CBP Administrative Messages, Electronic Bulletin Board Notices, Etc

1. State Department FAQ on Export Controls

2. June 2002 Guidance on Recording AWB Data in ACS

CBP issued a memo in June 2002 regarding the input of air waybill (AWB) data in the aircraft entrance and clearance module of the Automated Commercial System (ACS). According to CBP, the goal is to measure the total number of individual consignments of freight aboard the aircraft at the port of arrival. CBP states that timely and accurate information regarding the air cargo manifest is necessary for the carrier post audit procedure. This memo provides examples of types of aircraft arrivals and the correct number air waybill count. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/28/02 news, 02062825, for previous BP summary of the June 2002 memo.)(June 2002 memo available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/carriers/airwaybill.xml and list of examples available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/carriers/airwaybill_housecount.xml.)

3. President Bush Visits CBP's New National Targeting Center Facilities

CBP has issued a press release regarding the February 6, 2004 visit by President Bush, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, CBP Commissioner Robert Bonner and others to CBP's National Targeting Center in Virginia. According to the press release, the NTC, which moved into a new, state-of-the-art facility in January 2003, uses automated risk management at a national level to provide tactical targeting expertise to support U.S. anti-terrorism efforts. (CBP press release, dated 02/06/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/bush_ntc..xml.)

4. NVOCCs and VOCC That Have Become Sea AMS Operational

CBP has announced that the following non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) and vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs) have become Sea Automated Manifest System (AMS) operational: