies) to form the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), effective on March 1, 2003, the function of the
Committee is now under CBP and the Committee now advises the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
The Committee consists of representatives of the airline and other
transportation industries that are subject to fees and charges
authorized by law or proposed by the governing agency (either INS prior
to March 1, 2003, or CBP afterward). The responsibility of this
standing Advisory Committee is to advise on issues related to the
performance of Airport and Seaport agriculture, customs, and
immigration inspection services. This advice should include, but need
not be limited to, the time period in which such services should be
performed, the proper number and deployment of inspection officers, the
level of fees, and the appropriateness of any proposed fee. These
responsibilities are related to the assessment of an immigration user
fee pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1356(d), the assessment of a customs
inspection user fee pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5), and the assessment
of an agriculture inspection user fee pursuant to 21 U.S.C 136a.
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Public Meeting
In accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1356(k), CBP announces that the 28th
meeting of the Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory Committee will
take place at 12 p.m. on October 27, 2004, at the Customs International
Briefing Conference Room (B 1.5-10), Ronald Reagan Building, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229. The purpose of this
meeting is to perform the Committee's advisory responsibilities
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5
U.S.C., App.). The meeting is open to the public and advance notice of
attendance is requested to ensure adequate seating. Persons planning to
attend should notify the contact person identified previously in this
notice at least ten days prior to the meeting, in order to be included
on the list of those cleared for admittance. Members of the public may
submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting to
the contact person for consideration by this Advisory Committee. Only
written statements received by the contact person at least ten days
prior to the meeting will be considered for discussion at the meeting.
A transcript of the meeting will be made available online for public
viewing about two weeks following the meeting.
Meeting Agenda
The Advisory Committee focuses its attention on those areas of most
concern and benefit to the travel industry, the traveling public, and
the Federal Government. At this meeting, the Committee is expected to
pursue the following agenda (which may be modified prior to the
meeting):
1. Introduction of the Committee members;
2. Discussion of activities since last meeting;
3. Discussion of administrative issues;
4. Discussion of future traffic trends;
5. Discussion of specific concerns and questions of Committee
members;
6. Discussion of relevant written statements submitted in advance
by members of the public;
7. Scheduling of next meeting.
Dated: October 7, 2004.
Richard L. Balaban,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Finance.
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