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Center for Scientific Review; Amended
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Notice is hereby given of a change in
the meeting of the Center for Scientific
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Contact Person: Maureen E. Gormley,
Executive Secretary, Mark O. Hatfield
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this notice. The statement should include the
name, address, telephone number and when
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affiliation of the interested person.
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AGENCY:
2015. This test will continue until
concluded by way of announcement in
the Federal Register. Public comments
are invited and will be accepted through
the duration of the test pilot.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice and any aspect of this test may
be submitted at any time during the test
via email to Josephine Baiamonte, ACE
Business Office (ABO), Office of
International Trade, at
josephine.baiamonte@cbp.dhs.gov. In
the subject line of your email, please
indicate, ‘‘Comment on FDA PGA
Message Set Test FRN’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
PGA-related questions, contact
Elizabeth McQueen at
elizabeth.mcqueen@cbp.dhs.gov. For
technical questions related to the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) or Automated Broker Interface
(ABI) transmissions, contact your
assigned client representative.
Interested parties without an assigned
client representative should direct their
questions to Steven Zaccaro at
steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the
subject heading ‘‘PGA Message Set FDA
Test FRN-Request to Participate.’’ For
FDA-related questions, contact Sandra
Abbott at sandra.abbott@fda.hhs.gov or
Max Castillo at max.castillo@
fda.hhs.gov.
Any party seeking to participate in
this test must provide CBP, in its
request to participate, its filer code and
the port(s) at which it is interested in
filing the appropriate PGA Message Set
information. At this time, PGA Message
Set data may be submitted only for
entries filed at certain ports. A current
listing of those ports may be found at
the following link: https://www.cbp.gov/
document/guidance/list-aceitds-pgamessage-set-pilot-ports.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This document announces
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s
(CBP’s) plan to conduct a National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
test concerning the electronic
transmission of certain import data for
all Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)-regulated commodities. Under
the pilot, this data will be transmitted
electronically through the Automated
Broker Interface (ABI) for processing in
CBP’s Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) system utilizing the
Partnering Government Agency (PGA)
Message Set.
DATES: The FDA PGA Message Set test
will begin no earlier than August 27,
I. Background
The National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) was established in
Subtitle B of Title VI—Customs
Modernization (Customs Modernization
Act), in the North American Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act, Public
Law 103–182, 107 Stat. 2057 (19 U.S.C.
1411). Through NCAP, the initial thrust
of customs modernization was on trade
compliance and the development of the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE), the planned successor to the
Automated Commercial System (ACS).
ACE is an automated and electronic
system for processing commercial trade
data which is intended to streamline
business processes, facilitate growth in
trade, ensure cargo security, and foster
participation in global commerce, while
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the Submission of Certain
Data Required by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Using the Partner
Government Agency (PGA) Message
Set Through the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
SUMMARY:
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ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and
regulations and reducing costs for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
and all of its communities of interest.
The ability to meet these objectives
depends on successfully modernizing
CBP’s business functions and the
information technology that supports
those functions. The Automated Broker
Interface (ABI) is the electronic data
interchange (EDI) that enables members
of the trade community to file
electronically required import data with
CBP and transfers that data to ACE.
CBP’s modernization efforts are
accomplished through phased releases
of ACE component functionality
designed to replace specific legacy ACS
functions. Each release will begin with
a test and will end with mandatory use
of the new ACE feature, thus retiring the
legacy ACS function. Each release
builds on previous releases and sets the
foundation for subsequent releases.
For the convenience of the public, a
chronological listing of Federal Register
publications detailing ACE test
developments is set forth below in
Section XV, entitled, ‘‘Development of
ACE Prototypes.’’ The procedures and
criteria related to participation in the
prior ACE test pilots remain in effect
unless otherwise explicitly changed by
this or subsequent notices published in
the Federal Register.
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II. Authorization for the Test
The Customs Modernization Act
provisions provide the Commissioner of
CBP with authority to conduct limited
test programs or procedures designed to
evaluate planned components of the
NCAP. The test described in this notice
is authorized pursuant to § 101.9(b) of
title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b)) which
provides for the testing of NCAP
programs or procedures. See Treasury
Decision (T.D.) 95–21.
III. International Trade Data System
(ITDS)
This test is also in furtherance of the
International Trade Data System (ITDS)
key initiatives, set forth in section 405
of the Security and Accountability for
Every Port Act of 2006 (‘‘SAFE Port
Act’’), Sec. 405, Public Law 109–347,
120 Stat. 1884 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)) and
in Executive Order 13659 of February
19, 2014, Streamlining the Export/
Import Process for America’s
Businesses, 79 FR 10657 (February 25,
2014). The purpose of ITDS, as stated in
section 405 of the SAFE Port Act, is to
eliminate redundant information
requirements, efficiently regulate the
flow of commerce, and effectively
enforce laws and regulations relating to
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international trade, by establishing a
single portal system, operated by CBP,
for the collection and distribution of
standard electronic import and export
data required by all participating
Federal agencies. CBP is developing
ACE as the ‘‘single window’’ for the
trade community to comply with the
ITDS requirement established by the
SAFE Port Act.
Executive Order 13659 requires that
by December 31, 2016, ACE, as the ITDS
single window, have the operational
capabilities to serve as the primary
means of receiving from users the
standard set of data and other relevant
documentation (exclusive of
applications for permits, licenses, or
certifications) required for the release of
imported cargo and clearance of cargo
for export, and to transition from paperbased requirements and procedures to
faster and more cost-effective electronic
submissions to, and communications
with, U.S. government agencies.
