Interior Department Official Named Vice-Chair of BIEC, CBP Says
Aurelia Skipwith, the deputy assistant secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks at the Department of the Interior and the nominee for director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, was confirmed as the vice-chair of the Border Interagency Executive Council, CBP…
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said in a Nov. 22 news release. The confirmation occurred at the most recent BIEC quarterly meeting on Nov. 18, CBP said. The BIEC is meant to help with “federal coordination across multiple missions within the customs arena, such as transport security, consumer health and safety.” Efforts within the BIEC include the “Global Business Identifier Initiative, which aims to develop a systematic, accurate and efficient method to identify legal entities, supply chain roles, and foreign addresses for the purpose of enabling One U.S. Government (1USG) to use a 'common language' employed by the trade community to better position the 1USG to focus on high-risk shipments,” CBP said. It is also working on preparedness for the Entry Type 86 for low-value shipments.