CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message stating that the code to accept the Lacey Act data was successfully deployed the morning of April 1, 2009 to both the Production and Certification regions. CBP notes that it has already received a number of entries containing Lacey Act data and that the application is working in good form. (CSMS 09-000156, dated 04/01/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17544&page=&srch_argv=09-000156&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
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1. CBP Reports That Electronic Lacey Act Declaration Up and Running
2. Details on Changes to ISF Transaction Sets
CBP has issued a CSMS message providing a summary list of all changes included in the pending 102 transaction sets. Unless otherwise noted, these changes will become effective no sooner than May 18, 2009. CBP also issued a CSMS message regarding ISF Status Advisory messages. (CSMS messages, dated 03/31/09, hyperlinked, 09-000148 and 09-000149.)
3. CATAIR Amendment 37 Posted
CBP has posted Amendment 37 to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document. According to CBP, the CATAIR has been amended as follows:
Filing Location - removed reference to "eight" locations.
Participating Government Agencies
Throughout chapter, changed "CAS Number" to "Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number."
Lacey Act First Implementation - Removed "intended use". Removed "*" from 'Intended Use Code" and "Intended Use Description" data elements.
Record Identifier PG04 - Made edits in Note 2.
Record Identifier PG16 - In description, changed "combination with the PG05 record" to "combination with the PG15 record".
Changed data element "CAS Number" to "Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number."
(Amendment 37, dated March 2009 available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/abi/catair/changes/change_37.ctt/change_37.doc)
4. Info on Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
CBP has posted information on the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. (Information, dated 03/31/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/sbrefa.xml)