IV. Partner Government Agency (PGA)
Message Set
The PGA Message Set is the data
needed to satisfy the PGA reporting
requirements. ACE enables the message
set by acting as the ‘‘single window’’ for
the submission of trade-related data
required by the PGAs only once to CBP.
Once validated, the data will be made
available to the relevant PGAs involved
in import, export, and transportationrelated decision making. The data will
be used to fulfill merchandise entry
requirements and may allow for earlier
release decisions and more certainty for
the importer in determining the logistics
of cargo delivery. Also, by virtue of
being electronic, the PGA Message Set
will eliminate the necessity for the
submission and subsequent handling of
paper documents.
At this time, a limited number of
ports of entry will be accepting FDA
PGA Message Set data. A list of those
ports is provided at the following link:
https://www.cbp.gov/document/
guidance/list-aceitds-pga-message-setpilot-ports. CBP may expand the list of
ports accepting FDA PGA Message Set
data in the future. Any expansion to
include additional ports will be
published on the aforementioned link.
V. The Food and Drug Administration
PGA Message Set Test
Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C.
381) authorizes the Secretary of Health
and Human Services (HHS), through the
FDA, to make admissibility decisions
for FDA-regulated commodities (foods,
drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and
tobacco products), and prior notice risk
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and threat assessment decisions for
imported food products. Moreover,
section 536 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.
360mm) and 42 U.S.C. 264 provide
similar authority for radiation emitting
products and human cell, tissue, and
cellular and tissue-based products
(HCT/Ps). Carrying out these
responsibilities involves close
coordination and cooperation between
the FDA and CBP.
Until October 1998, importers were
required to file manual entries on Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)approved forms which were
accompanied by related documents.
Thereafter, the FDA implemented an
automated nationwide entry processing
system known as the ‘‘Operational and
Administrative System for Import
Support (OASIS)’’ that enabled the FDA
to more efficiently obtain and process
the information it requires to fulfill its
regulatory responsibilities. Most of the
data that the FDA requires to make
admissibility and prior notice-related
decisions regarding imported products
is already provided electronically by
importers and entry filers to CBP. Since
CBP relays the entry data to the FDA
using an electronic interface as
discussed below, most of the data
submitted by an importer or entry filer
need be completed only once.
Information for commercial entries for
shipments of FDA-regulated products
that are imported or offered for import
into the United States is submitted by
the importer (or his or her agent) or
entry filer through CBP’s Automated
Broker Interface of the Automated
Commercial System (ABI/ACS) into
OASIS. For imported foods and feeds,
this process includes the submission of
prior notice information, which is
reviewed for targeting higher-risk
shipments for examination by the FDA
or CBP upon arrival at the port of entry.
With respect to the transmission of
entry information, the FDA reviews
relevant data as part of its admissibility
review. The FDA sends a message back
to the importer or entry filer with its
decision as to whether (1) the product
is admissible; (2) additional information
is required; (3) an examination of the
shipment is required; or (4) the
shipment is subject to refusal of
admission.
In December of 2011, the FDA fully
implemented its new admissibility
targeting application called ‘‘Predictive
Risk-based Evaluation for Dynamic
Import Compliance Targeting,’’
commonly known as ‘‘PREDICT.’’
PREDICT screens all entries, identifies
shipments based on risk, and facilitates
FDA’s ability to determine whether
products should be examined or
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allowed into the commerce of the
United States. After this screening is
completed, if PREDICT recommends the
product be admitted into the United
States, real time notification is provided
to the importer or entry filer through
OASIS.
In addition to the entry information
collected by CBP, the FDA uses
additional data elements in order to
make an admissibility decision. This
information includes the following data
elements:
(1) FDA product code;
(2) FDA country of production;
(3) FDA-required information on the
manufacturer and shipper; and
(4) Ultimate consignee.
Additionally, the FDA has identified
data elements or Affirmation of
Compliance (‘‘A of C’’) codes that an
importer or entry filer may submit upon
entry to help expedite the review
process. For example, providing the
registration number of the manufacture
as an A of C may result in an immediate
release of the product. Alternatively, an
entry filed without the A of C code
would be flagged for review and release
may be delayed.
If the FDA did not collect this data the
agency could not adequately meet its
statutory responsibilities to regulate
imported products, nor control
potentially dangerous products from
entering the U.S. marketplace.
This document announces CBP’s plan
to conduct a new test pilot concerning
the submission of electronic FDA data
elements required by the FDA’s cargo
admissibility process under the auspices
of ACE for those commodities regulated
by the FDA that are being imported or
offered for import into the United
States. This new FDA PGA Message Set
capability will satisfy the FDA data
requirements for formal and informal
consumption entries through electronic
filing in ACE and via the FDA PGA
Message Set. This will enable the trade
community to have a CBP-managed
‘‘single window’’ for the submission of
data required by the FDA during the
cargo importation and review process.
For FDA-regulated food products
requiring prior notice, the necessary
PGA data elements must be submitted
prior to the time of arrival of the
merchandise. The technical
requirements for submitting FDA data
elements are set forth in the
supplemental Customs and Trade
Automated Interface Requirements
(CATAIR) guidelines for the FDA. These
technical requirements, including the
ACE CATAIR chapters, can be found at
the following link: https://www.cbp.gov/
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Upon successful completion of the
FDA PGA Message Set test, it is
anticipated that CBP will decommission
the legacy ACS/OASIS interface for the
new ACE/OASIS interface.
