[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4880-4881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1769]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of
Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC)
ACTION: Notice of meeting and announcement of membership.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date, time, and location for the
first meeting of the ninth term of the Departmental Advisory Committee
on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related
Functions (COAC) and the expected agenda for its consideration. It also
announces the new members of the committee.
DATES: The next meeting of the COAC will be held on Tuesday, February
15, 2005, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on
Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related
Functions (COAC) will be held in The Ronald Reagan International Trade
Center Horizon Ballroom, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20229 (phone 202-344-1440; fax 202-344-1969).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Monica Frazier, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, Department
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; telephone (202) 282-8431;
facsimile (202) 282-8504.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first meeting of the ninth term of
Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and
Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC) will be held at the
date, time and location specified above. This notice announces the
expected agenda for its consideration and the new members of the
committee. This meeting is open to the public; however, participation
in COAC deliberations is limited to COAC members, Homeland Security and
Treasury Department officials, and persons invited to attend the
meeting for special presentations. Since seating is limited, all
persons attending this meeting should provide notice by 2 p.m. e.s.t.
on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, to Ms. Monica Frazier, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, Department
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; telephone (202) 282-8431;
facsimile (202) 282-8504.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For
information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Ms. Monica
Frazier, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Border and
Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security, Washington,
DC 20528; telephone (202) 282-8431; facsimile (202) 282-8504, as soon
as possible.
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Draft Agenda: The COAC is expected to pursue the following agenda,
which may be modified prior to the meeting:
1. MTSA Subcommittee.
2. Security Subcommittee.
a. Advance Cargo Information.
b. WCO Security.
c. C-TPAT Process Review.
3. Automation Issues.
a. ACE funding and development schedule.
b. ACS downtime.
4. International Trade Data System (ITDS).
5. Creation of Infrastructure Subcommittee.
6. Bioterrorism Act.
7. Focused Assessment Program.
Membership: The twenty members for the ninth term of COAC are:
Anthony Barone, Pfizer; Sandra M. Fallgatter, JC Penny Purchasing
Corp.; Jonathan Gold, Retail Industry Leaders Assn.; D. Scott Johnson,
Gap, Inc.; Chris Koch, World Shipping Council; Marian Ladner,
Strasburger and Price; Bruce Leeds, Boeing; Mary Jo Muoio, Barthco
International, Inc.; Karen Phillips, Canadian National; Peggy Rutledge,
Hapag-Lloyd Container Line; Norman Schenk, United Parcel Service; Lisa
Schimmelpfenning, Wal-Mart Stores; Robert Schueler, Jr., Delphi
Corporation; Kevin M. Smith, General Motors Corp.; Curtis Spencer, IMS
Worldwide; Katherine M. Terricciano, Philips Electronics N. America;
Thomas G. Travis, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg; Henry White, Institute
of International Container Lessors; J Michael Zachary, Port of Tacoma;
Federico Z[uacute]niga, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders
Association of America.
Dated: January 26, 2005.
C. Stewart Verdery, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Policy and
Planning.
[FR Doc. 05-1769 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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