CBP Administrative Messages, Etc
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) states that an unscheduled outage of 30-45 minutes will occur on March 29, 2004 at 00:01 EST. During the outage, incoming ABI and AMS messages will be queued, and then processed when the ACS system returns to operational status. (Adm: 04-0559, dated 03/22/04, available by fax or email, by emailing documents@brokerpower.com )
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1. Unscheduled ABI Outage for March 29, 2004
2. Weekly Quota Commodity Report as of March 22, 2004
CBP has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of March 22, 2004. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics under HTS 9902.51.11 & 9902.51.12, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 03/22/04, available at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
3. March 2004 Data for Harbor Maintenance Fee Export Refunds
CBP has posted March 2, 2004 cumulative information on its refunds of harbor maintenance fees (HMFs) on waterborne exports, including Swisher-Type Refund Claims, Admin-Type Refunds, and Admin Swisher-Type Refunds. (data available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/export/hmf/ )
4. CBP Media Event on High-Tech Equipment to Detect Radiological Weapons
CBP states that on March 22, 2004 at Jersey City, N.J., Commissioner Robert Bonner unveiled new radiation portal monitors to prevent terrorists or others from attempting to smuggle radiological materials through U.S. seaports. Other sophisticated equipment used by CBP in its enforcement strategy are to be displayed at a technology exposition at this seaport. (Release, dated 03/22/04, available http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/03222004.xml )