VI. Test Participant Responsibilities
PGA Message Set test participants
will be required to:
(1) Transmit the appropriate ACE
PGA Message Set data, including the
additional data elements listed in
Section V of this notice, for the
commodities and the ports of entry
based upon the implementation
schedule found at the following link:
https://www.cbp.gov/document/
guidance/list-aceitds-pga-message-setpilot-ports;
(2) Transmit the PGA Message Set
electronically to ACE using ACE Entry
or ACE Entry Summary at any time
prior to the arrival of the merchandise
on the conveyance transporting the
cargo to the United States;
(3) Transmit PGA Message Set import
filings only as part of an ACE Entry or
ACE Entry Summary certified for cargo
release;
(4) Transmit import entry filings to
CBP via ABI in response to a request for
documentation or in response to a
request for release information for
certified ACE Entry Summaries;
(5) Only transmit to CBP information
that has been requested by either CBP or
the FDA;
(6) Use a software program that has
completed ACE certification testing for
the PGA Message Set; and
(7) Take part in a CBP–FDA
evaluation of this test.
VII. Waiver of Regulation Under the
Test
For purposes of this test, those
provisions of 19 CFR part 12 that are
inconsistent with the terms of this test
are waived for test participants only.
See 19 CFR 101.9(b). This document
does not waive any recordkeeping
requirements found in part 163 of title
19 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(19 CFR part 163) and the Appendix to
part 163 (commonly known as the
‘‘(a)(1)(A) list’’).
VIII. Test Participation and Selection
Criteria
To be eligible to apply for this test,
the applicant must:
(1) Be a self-filing importer who has
the ability to file ACE Entry Summaries
certified for cargo release or a broker
who has the ability to file ACE Entry
Summaries certified for cargo release;
and
(2) File prior notices or entries for
FDA-regulated commodities.
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Test participants must meet all the
eligibility criteria described in this
document in order to participate in the
test program.
IX. Application Process
Any party seeking to participate in the
FDA PGA Message Set test should email
their CBP Client Representative, ACE
Business Office (ABO), Office of
International Trade. Interested parties
without an assigned client
representative should submit an email
message to Steven Zaccaro at
steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the
subject heading ‘‘PGA Message Set FDA
Test FRN—Request to Participate’’. All
email communications should include
the subject heading, ‘‘Request to
Participate in the FDA PGA Message
Test.’’
Email messages sent to the CBP client
representative or Steven Zaccaro must
include the applicant’s filer code and
the port(s) at which it is interested in
filing the appropriate PGA Message Set
information. Client representatives will
work with test participants to provide
information regarding the transmission
of this data.
CBP will begin to accept applications
upon the date of publication of this
notice and will continue to accept
applications throughout the duration of
the test. CBP will notify the selected
applicants by an email message of their
selection and the starting date of their
participation. Selected participants may
have different starting dates. Anyone
providing incomplete information, or
otherwise not meeting participation
requirements, will be notified by an
email message and given the
opportunity to resubmit its application.
X. Test Duration
The initial phase of the pilot test will
begin no earlier than August 27, 2015.
At the conclusion of the test pilot, an
evaluation will be conducted to assess
the effect that the FDA PGA Message Set
has on expediting the submission of
FDA importation-related data elements
and the processing of FDA entries. The
final results of the evaluation will be
published in the Federal Register and
the Customs Bulletin as required by
§ 101.9(b)(2) of the CBP regulations (19
CFR 101.9(b)(2)). Any future expansion
in ACE including but not limited to any
additional PGA commodities and
eligible environments (i.e., truck, ocean,
rail, air) will be announced via a
separate Federal Register notice.
XI. Comments
All interested parties are invited to
comment on any aspect of this test at
any time. CBP requests comments and
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feedback on all aspects of this test,
including the design, conduct and
implementation of the test, in order to
determine whether to modify, alter,
expand, limit, continue, end, or fully
implement this program.
XII. Paperwork Reduction Act
The collection of information
contained in this FDA PGA Message Set
test has been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in
accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3507) and assigned OMB control
number 0910–0046. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid
control number assigned by OMB.
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XIII. Confidentiality
Data submitted and entered into the
ACE Portal includes information that is
exempt or restricted from disclosure by
law, such as by the Trade Secrets Act
(18 U.S.C. 1905). As stated in previous
notices, participation in this or any of
the previous ACE tests is not
confidential and upon a written
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request, a name(s) of an approved
participant(s) will be disclosed by CBP
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552.
XIV. Misconduct Under the Test
A test participant may be subject to
civil and criminal penalties,
administrative sanctions, liquidated
damages, or discontinuance from
participation in this test for any of the
following:
(1) Failure to follow the terms and
conditions of this test;
(2) Failure to exercise reasonable care
in the execution of participant
obligations;
(3) Failure to abide by applicable laws
and regulations that have not been
waived; or
(4) Failure to deposit duties or fees in
a timely manner.
If the Director, Business
Transformation, ACE Business Office
(ABO), Office of International Trade,
finds that there is a basis for
discontinuance of test participation
privileges, the test participant will be
provided a written notice proposing the
discontinuance with a description of the
facts or conduct warranting the action.
