Updated Information on the U.S./Canada FAST Program Available on CBP's Web Site
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made available on its Web site an updated document on the U.S./Canada Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program.
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This document provides an overview and discusses the objectives and benefits of the U.S./Canada FAST program. The document also discusses FAST importer, carrier, and commercial driver qualifications. In addition, the document provides a brief discussion of the two cargo release methods for FAST shipments - National Customs Automated Prototype (NCAP) and the Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS).
This document also notes that by January 2004, CBP planned to have the following U.S. border ports operational on FAST (ports marked by an are those that CBP planned to have newly operational by January 2004, all other ports on the list were already operational):
| Buffalo, NY Blaine, WA Champlain, NY Detroit, MI Lewiston, NY Alexandria Bay, NY |
The fact sheet also notes that five additional FAST enrollment centers were to be operational by January 2004: Derby Line, VT; Pembina, ND; Portal, ND; Sweetgrass, MT; and Woodstock, New Brunswick.
Other U.S./Canada FAST Information Available on CBP's Web Site
In addition to the updated FAST fact sheet, CBP's Web site also contains specific FAST information for U.S./Canada Border Highway Carriers and U.S./Canada Commercial Drivers:
U.S./Canada Border Highway Carriers
U.S./Canada Border Highway Carriers/Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program
Agreement to Voluntarily Participate in C-TPAT - Northern Border Highway Carrier
Penalty Mitigation Guidelines for U.S./Canada Border Highway Carriers
Security Questionnaire C-TPAT Partners in Protection (PIP) - U.S./Canada Highway Carrier
Security Recommendations Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Partners in Protection (PIP) - U.S./Canada Highway Carrier
U.S./Canada Border Highway Carriers/Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program Application Process
(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/11/02 news, 02121105, for BP summary on the availability of all of the documents listed above except the Penalty Mitigation Guidelines for U.S/Canada Border Highway Carriers, which appears to have been posted after the other documents listed above.)
U.S./Canada FAST Commercial Driver Program
U.S./Canada FAST Commercial Driver Program
FAST Commercial Driver Information and Application Instructions
FAST Commercial Driver Application
(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/11/02 news, 02121105, for previous BP summary on the availability of the FAST Commercial Driver Information and Application Instructions and the FAST Commercial Driver Application.)
Updated U.S./Canada FAST document available at