# Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service
**AGENCY:**
Departmental Offices, Treasury.
**ACTION:**
Notice of meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
This notice announces the date, time, and location for the quarterly meeting of the Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC), and the provisional agenda for consideration by the Committee.
**DATES:**
The next meeting of the Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service will be held on Friday, September 14, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. in Detroit, MI. The duration of the meeting will be approximately four hours.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Gordana S. Earp, Deputy Director, Tariff and Trade Affairs (Enforcement), Office of the Under Secretary (Enforcement), Telephone: (202) 622-0336.
At this meeting, the Advisory Committee is expected to pursue the following agenda. The agenda may be modified prior to the meeting.
**Agenda**
(1) Merchandise Processing Fee
(2) Office of Rules & Regulations—Ruling Backlog
(3) Compliance Assessment Team Program
(4) Import Data & Customs Entry Issues: including ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) development; impact of bill S.1214; “Port and Maritime Security Act of 20017”; Study on Entry Procedures and Data Requirements
(5) Update on Other Customs Matters
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The meeting is open to the public; however, participation in the Committee's deliberations is limited to Committee members, Customs and Treasury Department staff, and persons invited to attend the meeting for special presentations. A person other than an Advisory Committee member who wishes to attend the meeting should contact Theresa Manning at (202) 622-0220 or Helen Belt at (202) 622-0230.
Dated: August 21, 2001.
Timothy E. Skud,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Regulatory, Tariff, and Trade (Enforcement).