The test participant will be offered the
opportunity to appeal the Director’s
decision in writing within 10 calendar
days of receipt of the written notice. The
appeal must be submitted to Acting
Executive Director, ABO, Office of
International Trade, by emailing
Deborah.Augustin@cbp.dhs.gov.
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The Acting Executive Director will
issue a decision in writing on the
proposed action within 30 working days
after receiving a timely filed appeal
from the test participant. If no timely
appeal is received, the proposed notice
becomes the final decision of the
Agency as of the date that the appeal
period expires. A proposed
discontinuance of a test participant’s
privileges will not take effect unless the
appeal process under this paragraph has
been concluded with a written decision
adverse to the test participant.
In the case of willfulness or those in
which public health, interest, or safety
so requires, the Director, Business
Transformation, ABO, Office of
International Trade, may immediately
discontinue the test participant’s
privileges upon written notice to the test
participant. The notice will contain a
description of the facts or conduct
warranting the immediate action. The
test participant will be offered the
opportunity to appeal the Director’s
decision within 10 calendar days of
receipt of the written notice providing
for immediate discontinuance. The
appeal must be submitted to Acting
Executive Director, ABO, Office of
International Trade, by emailing
Deborah.Augustin@cbp.dhs.gov. The
immediate discontinuance will remain
in effect during the appeal period. The
Executive Director will issue a decision
in writing on the discontinuance within
15 working days after receiving a timely
filed appeal from the test participant. If
no timely appeal is received, the notice
becomes the final decision of the
Agency as of the date that the appeal
period expires.
XV. Developments of ACE Prototypes
A chronological listing of Federal
Register publications detailing ACE test
developments is set forth below:
• ACE Portal Accounts and
Subsequent Revision Notices: 67 FR
21800 (May 1, 2002); 69 FR 5360 and 69
FR 5362 (February 4, 2004); 69 FR
54302 (September 8, 2004); 70 FR 5199
(February 1, 2005).
• ACE System of Records Notice: 71
FR 3109 (January 19, 2006).
• Terms/Conditions for Access to the
ACE Portal and Subsequent Revisions:
72 FR 27632 (May 16, 2007); 73 FR
38464 (July 7, 2008).
• ACE Non-Portal Accounts and
Related Notice: 70 FR 61466 (October
24, 2005); 71 FR 15756 (March 29,
2006).
• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR I) Capabilities: 72 FR
59105 (October 18, 2007).
• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR II) Capabilities: 73 FR
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50337 (August 26, 2008); 74 FR 9826
(March 6, 2009).
• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR III) Capabilities: 74 FR
69129 (December 30, 2009).
• ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and
Revenue (ESAR IV) Capabilities: 76 FR
37136 (June 24, 2011).
• Post-Entry Amendment (PEA)
Processing Test: 76 FR 37136 (June 24,
2011).
• ACE Announcement of a New Start
Date for the National Customs
Automation Program Test of Automated
Manifest Capabilities for Ocean and Rail
Carriers: 76 FR 42721 (July 19, 2011).
• ACE Simplified Entry: 76 FR 69755
(November 9, 2011).
• National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Tests Concerning
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) Document Image System (DIS): 77
FR 20835 (April 6, 2012).
• National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Tests Concerning
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) Simplified Entry: Modification of
Participant Selection Criteria and
Application Process: 77 FR 48527
(August 14, 2012).
• Modification of NCAP Test
Regarding Reconciliation for Filing
Certain Post-Importation Preferential
Tariff Treatment Claims under Certain
FTAs: 78 FR 27984 (May 13, 2013).
• Modification of Two National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Tests Concerning Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Image System (DIS) and
Simplified Entry (SE): 78 FR 44142 (July
23, 2013).
• Modification of Two National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Tests Concerning Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Image System (DIS) and
Simplified Entry (SE); Correction: 78 FR
53466 (August 29, 2013).
• Modification of NCAP Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release
(formerly known as Simplified Entry):
78 FR 66039 (November 4, 2013).
• Post-Summary Corrections to Entry
Summaries Filed in ACE Pursuant to the
ESAR IV Test: Modifications and
Clarifications: 78 FR 69434 (November
19, 2013).
• National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Test Concerning the
Submission of Certain Data Required by
the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Food Safety and Inspection
Service Using the Partner Government
Agency Message Set Through the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE): 78 FR 75931 (December 13,
2013).
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• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for
Ocean and Rail Carriers: 79 FR 6210
(February 3, 2014).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release to
Allow Importers and Brokers to Certify
From ACE Entry Summary: 79 FR 24744
(May 1, 2014).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for
Truck Carriers: 79 FR 25142 (May 2,
2014).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Document Image
System: 79 FR 36083 (June 25, 2014).
• Announcement of eBond Test: 79
FR 70881 (November 28, 2014).
• eBond Test Modifications and
Clarifications: Continuous Bond
Executed Prior to or Outside the eBond
Test May Be Converted to an eBond by
the Surety and Principal, Termination of
an eBond by Filing Identification
Number, and Email Address Correction:
80 FR 899 (January 7, 2015).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Document Image
System Relating to Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Document Submissions: 80 FR 5126
(January 30, 2015).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the use of Partner
Government Agency Message Set
through the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) for the Submission
of Certain Data Required by the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA): 80 FR 6098 (February 4, 2015).
• Announcement of Modification of
ACE Cargo Release Test to Permit the
Combined Filing of Cargo Release and
Importer Security Filing (ISF) Data: 80
FR 7487 (February 10, 2015).
• Modification of NCAP Test
Concerning ACE Cargo Release for Type
03 Entries and Advanced Capabilities
for Truck Carriers: 80 FR 16414 (March
27, 2015).
• Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for
Air Cargo Test: 80 FR 39790 (July 10,
2015).
• National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Concerning Remote
Location Filing Entry Procedures in the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) and the Use of the Document
Image System for the Submission of
Invoices and the Use of eBonds for the
Transmission of Single Transaction
Bonds: 80 FR 40079 (July 13, 2015).
Dated: August 24, 2015.
Brenda Smith,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of
International Trade.
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Submission@omb.eop.gov (email).
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to the Service Information Collection
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(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0119’’ in
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grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone). You may review the ICR
online at https://www.reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to review Department of
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OMB.
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Title: Policy for Evaluation of
Conservation Efforts When Making
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Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Primarily
State, local, or tribal governments.
However, individuals, businesses, and
not-for-profit organizations could
develop agreements/plans or may agree
to implement certain conservation
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plan.
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[Notices]
[Pages 52051-52055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21266]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the Submission of Certain Data Required by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Using the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message
Set Through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces U.S. Customs and Border Protection's
(CBP's) plan to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
test concerning the electronic transmission of certain import data for
all Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated commodities. Under the
pilot, this data will be transmitted electronically through the
Automated Broker Interface (ABI) for processing in CBP's Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) system utilizing the Partnering Government
Agency (PGA) Message Set.
DATES: The FDA PGA Message Set test will begin no earlier than August
27, 2015. This test will continue until concluded by way of
announcement in the Federal Register. Public comments are invited and
will be accepted through the duration of the test pilot.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice and any aspect of this test
may be submitted at any time during the test via email to Josephine
Baiamonte, ACE Business Office (ABO), Office of International Trade, at
josephine.baiamonte@cbp.dhs.gov. In the subject line of your email,
please indicate, ``Comment on FDA PGA Message Set Test FRN''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For PGA-related questions, contact
Elizabeth McQueen at elizabeth.mcqueen@cbp.dhs.gov. For technical
questions related to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) or
Automated Broker Interface (ABI) transmissions, contact your assigned
client representative. Interested parties without an assigned client
representative should direct their questions to Steven Zaccaro at
steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the subject heading ``PGA Message Set
FDA Test FRN-Request to Participate.'' For FDA-related questions,
contact Sandra Abbott at sandra.abbott@fda.hhs.gov or Max Castillo at
max.castillo@fda.hhs.gov.
Any party seeking to participate in this test must provide CBP, in
its request to participate, its filer code and the port(s) at which it
is interested in filing the appropriate PGA Message Set information. At
this time, PGA Message Set data may be submitted only for entries filed
at certain ports. A current listing of those ports may be found at the
following link: https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/list-aceitds-pga-message-set-pilot-ports.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) was established in
Subtitle B of Title VI--Customs Modernization (Customs Modernization
Act), in the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act,
Public Law 103-182, 107 Stat. 2057 (19 U.S.C. 1411). Through NCAP, the
initial thrust of customs modernization was on trade compliance and the
development of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), the planned
successor to the Automated Commercial System (ACS). ACE is an automated
and electronic system for processing commercial trade data which is
intended to streamline business processes, facilitate growth in trade,
ensure cargo security, and foster participation in global commerce,
while
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ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and regulations and reducing costs
for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and all of its communities
of interest. The ability to meet these objectives depends on
successfully modernizing CBP's business functions and the information
technology that supports those functions. The Automated Broker
Interface (ABI) is the electronic data interchange (EDI) that enables
members of the trade community to file electronically required import
data with CBP and transfers that data to ACE.
CBP's modernization efforts are accomplished through phased
releases of ACE component functionality designed to replace specific
legacy ACS functions. Each release will begin with a test and will end
with mandatory use of the new ACE feature, thus retiring the legacy ACS
function. Each release builds on previous releases and sets the
foundation for subsequent releases.
For the convenience of the public, a chronological listing of
Federal Register publications detailing ACE test developments is set
forth below in Section XV, entitled, ``Development of ACE Prototypes.''
The procedures and criteria related to participation in the prior ACE
test pilots remain in effect unless otherwise explicitly changed by
this or subsequent notices published in the Federal Register.
II. Authorization for the Test
The Customs Modernization Act provisions provide the Commissioner
of CBP with authority to conduct limited test programs or procedures
designed to evaluate planned components of the NCAP. The test described
in this notice is authorized pursuant to Sec. 101.9(b) of title 19 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b)) which provides for
the testing of NCAP programs or procedures. See Treasury Decision
(T.D.) 95-21.
III. International Trade Data System (ITDS)
This test is also in furtherance of the International Trade Data
System (ITDS) key initiatives, set forth in section 405 of the Security
and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (``SAFE Port Act''), Sec.
405, Public Law 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)) and in
Executive Order 13659 of February 19, 2014, Streamlining the Export/
Import Process for America's Businesses, 79 FR 10657 (February 25,
2014). The purpose of ITDS, as stated in section 405 of the SAFE Port
Act, is to eliminate redundant information requirements, efficiently
regulate the flow of commerce, and effectively enforce laws and
regulations relating to international trade, by establishing a single
portal system, operated by CBP, for the collection and distribution of
standard electronic import and export data required by all
participating Federal agencies. CBP is developing ACE as the ``single
window'' for the trade community to comply with the ITDS requirement
established by the SAFE Port Act.
