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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Announcement of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the Submission Through
the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) of Certain Import
Data and Documents Required by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s
(CBP) plan, developed in consultation
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), to conduct a National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) test
concerning the electronic transmission
of certain import data and documents
for commodities regulated by FWS.
Under this test, the data or documents
will be transmitted electronically
through CBP’s Document Image System
(DIS) or CBP’s Automated Broker
Interface (ABI) system using the Partner
Government Agency (PGA) Message Set,
for processing in CBP’s Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE).
DATES: The FWS PGA Message Set test
will begin no earlier than May 1, 2016.
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 FWS PGA
Message Set Test FRN.’’
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
PGA-related questions, contact
Elizabeth McQueen at
elizabeth.mcqueen@cbp.dhs.gov. For
SUMMARY:
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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 FWS
Test FRN-Request to Participate.’’ For
FWS-related questions, contact Tamesha
Woulard, Senior Wildlife Inspector,
Office of Law Enforcement
(Headquarters), U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, at Tamesha_Woulard@fws.gov.
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 (Pub. L. 103–182,
107 Stat. 2057, Dec. 8. 1993) (19 U.S.C.
1411). Through NCAP, the thrust of
customs modernization has been on
trade compliance and the development
of the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE), the planned
successor Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI) system to the Automated
Commercial System (ACS). ACE is an
automated and electronic system for
processing commercial trade data. ACE
is intended to streamline business
processes, facilitate growth in trade,
ensure cargo security, and foster
participation in global commerce, while
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 EDI that enables
members of the trade community to file
electronically required import data with
CBP and transfer that data to ACE.
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
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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, 60 FR 14211
(March 16, 1995).
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III. International Trade Data System
(ITDS) and ACE
This test is 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, Pub. L. 109–347, 120
Stat. 1884, Oct. 13, 2006) (19 U.S.C.
1411(d)), to achieve the vision of ACE
as the ‘‘single window’’ for the U.S.
government and trade community. 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 transmit electronically all
required information related to the
merchandise that is imported or
exported and to comply with the ITDS
requirement established by the SAFE
Port Act. On October 13, 2015, CBP
promulgated regulations providing that,
as of November 1, 2015, ACE is a CBP
authorized EDI system which may be
used for the filing of entries and entry
summaries. See 80 FR 61278 (October
13, 2015).
Executive Order 13659, Streamlining
the Export/Import Process for America’s
Businesses, 79 FR 10657 (February 25,
2014), 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 most
paper-based requirements and
procedures to faster and more costeffective electronic submissions to, and
communications with, U.S. government
agencies.
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IV. Partner Government Agency (PGA)
Message Set and Document Image
System (DIS)
On December 13, 2013, CBP
published in the Federal Register a
notice announcing an NCAP test called
the Partner Government Agency (PGA)
Message Set test. See 78 FR 75931
(December 13, 2013). 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 electronic transmission
to CBP of trade-related data required by
the PGAs. After validation, the data will
be made available to the relevant PGAs
involved in regulating the importation
of the merchandise. 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
most paper documents.
On April 6, 2012, CBP announced the
Document Image System (DIS) test (77
FR 20835) allowing any party who files
an ACE entry/cargo release or ACE
Entry Summary certified for cargo
release to submit electronically digital
copies of specified CBP and PGA forms
and documents via a CBP-approved EDI
(ABI). On October 15, 2015, CBP
announced it would permit any DISeligible form or document to be
submitted as an attachment to an email.
See 80 FR 62082. As CBP frequently
updates the list of forms and documents
eligible to be transmitted using DIS, the
complete list will be maintained on the
CBP Web site, at the following address:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/features
under the DIS tab. Only eligible
documents and forms required for the
release of merchandise or requested by
CBP should be transmitted using DIS.
Forms and documents transmitted using
DIS may be transmitted without a prior
request from CBP or the relevant PGA.
ACE will automatically acknowledge
every successful DIS transmission. This
automated acknowledgement of
successful transmission does not mean
the correct or required form or
document was transmitted as it occurs
prior to any review of the transmitted
form or document. Any form or
document submitted via DIS is an
electronic copy of an original document
or form and both the original and the
imaged copy are subject to the
recordkeeping requirements of 19 CFR
part 163 and any other applicable PGA
recordkeeping requirements. Every form
or document transmitted through DIS
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must be legible and must be a complete,
accurate, and unaltered copy of the
original document. For more
information and the rules, procedures,
technical requirements and terms and
conditions applicable to the DIS, please
see the DIS Federal Register notice at 80
FR 62082 (October 15, 2015).
V. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
PGA Message Set and DIS Test
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS) is authorized by the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.), to regulate and
collect information on the importation
and exportation of wildlife. Under the
applicable FWS regulations, the
importation of wildlife and
commodities containing wildlife into
the customs territory of the United
States typically requires the submission
of a ‘‘Declaration for Importation or
Exportation of Fish or Wildlife’’
(‘‘Declaration’’) (FWS Form 3–177), as
well as any required original permits or
certificates and copies of any other
documents required under the FWS
regulations (see 50 CFR part 14).
This notice announces CBP’s plan to
conduct a test concerning the electronic
transmission of the data contained in
the Declaration to ACE using the PGA
Message Set and the transmission of
documents via DIS. FWS currently uses
its own Internet-based filing system for
the electronic submission of the
Declaration and accompanying
documents. This system is known as
‘‘eDecs.’’ Under this test, ACE will
replace eDecs for those test participants
filing entries under the auspices of this
test. As part of the test, ACE will be
used to receive the data contained in the
Declaration using the PGA Message Set
and DIS will be used for the
accompanying documents. ACE will
send the data and electronic documents
to FWS for processing. Consequently,
test participants must use ACE rather
than eDecs to electronically transmit the
data in the Declaration and any
documents normally transmitted
through eDecs.
This new FWS PGA Message Set and
DIS capability will satisfy the FWS data
and electronic document requirements
for any CBP entry filed electronically in
ACE, except original ‘‘Convention on
International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Fauna’’
(‘‘CITES’’) and foreign-law paper
documents, which will continue to be
submitted directly to the FWS office at
the applicable port. This new capability
will also enable the trade community to
have a CBP-managed ‘‘single window’’
for the submission of data and
electronic documents required by the
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FWS during the cargo importation and
review process. The technical
requirements for submitting FWS data
elements are set forth in the
supplemental Customs and Trade
Automated Interface Requirements
(CATAIR) guidelines for the FWS. These
technical requirements, including the
ACE CATAIR chapter, may be found at
the following link: https://www.cbp.gov/
trade/ace/catair.
The list of forms and documents,
including FWS documents, which may
be transmitted using DIS may be found
at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/
features under the DIS tab. The FWS
documents eligible to be transmitted
using DIS include the documents
associated with commodities regulated
by FWS (e.g., invoices, packing lists,
and bills of lading); commodity specific
documents (i.e., health certificates,
wildlife inventories, skin tag or tattoo
lists, and caviar labeling information);
transportation-related documents; and
copies of other agency documents that
are currently uploaded directly into
eDecs.
For the test participants, this test will
apply to all entries filed in ACE. Entries
filed in ACE with the PGA Message Set
must be transmitted using a software
program that has completed ACE
certification testing. This test will apply
to all commodities and articles
regulated by FWS that require a CBP
entry for consumption. Test participants
may not use this test for FWS-regulated
commodities that do not require a CBP
entry for consumption, such as goods
admitted into a foreign trade zone or
other areas of U.S. jurisdiction
considered outside the customs territory
of the United States for tariff and entry
purposes; international mail; or articles
in the possession of passengers arriving
into the United States. Participants
should continue to file directly with the
FWS for such shipments of FWSregulated commodities. This test applies
to all modes of cargo transportation, and
it is limited to the ports of entry where
FWS-regulated commodities may be
imported. A list of the ports that may be
used to enter FWS-regulated
commodities under this test may be
found at the following link: https://
www.fws.gov/le/inspection-offices.html.
FWS port requirements still apply
during this test, including the
requirement for prior authorization to
use a port other than a designated FWS
port.
VI. Test Participant Responsibilities
Test participants will be required to:
(1) Transmit the Declaration data
electronically to ACE, when filing an
entry in ACE, using the PGA Message
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Set data procedures, at any time prior to
the arrival of the merchandise on the
conveyance transporting the cargo to the
United States;
(2) Refrain from filing the Declaration
data or documents in eDecs when
transmitting it to ACE;
(3) Transmit required permits or
documents using DIS;
(4) Submit original CITES and foreignlaw paper documents directly to the
FWS office at the applicable port;
(5) Use a software program that has
completed ACE certification testing for
the PGA Message Set; and
(6) Take part in a CBP–FWS
evaluation of this test.
VII. Waiver of Regulation Under the
Test
For purposes of this test, those
provisions of 19 CFR parts 10 and 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’’). This test also does not waive any
FWS requirements under 50 CFR part
14.
