BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T150000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Webinar: FTZ Production Notifications in 2026: Navigating the New FTZ Board and Commerce Review Process DESCRIPTION:The NAFTZ FTZ Production Notifications in 2026: Navigating the New FTZ Board and Commerce Review Process Webinar in response to event attendee surveys requesting to cover this topic in more detail. Featured Speaker(s): James Grogan\, KROLL\, will review protocols and best practices and developments. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. By registering one agrees to be compliance with NAFTZ policy/guidelines and emailed up to once per sponsor (if applicable).\nAs the FTZ Board's review of Production Notifications continues to evolve\, successful notifications and applications require more than technical accuracy. This webinar examines recent Board docketing notices and approvals\, emerging review trends\, and the increasing focus on economic justification\, public benefit\, and supporting documentation. Drawing on recent applicant experiences\, attendees will gain practical strategies for preparing stronger notifications\, responding effectively to Board inquiries\, and positioning their applications for a more successful and expedited review. Learning ObjectivesAfter attending this webinar\, participants will be able to:Evaluate recent trends in FTZ Board review of Production Notifications and understand how the review process has evolved over the last 18 months.Identify the questions\, requests for additional information\, and areas of increased scrutiny that commonly arise during the Board's review process.Develop stronger Production Notifications by effectively demonstrating economic justification\, public benefits\, and other key elements that support Board approval.Apply practical advocacy and government affairs strategies to engage stakeholders\, strengthen the public interest case\, and support a successful Production Notification review.Speakers:James Grogan\, Managing Director\, Trade & Customs\, KrollLulu Arrigoni\, Trade & Customs\, KrollRobert Balli\, Customs Duty Savings Optimization\, Phillips 66Stephanie Daigle\, CelaneseJames Grogan is a global trade practitioner with substantial experience in the areas of Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ)\, duty and tariff mitigation strategies\, general U.S. customs compliance and global trade function assessments. He provides regulatory and strategic guidance to small companies\, complex multinational corporations\, and local government entities.Mr. Grogan assists his clients in all aspects of the FTZ program\, including preparing strategic feasibility analyses\, managing all federal and local implementation steps\, conducting customized training\, developing inventory control and operational procedures\, responding to government agency inquiries\, and building compliance programs. For grantees and economic development groups\, he has built and executed tailored marketing plans designed to drive increased FTZ utilization in those regions.Mr. Grogan has built a strong reputation in the FTZ community through his involvement with the NAFTZ. Since 2015\, he has served on the Board of Directors\, and currently serves as an Officer within the Executive Committee. He has also chaired several committees\, working groups and task forces for the association. His network of professional relationships includes many operators/users\, grantees\, service provider colleagues and officials within the FTZ Board and CBP.In addition to his FTZ expertise\, Mr. Grogan works with companies to evaluate and periodically review their participation in other CBP partnership programs\, including CTPAT\, the Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) program (i.e.\, CTPAT Trade Compliance)\, and other AEO-modeled voluntary programs. He has designed testing processes for these programs and assisted companies navigate periodic reviews from the customs authorities.Mr. Grogan also has unique experience assisting companies examine the structure and effectiveness of their global trade function. Whether through an internal audit lens or through the trade group directly\, he has helped companies conduct reviews into the structure\, location and success of a company's trade-related personnel\, procedures\, and technology. These customized reviews typically generate escalation procedures\, identify inherent risks and savings opportunities\, and benchmark against global leading practices.James graduated with honors from Saint Louis University where he received a B.A. in Economics\, Spanish and International Studies. He is also a licensed US Customs Broker and Accredited Zones Specialist (AZS).\nEducational CREDITLearn more about AZS and CZS credit eligibility for webinar attendance on their applicable websites. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The NAFTZ FTZ Production Notifications in 2026: Navigating the New FTZ Board and Commerce Review Process Webinar in response to event attendee surveys requesting to cover this topic in more detail. \;

Featured Speaker(s): James Grogan\, KROLL\, will review protocols and best practices and developments. A Q&\;A session will follow the presentation. By registering one agrees to be compliance with NAFTZ policy/guidelines and emailed up to once per sponsor (if applicable).


As the FTZ Board'\;s review of Production Notifications continues to evolve\, successful notifications and applications require more than technical accuracy. This webinar examines recent Board docketing notices and approvals\, emerging review trends\, and the increasing focus on economic justification\, public benefit\, and supporting documentation. Drawing on recent applicant experiences\, attendees will gain practical strategies for preparing stronger notifications\, responding effectively to Board inquiries\, and positioning their applications for a more successful and expedited review.
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Learning Objectives
After attending this webinar\, participants will be able to:
  1. Evaluate recent trends in FTZ Board review of Production Notifications and understand how the review process has evolved over the last 18 months.
  2. Identify the questions\, requests for additional information\, and areas of increased scrutiny that commonly arise during the Board'\;s review process.
  3. Develop stronger Production Notifications by effectively demonstrating economic justification\, public benefits\, and other key elements that support Board approval.
Apply practical advocacy and government affairs strategies to engage stakeholders\, strengthen the public interest case\, and support a successful Production Notification review.

Speakers:

James Grogan is a global trade practitioner with substantial experience in the areas of Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ)\, duty and tariff mitigation strategies\, general U.S. customs compliance and global trade function assessments. He provides regulatory and strategic guidance to small companies\, complex multinational corporations\, and local government entities.

Mr. Grogan assists his clients in all aspects of the FTZ program\, including preparing strategic feasibility analyses\, managing all federal and local implementation steps\, conducting customized training\, developing inventory control and operational procedures\, responding to government agency inquiries\, and building compliance programs. For grantees and economic development groups\, he has built and executed tailored marketing plans designed to drive increased FTZ utilization in those regions.

Mr. Grogan has built a strong reputation in the FTZ community through his involvement with the NAFTZ. Since 2015\, he has served on the Board of Directors\, and currently serves as an Officer within the Executive Committee. He has also chaired several committees\, working groups and task forces for the association. His network of professional relationships includes many operators/users\, grantees\, service provider colleagues and officials within the FTZ Board and CBP.

In addition to his FTZ expertise\, Mr. Grogan works with companies to evaluate and periodically review their participation in other CBP partnership programs\, including CTPAT\, the Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) program (i.e.\, CTPAT Trade Compliance)\, and other AEO-modeled voluntary programs. He has designed testing processes for these programs and assisted companies navigate periodic reviews from the customs authorities.

Mr. Grogan also has unique experience assisting companies examine the structure and effectiveness of their global trade function. Whether through an internal audit lens or through the trade group directly\, he has helped companies conduct reviews into the structure\, location and success of a company&rsquo\;s trade-related personnel\, procedures\, and technology. These customized reviews typically generate escalation procedures\, identify inherent risks and savings opportunities\, and benchmark against global leading practices.

James graduated with honors from Saint Louis University where he received a B.A. in Economics\, Spanish and International Studies. He is also a licensed US Customs Broker and Accredited Zones Specialist (AZS).


Educational CREDIT

Learn more about \;AZS \;and \;CZS \;credit eligibility for webinar attendance on their applicable websites. \;

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