CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a July 2005 version of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Application. According to CBP, this application consists of four documents: ACE Account Portal Power of Attorney, Terms and Conditions for Account Access of ACE Portal, Additional Account/Account Owner Information, and ACE Secure Data Portal Request to Participate.
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1. July 2005 Version of ACE Application Available
As compared to the April 2005 version of the application, the July 2005 version reflects a revision of the address for submitting the ACE application. (ACE Application, dated July 2005, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_app_info/ace_application.ctt/ace_application.pdf.)
2. July 21, 2005 Version of How to Appeal the Customs Broker License Exam
CBP has posted to its Web site a July 21, 2005 version of its instructions for appealing questions on the Customs Broker License Examination. The major difference between the July 21, 2005 version of the instructions and the instructions that were issued in June 2005 appears to be the deletion of the information on the July 22, 2005 extended appeal deadline for the April 2005 exam. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/08/05 news, 05060805, for BP summary on the June 2005 instructions.) CBP's July 21, 2005 instructions continue to provide answers to the following questions:
Who can appeal?
When must an appeal be submitted?
What is the basis for an appeal?
What must be in the appeal package?
What is the required format for the appeal arguments?
Where should the appeal be sent?
What appeals will be automatically rejected?
(CBP's instructions on how to appeal questions on the Customs Broker License Exam, dated 07/21/05, available at
www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/improt/broker_management/how_to_appeal.xml.)
3. Various Postings to CBP Web Site
GSP changes made by Presidential Proclamation 7912. CBP has posted a memorandum regarding Presidential Proclamation 7912 which modified Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) duty-free treatment as a result of the 2004 Annual GSP Review. This memorandum outlines the changes reflected in Proclamation 7912 and includes most of Annexes I-III from Proclamation 7912. According to the memorandum, modifications to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the treatment of certain textiles will be covered in a separate memorandum. (See ITT's Online Archives or 07/01/05, 07/05/05, and 07/12/05 news, 05070105, 05070512, and 05071205, for Parts I-III of BP's multi-part series of summaries on Proclamation 7912. See future issues for additional summaries.)(CBP memo, dated 07/05/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/international_agreements/gsp_gen_system/gsp_0705.ctt/gsp_0705.doc.)
Ethiopia is eligible for AGOA duty-free treatment for certain handloomed or handmade fabrics/articles and certain folklore articles. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/12/05 news, 05071215, for BP summary of CITA notice making Ethiopia eligible for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) duty-free treatment for certain handloomed or handmade fabrics/articles and certain folklore articles. (TBT-05-017, dated 07/19/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/tbts/TBT2005/tbt_05_017.ctt/tbt_05_017.doc.)
Certain cotton flannel fabrics used in woven cotton shirts and blouses are designated "commercially unavailable" under CBTPA. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/13/05 news, 05071320, for BP summary of CITA notice designating certain cotton flannel fabrics used in woven cotton shirts and blouses as "commercially unavailable" under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). (TBT-05-019, dated 07/19/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/tbts/TBT2005/tbt_05_019.ctt/tbt_05_019.doc.)
Certain cotton flannel fabrics used in men's and boys' woven cotton shirts designated as "commercially unavailable" under CBTPA. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/15/05 news, 05071520, for BP summary of CITA notice designating certain cotton flannel fabrics used in men's and boys' woven cotton shirts as "commercially unavailable" under CBTPA. (TBT-05-018 and TBT-05-020, dated 07/19/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/tbts/TBT2005/tbt_05_018.ctt/tbt_05_018.doc and http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/tbts/TBT2005/tbt_05_020.ctt/tbt_05_020.doc.)
President Bush visits the Port of Baltimore. CBP has issued a press release announcing that on July 20, 2005, Office of Field Operations Assistant Commissioner Jayson Ahern provided a tour of the Dundalk Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore to President George W. Bush, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. (CBP press release, dated 07/20/05, available athttp://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/commissioner/messages/bush_baltimore.xml.)
CBP Commissioner lauds Chertoff initiatives, shows radiation portal monitors at nation's busiest seaport. CBP has issued a press release announcing that on July 20, 2005, CBP Commissioner Bonner unveiled the first Radiation Portal Monitors now operational at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The press release also notes that CBP Commissioner Bonner lauded the Secretary of Homeland Security's recently announced initiatives, including his streamlining and flattening of the DHS organizational structure. (CBP press release, dated 07/20/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/07202005_2.xml.)