Centers of Excellence and Expertise
Overview
March 2016
David McGurk
PNGM Center Director
Agenda
 Overview of Centers
 Typical Organization Structure
 Ten Centers
 Petroleum, Natural Gas and Minerals Center
 Centers: Past, Present, Future
 Role of Brokers/Filers and Importers with the Centers
 More Info
What are Centers?
 Virtual organizations that leverage
technology to bring work to the Center
 Coordinated from a strategic location
 Aligned by key industry sectors
 Bring existing expertise together to
authoritatively facilitate trade
 Provide a single point of processing for
participating importers
 Serve as resource to the broader trade
community and to CBP’s U.S.
government partners
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Why Centers?
 Respond to the dynamic trade environment
 Bring all of CBP expertise together with a focus on a single
industry at the national level
 Deliver greater consistency and harmonization
 Align CBP processes with modern business practices
 Enhance industry-based knowledge
 Implement manage-by-account practices
Textiles
Intellectual
Property Rights
Revenue
Trade
Agreements/
Preference
Programs
Anti-Dumping
Countervailing
Duties (ADCVD)
Import Safety
Agriculture
Trade Complexity
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Goals of Centers
1. Facilitate legitimate trade through effective risk segmentation
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Utilize account based methods to process trade
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Expand partnerships - move more importers to trusted trader status
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Develop and implement comprehensive strategies to manage risk
2. Increase industry-based knowledge within CBP
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Advance bi-directional education to raise industry knowledge
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Engage industry groups and key stakeholders
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Bring all of CBP’s expertise to bear on a single industry in a virtual
environment
3. Enhance enforcement and address industry risks
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Leverage industry to identify issues of mutual interest to provide CBP with
targeting, enforcement, and/or intelligence information – Trade Intelligence
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Coordinate enforcement efforts by industry to address unique risks
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CBP Benefits
Trade Benefits
Benefits of Centers
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Organizational Chart
Director Field
Operations
Center Director
Assistant Director
Partnership
Assistant Director
Validation & Compliance
Assistant Director
Enforcement
The Partnership Branch contains multidisciplinary teams that process the work of the participating partner and non‐partner accounts. Teams are aligned by accounts.
The Validation & Compliance Branch includes multiple import specialist teams broken out by tariff assignments to handle all other importers within the industry. The Enforcement Branch includes multidisciplinary teams that handle all enforcement issues for the industry.
Ten Centers
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Petroleum, Natural Gas, & Minerals
Center of Excellence and Expertise
Houston Field Office
March 2016
September 2012
New Asst. Center Directors (ACDs)
 Kristi L. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN
 Jeffrey C. Saum, Port Huron, MI
 Laura L. Webb, Houston, TX
Presenter’s Name
June 17, 2003
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Also in Attendance
 Cheryl A. Johnson, Assistant Field Director,
Regulatory Audit, Houston – Liaison
 Leslie Fleming-Luczkowski, Assistant Port
Director, Houston Seaport – Liaison
 Daniel K. Saunders, National Account Manager,
Houston
 Mark Peeler, Supervisory Import Specialist, New
Orleans
Presenter’s Name
June 17, 2003
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Background
 The Petroleum Center began official operations in September
2012, concurrent with the Automotive and Aerospace Center;
the Electronics and Pharmaceutical Centers were the first
Centers to commence operations.
 HTS
 Chapter 26 (Ores, slag and ash)
 Chapter 27 (Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their
distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes )
 Heading 3826 (Biodiesel)
 Petroleum Center is physically located in Houston, Texas;
most employees work virtually
Presenter’s Name
June 17, 2003
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Processing Status
 For Fiscal Year 2015, the Petroleum Center has:
 Processed 443,974 entry summaries with a value of $166.4 billion.