Executive Order 13659 requires that by December 31, 2016, ACE, as
the ITDS single window, have the operational capabilities to serve as
the primary means of receiving from users the standard set of data and
other relevant documentation (exclusive of applications for permits,
licenses, or certifications) required for the release of imported cargo
and clearance of cargo for export, and to transition from paper-based
requirements and procedures to faster and more cost-effective
electronic submissions to, and communications with, U.S. government
agencies.
IV. Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set
The PGA Message Set is the data needed to satisfy the PGA reporting
requirements. ACE enables the message set by acting as the ``single
window'' for the submission of trade-related data required by the PGAs
only once to CBP. Once validated, the data will be made available to
the relevant PGAs involved in import, export, and transportation-
related decision making. The data will be used to fulfill merchandise
entry requirements and may allow for earlier release decisions and more
certainty for the importer in determining the logistics of cargo
delivery. Also, by virtue of being electronic, the PGA Message Set will
eliminate the necessity for the submission and subsequent handling of
paper documents.
At this time, a limited number of ports of entry will be accepting
FDA PGA Message Set data. A list of those ports is provided at the
following link: https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/list-aceitds-pga-message-set-pilot-ports. CBP may expand the list of ports accepting FDA
PGA Message Set data in the future. Any expansion to include additional
ports will be published on the aforementioned link.
V. The Food and Drug Administration PGA Message Set Test
Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)
(21 U.S.C. 381) authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(HHS), through the FDA, to make admissibility decisions for FDA-
regulated commodities (foods, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and
tobacco products), and prior notice risk and threat assessment
decisions for imported food products. Moreover, section 536 of the FD&C
Act (21 U.S.C. 360mm) and 42 U.S.C. 264 provide similar authority for
radiation emitting products and human cell, tissue, and cellular and
tissue-based products (HCT/Ps). Carrying out these responsibilities
involves close coordination and cooperation between the FDA and CBP.
Until October 1998, importers were required to file manual entries
on Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-approved forms which were
accompanied by related documents. Thereafter, the FDA implemented an
automated nationwide entry processing system known as the ``Operational
and Administrative System for Import Support (OASIS)'' that enabled the
FDA to more efficiently obtain and process the information it requires
to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities. Most of the data that the
FDA requires to make admissibility and prior notice-related decisions
regarding imported products is already provided electronically by
importers and entry filers to CBP. Since CBP relays the entry data to
the FDA using an electronic interface as discussed below, most of the
data submitted by an importer or entry filer need be completed only
once.
Information for commercial entries for shipments of FDA-regulated
products that are imported or offered for import into the United States
is submitted by the importer (or his or her agent) or entry filer
through CBP's Automated Broker Interface of the Automated Commercial
System (ABI/ACS) into OASIS. For imported foods and feeds, this process
includes the submission of prior notice information, which is reviewed
for targeting higher-risk shipments for examination by the FDA or CBP
upon arrival at the port of entry. With respect to the transmission of
entry information, the FDA reviews relevant data as part of its
admissibility review. The FDA sends a message back to the importer or
entry filer with its decision as to whether (1) the product is
admissible; (2) additional information is required; (3) an examination
of the shipment is required; or (4) the shipment is subject to refusal
of admission.
In December of 2011, the FDA fully implemented its new
admissibility targeting application called ``Predictive Risk-based
Evaluation for Dynamic Import Compliance Targeting,'' commonly known as
``PREDICT.'' PREDICT screens all entries, identifies shipments based on
risk, and facilitates FDA's ability to determine whether products
should be examined or
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allowed into the commerce of the United States. After this screening is
completed, if PREDICT recommends the product be admitted into the
United States, real time notification is provided to the importer or
entry filer through OASIS.
In addition to the entry information collected by CBP, the FDA uses
additional data elements in order to make an admissibility decision.
This information includes the following data elements:
(1) FDA product code;
(2) FDA country of production;
(3) FDA-required information on the manufacturer and shipper; and
(4) Ultimate consignee.
Additionally, the FDA has identified data elements or Affirmation
of Compliance (``A of C'') codes that an importer or entry filer may
submit upon entry to help expedite the review process. For example,
providing the registration number of the manufacture as an A of C may
result in an immediate release of the product. Alternatively, an entry
filed without the A of C code would be flagged for review and release
may be delayed.
If the FDA did not collect this data the agency could not
adequately meet its statutory responsibilities to regulate imported
products, nor control potentially dangerous products from entering the
U.S. marketplace.
This document announces CBP's plan to conduct a new test pilot
concerning the submission of electronic FDA data elements required by
the FDA's cargo admissibility process under the auspices of ACE for
those commodities regulated by the FDA that are being imported or
offered for import into the United States. This new FDA PGA Message Set
capability will satisfy the FDA data requirements for formal and
informal consumption entries through electronic filing in ACE and via
the FDA PGA Message Set. This will enable the trade community to have a
CBP-managed ``single window'' for the submission of data required by
the FDA during the cargo importation and review process. For FDA-
regulated food products requiring prior notice, the necessary PGA data
elements must be submitted prior to the time of arrival of the
merchandise. The technical requirements for submitting FDA data
elements are set forth in the supplemental Customs and Trade Automated
Interface Requirements (CATAIR) guidelines for the FDA. These technical
requirements, including the ACE CATAIR chapters, can be found at the
following link: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/catair#field-content-tab-group-tab-4.
