[Federal Register: October 31, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 211)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Customs Service
Customs Trade Symposium 2000
AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of symposium.
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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Customs Service will convene
a major trade symposium to discuss the agency's programs, strategic
plans, and its vision for trade in the 21st century. Members of the
international trade and transportation community are invited, and, if
interested, are requested to register early.
DATES: The symposium will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2000, from
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All registrations must be made on-line and
confirmed by November 24, 2000.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. at the Ronald
Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Amphitheater
Auditorium, at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACS Client Representatives; Customs
Account Managers; or the Office of the Trade Ombudsman at (202) 927-
1440 (trade.ombudsman@customs.treas.gov). To obtain the latest
information on program changes or to register on-line, visit the
Customs website at http://www.customs.gov/trade2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs will be convening a major trade
symposium (Customs Trade Symposium 2000) on Thursday, November 30,
2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center Amphitheater Auditorium, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. The symposium will highlight Customs
present programs and strategic plans, and its vision of international
trade in the 21st century. The symposium will feature Commissioner
Raymond W. Kelly as the keynote speaker, presentations by senior
Customs officials, and a luncheon address by nationally-known political
analyst Mark Shields. A reception will follow the program at which
senior Customs officials will be available to answer questions.
Symposium program topics include:
Customs Strategic Vision--Preparation for a new era of global trade
and the challenges that must be addressed;
The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)--Timetable for
implementation;
Trade Compliance--New policies to drive compliance improvements and
to deliver benefits to low-risk importers;
The Entry Revision Project (ERP)--The future of Customs entry
processing;
The Reconcilliation Prototype (RECON II)--Streamlining the process
and providing a path to periodic filing of post entry amendments;
Post Entry Amendments--Implementation of new policies designed to
simplify the Supplemental Information Letter and improve compliance;
and
Drawback--Proposals for major legislative changes to modernize the
drawback process.
Members of the international trade and transportation community are
invited to attend the Symposium. The cost is $ 150 per individual. This
includes the cost of the symposium, continental breakfast, luncheon,
and a post-symposium reception. Interested parties are requested to
register early. All registrations must be made on-line at the Customs
website (http://www.customs.gov/trade2000). Registration, which will be
accepted on a space available basis, must be confirmed by November 24,
2000.
Dated: October 25, 2000.
Joseph M. Rees,
Trade Ombudsman, U.S. Customs Service.
[FR Doc. 00-27836 Filed 10-30-00; 8:45 am]
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