PGA Filings Temporarily Allowed in DIS with ACE Cargo Release Submissions, Says CBP
Filers of entries for several partner government agencies will now be able to submit agency-required forms through the document imaging system alongside their ACE cargo release submissions until ACE filing becomes mandatory for those agencies, said CBP in a CSMS message sent April 22 (here). “During the course of their pilots and until the ACE mandatory dates,” currently scheduled for this summer, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service "have agreed to allow" their forms to be uploaded in DIS, instead of submitted on paper, "in order for CBP to verify the PGA requirements have been met," said CBP.
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PGA forms that require approval and/or signature by the PGA must obtain the approval/signature from the PGA prior to submitting the form in DIS, said CBP. These "include the ATF Release & Receipt of Imported Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War Form (6A) and the EPA Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices Form (EPA 3540-1)," said CBP. "Also, the ATF Form 6A no longer needs to be signed by CBP and mailed to ATF if the form is submitted through DIS. In addition, the EPA Form 3540-01 mentioned above does not need to be signed by CBP. Unless deemed necessary, there is no requirement for CBP to print out the submitted forms from DIS." CBP also provides a full list of the PGA forms (here).