U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it hopes to re-deploy ABI air in-bond functionality (ABI Application identifiers QX/QT and WX/WT) in late Spring 2010.
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that currently, the ABI application that is used to file the stand-alone FDA Prior Notice information (the WP application) is encountering a problem with the entry-type Affirmation of Compliance Code - ETP. The system is sometimes, but not always, rejecting for a missing ETP - even if it was transmitted. (CSMS 10-000078, dated 03/23/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17860&page=&srch_argv=10-000078&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
During the February 25, 2010 Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) meeting, CBP and Treasury officials discussed Automated Commercial Environment and the International Trade Data System development efforts.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a proposed rule to amend 19 CFR Parts 111 and 163 regarding customs broker recordkeeping requirements as they pertain to the location and method of record retention.
The Administration's fiscal year 20111 budget request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection indicates that in FY 2011, ACE will begin entering into an operation and maintenance steady state and forgo development of enhanced modernization capabilities.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Chicago has issued a Pipeline announcing the automation of Census' import (i.e., Automated Broker Interface/Automated Commercial Environment) parameter change request form.
CBP has posted an updated version of its 2010 ACE accomplishments fact sheet. (Fact sheet, posted 03/16/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/trade/ace_factsheets/ace_accomp/ace_accomp_10.xml)
U.S. Trade Representative negotiators have completed their third day of Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Ten negotiating groups met, including industrial goods, agriculture, customs, rules of origin, government procurement, environment, and trade capacity building. TPP negotiators agreed to draft concept papers, exchange information, and undertake other work ahead of the second TPP negotiating round in June as part of their efforts to begin shaping a framework for the negotiation. (Notice, posted 03/17/10, available at http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/blog/2010/march/trans-pacific-partnership-negotiations-update-day-three)
CBP has posted an ACE resource contact guide to its website. (Guide, posted 03/17/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace/ace_resource_guide.ctt/ace_resource_guide.pdf)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2009 which includes information on CBP's material weaknesses and instances of nonconformance, its progress in achieving its strategic goals, certain budget information, etc.