Upon successful completion of the FDA PGA Message Set test, it is
anticipated that CBP will decommission the legacy ACS/OASIS interface
for the new ACE/OASIS interface.
VI. Test Participant Responsibilities
PGA Message Set test participants will be required to:
(1) Transmit the appropriate ACE PGA Message Set data, including
the additional data elements listed in Section V of this notice, for
the commodities and the ports of entry based upon the implementation
schedule found at the following link: https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/list-aceitds-pga-message-set-pilot-ports;
(2) Transmit the PGA Message Set electronically to ACE using ACE
Entry or ACE Entry Summary at any time prior to the arrival of the
merchandise on the conveyance transporting the cargo to the United
States;
(3) Transmit PGA Message Set import filings only as part of an ACE
Entry or ACE Entry Summary certified for cargo release;
(4) Transmit import entry filings to CBP via ABI in response to a
request for documentation or in response to a request for release
information for certified ACE Entry Summaries;
(5) Only transmit to CBP information that has been requested by
either CBP or the FDA;
(6) Use a software program that has completed ACE certification
testing for the PGA Message Set; and
(7) Take part in a CBP-FDA evaluation of this test.
VII. Waiver of Regulation Under the Test
For purposes of this test, those provisions of 19 CFR part 12 that
are inconsistent with the terms of this test are waived for test
participants only. See 19 CFR 101.9(b). This document does not waive
any recordkeeping requirements found in part 163 of title 19 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR part 163) and the Appendix to part
163 (commonly known as the ``(a)(1)(A) list'').
VIII. Test Participation and Selection Criteria
To be eligible to apply for this test, the applicant must:
(1) Be a self-filing importer who has the ability to file ACE Entry
Summaries certified for cargo release or a broker who has the ability
to file ACE Entry Summaries certified for cargo release; and
(2) File prior notices or entries for FDA-regulated commodities.
Test participants must meet all the eligibility criteria described
in this document in order to participate in the test program.
IX. Application Process
Any party seeking to participate in the FDA PGA Message Set test
should email their CBP Client Representative, ACE Business Office
(ABO), Office of International Trade. Interested parties without an
assigned client representative should submit an email message to Steven
Zaccaro at steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the subject heading ``PGA
Message Set FDA Test FRN--Request to Participate''. All email
communications should include the subject heading, ``Request to
Participate in the FDA PGA Message Test.''
Email messages sent to the CBP client representative or Steven
Zaccaro must include the applicant's filer code and the port(s) at
which it is interested in filing the appropriate PGA Message Set
information. Client representatives will work with test participants to
provide information regarding the transmission of this data.
CBP will begin to accept applications upon the date of publication
of this notice and will continue to accept applications throughout the
duration of the test. CBP will notify the selected applicants by an
email message of their selection and the starting date of their
participation. Selected participants may have different starting dates.
Anyone providing incomplete information, or otherwise not meeting
participation requirements, will be notified by an email message and
given the opportunity to resubmit its application.
X. Test Duration
The initial phase of the pilot test will begin no earlier than
August 27, 2015. At the conclusion of the test pilot, an evaluation
will be conducted to assess the effect that the FDA PGA Message Set has
on expediting the submission of FDA importation-related data elements
and the processing of FDA entries. The final results of the evaluation
will be published in the Federal Register and the Customs Bulletin as
required by Sec. 101.9(b)(2) of the CBP regulations (19 CFR
101.9(b)(2)). Any future expansion in ACE including but not limited to
any additional PGA commodities and eligible environments (i.e., truck,
ocean, rail, air) will be announced via a separate Federal Register
notice.
XI. Comments
All interested parties are invited to comment on any aspect of this
test at any time. CBP requests comments and
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feedback on all aspects of this test, including the design, conduct and
implementation of the test, in order to determine whether to modify,
alter, expand, limit, continue, end, or fully implement this program.
XII. Paperwork Reduction Act
The collection of information contained in this FDA PGA Message Set
test has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in
accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3507) and assigned OMB control number 0910-0046. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a valid control number
assigned by OMB.
XIII. Confidentiality
Data submitted and entered into the ACE Portal includes information
that is exempt or restricted from disclosure by law, such as by the
Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905). As stated in previous notices,
participation in this or any of the previous ACE tests is not
confidential and upon a written Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request, a name(s) of an approved participant(s) will be disclosed by
CBP in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552.
XIV. Misconduct Under the Test
A test participant may be subject to civil and criminal penalties,
administrative sanctions, liquidated damages, or discontinuance from
participation in this test for any of the following:
(1) Failure to follow the terms and conditions of this test;
(2) Failure to exercise reasonable care in the execution of
participant obligations;
(3) Failure to abide by applicable laws and regulations that have
not been waived; or
(4) Failure to deposit duties or fees in a timely manner.
If the Director, Business Transformation, ACE Business Office
(ABO), Office of International Trade, finds that there is a basis for
discontinuance of test participation privileges, the test participant
will be provided a written notice proposing the discontinuance with a
description of the facts or conduct warranting the action. The test
participant will be offered the opportunity to appeal the Director's
decision in writing within 10 calendar days of receipt of the written
notice. The appeal must be submitted to Acting Executive Director, ABO,
Office of International Trade, by emailing
Deborah.Augustin@cbp.dhs.gov.
The Acting Executive Director will issue a decision in writing on
the proposed action within 30 working days after receiving a timely
filed appeal from the test participant. If no timely appeal is
received, the proposed notice becomes the final decision of the Agency
as of the date that the appeal period expires. A proposed
discontinuance of a test participant's privileges will not take effect
unless the appeal process under this paragraph has been concluded with
a written decision adverse to the test participant.
