CBP Close to Approval to Expand GBI Pilot, 'Not as Close' on Section 321 Data, Official Says
CBP is “super, super close” to getting Office of Management and Budget approval to expand its global business identifier (GBI) pilot beyond nine participants, said Gail Kan, acting executive director-trade policy and programs at CBP (see 2201120015). “I can almost taste it, the moment that OMB is going to sign off on our test to allow all participants from the trade to participate, and not just nine,” she said at the June 29 meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee.
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On the other hand, CBP is “not as close” with OMB on getting approval to expand its Section 321 data pilot, Kan said. “It is absolutely CBP’s goal to get this expanded before the close of this fiscal year,” Kan said. “It may be a little ambitious -- it is outside our control,” she said.