 Eleven participating accounts and activated all Partnership team numbers:
 006 (ISA)
 016 (C-TPAT)
 026 (All others)
 Activated all Validation and Compliance team numbers
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 036 (West coast)
046 (Seattle FO)
 066 (Buffalo FO)
076 (East coast)
056 (Mid-America)
Activated the Enforcement team number: 086
Presenter’s Name
June 17, 2003
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Partnership Visits: April in Houston
 Solidify Partnership
 Opportunity to companies’ staff members for
quicker resolution to any issues that arise
 Better understanding of the account’s strengths
and challenges
 Communication framework
Presenter’s Name
June 17, 2003
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Petroleum Center Location
Physical Address:
Petroleum Center of Excellence and Expertise
2350 North Sam Houston Parkway East
Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77032
E-mail Address:
CEE-Petroleum@cbp.dhs.gov
Presenter’s Name
June 17, 2003
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Centers of Excellence and Expertise
Past, Present, Future
Centers: Past
 Four centers have expanded nationally 100%:
 FY15 Phased Approach: Electronics; Petroleum, Natural Gas &
Minerals; and Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals
 FY16 Q1: Apparel, Footwear & Textiles
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All entry summary and post-entry work processed by
import specialists transitioned to the Center by location,
along with designated import specialists, allowing for
transition of staff in a measured fashion
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The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
formally recognizes CBP’s Centers (sec 110), signed
Feb 2016.
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Centers: Present
 Remaining six centers expanded 100% March 23, 2016
 Agriculture & Prepared Products
 Automotive & Aerospace
 Base Metals
 Consumer Products and Mass Merchandising
 Industrial & Manufacturing Materials
 Machinery
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Centers: Present
 Import Specialists and their workload transferred to the
remaining Centers
 Team numbers were aligned to Centers in ACS/ACE;
 Entries filed via ACE – entry routing not an issue
 Document submission: ACE, DIS, email
 Trade will reach out to their aligned Center for any
support (email addresses & phone numbers available at
CBP.gov as a result of brokers’ requests)
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Centers: Future
 CBP Center Executive Steering Committee (CESC) has
convened working groups to review how best to
incorporate other post-release activities:
 Drawback
 Entry
 FP&F
 Communication
 Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC)
has convened closed working groups to examine what
other processes fit well with Centers
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Brokers/Filers
 Close engagement with your participating Center
importers is important:
 Initiate discussions with importer regarding understanding of the
Center concept
 Offer to be included in conference calls held with Centers
 Offer advice and guidance based on experiences with other
customers
 Close engagement with Centers to develop the
relationships previously held with the local ports
 Encourage importers to volunteer to participate with a
Center (FRN)
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Why Importers should Volunteer to
Participate in a Center
 Assigned to Partnership Branch, one point of contact
 ISA (006), C-TPAT (016), Neither (026)
 Trusted Trader (pilot stage)
 Relationship, understanding, and communication
 Reduction in CBPF 28s
 Trilateral cooperation (CBP, industry, and PGAs since
the Centers work in coordination with the PGAs)
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Center Contact Information
Center
Coordinated from
Agriculture & Prepared Products
Miami
Apparel, Footwear & Textiles
San Francisco
Automotive & Aerospace
Detroit
Base Metals
Chicago
Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising
Atlanta
Electronics
Los Angeles
Industrial & Manufacturing Materials
Buffalo
Machinery
Laredo
Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals
Houston
Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals
New York
Email Address
TEAM CODES
002, 012, 022, 032, 042, 052, CEE‐Agriculture@cbp.dhs.gov
062, 072, 082, 092
004, 014, 024, 034, 044, 054, CEE‐Apparel@cbp.dhs.gov
064, 074, 084, 094
003, 013, 023, 033, 043, 053, CEE‐Automotive@cbp.dhs.gov
063, 073, 083, 093
005, 015, 025, 035, 045, 055, CEE‐Basemetals@cbp.dhs.gov
065, 075, 085, 095
008, 018, 028, 038, 048, 058, CEE‐Consumer@cbp.dhs.gov
068, 078, 088, 098
007, 017, 027, 037, 047, 057, CEE‐Electronics@cbp.dhs.gov
067, 077, 087, 097
009, 019, 029, 039, 049, 059, CEE‐Industrialmaterials@cbp.dhs.gov
069, 079, 089, 099
010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060, CEE‐Machinery@cbp.dhs.gov
070, 080, 090, 180
006, 016, 026, 036, 046, 056, CEE‐Petroleum@cbp.dhs.gov
066, 076, 086, 096
001, 011, 021, 031, 041, 051, CEE‐Pharmaceuticals@cbp.dhs.gov
061, 071, 081, 091
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More information – www.cbp.gov
 Centers on the Web:
 http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/tradetransformation/int/
 Center Federal Register Notices:
 http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_transformation/ind
ustry_int/cee_fed_reg_not.xml
 Center Contact Information:
 http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_transformation/ind
ustry_int/iic/
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