U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that ABI software vendors and self-programmers will be able to learn about the proposed CATAIR changes planned under ACE at the ACE Exchange II Conference to be held in Tucson, Arizona on October 30, 2006 - November 2, 2006. The breakout session on the CATAIR will be held on November 1, 2006 as part of the general sessions for importers and brokers. During the breakout session, ABI software vendors and self-programmers will be able to provide input on the proposed technical changes to the CATAIR. Information on attending this free conference is available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_ex_conf/(CBP Adm: 06-1123, dated 09/29/06, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2006/2006-1123.ADM )
CBP has posted to its Web site an updated version of its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) road event schedule. CBP also issued an administrative message announcing upcoming ACE e-Manifest outreach events. These documents announce 9 events that have been added since BP's most recent update on ACE events:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its September 2006 Modernization Monthly newsletter to its Web site. The following are "highlights" of some of the topics addressed in the newsletter:
(BP is reissuing its summary of this CBP guide, which appeared in the September 18, 2006 ITT, 06091805, in order to delete all of CBP's references to Truck AMS (Automated Manifest System), as AMS is under ACS, and CBP's E-Manifest: Truck, though also an automated system, is under ACE (the Automated Commercial Environment). Other conforming changes are also made to BP's summary.)
(BP will be reissuing its summary of this CBP guide in order to delete all of CBP's references to Truck AMS (Automated Manifest System), as AMS is under ACS, and CBP's E-Manifest: Truck, though also an automated system, is under the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Other conforming changes will also made. The corrected summary is expected to appear in the September 19, 2006 issue of ITT.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted various notices to its Web site as follows:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a summary of the August 3, 2006 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is announcing that USDA has authorized CBP to combine the Specialty Sugar tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for periods 5 and 6 into one limit as period 5 opened on August 17, 2006 and has not filled, and period 6 opened on August 31, 2006 and did not oversubscribe at opening moment. This change is effective immediately. A specialty sugar certificate is still required for this now combined TRQ. (QBT-06-546, dated 09/01/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_546.ctt/06_546.doc )
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a "draft" deployment schedule of land border ports with ACE e-Manifest: Truck capabilities.
CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing a "weekly" special import quota of 23,276,125 kg for upland cotton purchased not later than December 5, 2006 and entered under HTS 9903.52.22. The quota period is September 7, 2006 through March 5, 2007; the opening date is September 7, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, or its equivalent in other time zones.