FWS to Resume ACE PGA Message Set Production Pilot, NCBFAA Says
The Fish and Wildlife Service will soon announce a “limited” ACE production pilot for filing of its partner government agency dataset, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an emailed update. The production phase pilot, expected…
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to begin May 1, follows the resumption of testing in the certification environment for FWS entries (see 1701190011), after FWS suspended its initial pilot in January 2017 over concerns the agency had set excessive data requirements (see 1708250042). Importers and brokers have expressed interest in the new pilot, but “very few software developers have been willing to design to the interim plan, only to have to redesign when the final plan is reached,” the NCBFAA said. “The FWS' upcoming pilot will focus initially on low volume importers at low volume ports. Any brokers who are interested in participating in the pilot should contact Tamesha Woulard (tamesha_woulard@fws.gov) to see if they could be a good fit for the initial roll out,” the trade group said. FWS did not comment.