In the case of willfulness or those in which public health,
interest, or safety so requires, the Director, Business Transformation,
ABO, Office of International Trade, may immediately discontinue the
test participant's privileges upon written notice to the test
participant. The notice will contain a description of the facts or
conduct warranting the immediate action. The test participant will be
offered the opportunity to appeal the Director's decision within 10
calendar days of receipt of the written notice providing for immediate
discontinuance. The appeal must be submitted to Acting Executive
Director, ABO, Office of International Trade, by emailing
Deborah.Augustin@cbp.dhs.gov. The immediate discontinuance will remain
in effect during the appeal period. The Executive Director will issue a
decision in writing on the discontinuance within 15 working days after
receiving a timely filed appeal from the test participant. If no timely
appeal is received, the notice becomes the final decision of the Agency
as of the date that the appeal period expires.
XV. Developments of ACE Prototypes
A chronological listing of Federal Register publications detailing
ACE test developments is set forth below:
ACE Portal Accounts and Subsequent Revision Notices: 67 FR
21800 (May 1, 2002); 69 FR 5360 and 69 FR 5362 (February 4, 2004); 69
FR 54302 (September 8, 2004); 70 FR 5199 (February 1, 2005).
ACE System of Records Notice: 71 FR 3109 (January 19,
2006).
Terms/Conditions for Access to the ACE Portal and
Subsequent Revisions: 72 FR 27632 (May 16, 2007); 73 FR 38464 (July 7,
2008).
ACE Non-Portal Accounts and Related Notice: 70 FR 61466
(October 24, 2005); 71 FR 15756 (March 29, 2006).
ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR I)
Capabilities: 72 FR 59105 (October 18, 2007).
ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR II)
Capabilities: 73 FR 50337 (August 26, 2008); 74 FR 9826 (March 6,
2009).
ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR III)
Capabilities: 74 FR 69129 (December 30, 2009).
ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR IV)
Capabilities: 76 FR 37136 (June 24, 2011).
Post-Entry Amendment (PEA) Processing Test: 76 FR 37136
(June 24, 2011).
ACE Announcement of a New Start Date for the National
Customs Automation Program Test of Automated Manifest Capabilities for
Ocean and Rail Carriers: 76 FR 42721 (July 19, 2011).
ACE Simplified Entry: 76 FR 69755 (November 9, 2011).
National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Tests
Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image System
(DIS): 77 FR 20835 (April 6, 2012).
National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Tests
Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Simplified Entry:
Modification of Participant Selection Criteria and Application Process:
77 FR 48527 (August 14, 2012).
Modification of NCAP Test Regarding Reconciliation for
Filing Certain Post-Importation Preferential Tariff Treatment Claims
under Certain FTAs: 78 FR 27984 (May 13, 2013).
Modification of Two National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) Tests Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document
Image System (DIS) and Simplified Entry (SE): 78 FR 44142 (July 23,
2013).
Modification of Two National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) Tests Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document
Image System (DIS) and Simplified Entry (SE); Correction: 78 FR 53466
(August 29, 2013).
Modification of NCAP Test Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release (formerly known as Simplified Entry):
78 FR 66039 (November 4, 2013).
Post-Summary Corrections to Entry Summaries Filed in ACE
Pursuant to the ESAR IV Test: Modifications and Clarifications: 78 FR
69434 (November 19, 2013).
National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test Concerning
the Submission of Certain Data Required by the Environmental Protection
Agency and the Food Safety and Inspection Service Using the Partner
Government Agency Message Set Through the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE): 78 FR 75931 (December 13, 2013).
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Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release
for Ocean and Rail Carriers: 79 FR 6210 (February 3, 2014).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release to
Allow Importers and Brokers to Certify From ACE Entry Summary: 79 FR
24744 (May 1, 2014).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release
for Truck Carriers: 79 FR 25142 (May 2, 2014).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image
System: 79 FR 36083 (June 25, 2014).
Announcement of eBond Test: 79 FR 70881 (November 28,
2014).
eBond Test Modifications and Clarifications: Continuous
Bond Executed Prior to or Outside the eBond Test May Be Converted to an
eBond by the Surety and Principal, Termination of an eBond by Filing
Identification Number, and Email Address Correction: 80 FR 899 (January
7, 2015).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image
System Relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Document Submissions: 80 FR 5126 (January 30, 2015).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning the use of Partner Government Agency Message Set
through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for the Submission
of Certain Data Required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
80 FR 6098 (February 4, 2015).
Announcement of Modification of ACE Cargo Release Test to
Permit the Combined Filing of Cargo Release and Importer Security
Filing (ISF) Data: 80 FR 7487 (February 10, 2015).
Modification of NCAP Test Concerning ACE Cargo Release for
Type 03 Entries and Advanced Capabilities for Truck Carriers: 80 FR
16414 (March 27, 2015).
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for
Air Cargo Test: 80 FR 39790 (July 10, 2015).
National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Concerning
Remote Location Filing Entry Procedures in the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) and the Use of the Document Image System for the
Submission of Invoices and the Use of eBonds for the Transmission of
Single Transaction Bonds: 80 FR 40079 (July 13, 2015).
Dated: August 24, 2015.
Brenda Smith,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. 2015-21266 Filed 8-26-15; 8:45 am]
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