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/cargo
release and ACE Entry Summaries
certified for cargo release or a broker
who has the ability to file ACE entry/
cargo release and ACE Entry Summaries
certified for cargo release;
(2) File Declarations for FWSregulated commodities; and
(3) Have an FWS eDecs filer account
that contains the CBP filer code.
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
FWS PGA Message Set and DIS test
should email its CBP Client
Representative, ACE Business Office
(ABO), Office of International Trade
with the subject heading ‘‘Request to
Participate in the FWS PGA Message
Test.’’ 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 FWS Test FRN—Request to
Participate.’’
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Email messages sent to the CBP client
representative or Steven Zaccaro must
include the applicant’s filer code; the
commodities the applicant intends to
import; and the intended ports of
arrival. 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.
There is no limit on the number of
participants.
X. Test Duration
The initial phase of the pilot test will
begin no earlier than May 1, 2016. At
the conclusion of the test pilot, an
evaluation will be conducted to assess
the effect that the FWS PGA Message
Set has on expediting the submission of
FWS importation-related data elements
and the processing of FWS-related
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 modification of this
test or future expansion of ACE 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
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 FWS 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 1018–0012. 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
All data submitted and entered into
ACE may be subject to the Trade Secrets
Act (18 U.S.C. 1905) and is considered
confidential by CBP, except to the
extent as otherwise provided by law.
The Electronic Export Information (EEI)
is also subject to the confidentiality
provisions of 15 CFR 30.60. As stated in
previous notices, participation in these
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.
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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 ten (10)
calendar days of receipt of the written
notice. The appeal must be submitted to
Executive Director, ABO, Office of
International Trade, by emailing
Deborah.Augustin@cbp.dhs.gov.
The Executive Director will issue a
decision in writing on the proposed
action within thirty (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 instances of willfulness or those in
which public health, interest, or safety
so requires, the Director, Business
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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 ten (10) calendar days
of receipt of the written notice
providing for immediate
discontinuance. The appeal must be
submitted to 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 fifteen
(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).
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• 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).
• 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
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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 National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (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).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Partner Government
Agency (PGA) Message Set Regarding
Types of Transportation Modes and
Certain Data Required by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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(NHTSA): 80 FR 47938 (August 10,
2015).
• ACE Export Manifest for Vessel
Cargo Test: 80 FR 50644 (August 20,
2015).
• 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): 80 FR 52051
(August 27, 2015).
• ACE Export Manifest for Rail Cargo
Test: 80 FR 54305 (September 9, 2015).
• Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Fillings for
Electronic Entry/Entry Summary (Cargo
Release and Related Entry): 80 FR 61278
(October 13, 2015).
• Modification of the National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Image System (DIS)
Regarding Future Updates and New
Method of Submission of Accepted
Documents: 80 FR 62082 (October 15,
2015).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release Test
for Entry Type 52 and Certain Other
Modes of Transportation: 80 FR 63576
(October 20, 2015).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Portal Account Test
to Establish the Exporter Portal
Account: 80 FR 63817 (October 21,
2015).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning Automated Customs
Environment (ACE) Entry Summary,
Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) Test of
Automated Entry Summary Types 51
and 52 and Certain Modes of
Transportation: 80 FR 63815 (October
21, 2015).
• Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) Partner Government
Agency (PGA) Message Set Regarding
the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) Certification Required by the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA): 81 FR 7133 (February 10, 2016).
• Modification of the National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP);
Test Concerning the Partner
Government Agency Message Set for
Certain Data Required by the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA): 81 FR 13399 (March 14, 2016).
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Iowa; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a
Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster for the State of Iowa
(FEMA–1998–DR), dated June 27, 2011,
and related determinations.
DATES: Effective April 19, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated April
19, 2016, the President amended the
cost-sharing arrangements regarding
Federal funds provided under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), in a letter to W.
Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security,
under Executive Order 12148, as
follows:
SUMMARY:
I have determined that the damage in the
Omaha Indian Reservation resulting from
flooding during the period of May 25 to
August 1, 2011, is of sufficient severity and
magnitude that special cost sharing
arrangements are warranted regarding
Federal funds provided under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the
‘‘Stafford Act’’).
Therefore, I amend my declaration of June
27, 2011, to authorize Federal funds for all
categories of Public Assistance at 90 percent
of total eligible costs for the Omaha Tribe of
Nebraska and Iowa.
This adjustment to local cost sharing
applies only to Public Assistance costs and
direct Federal assistance eligible for such
adjustments under the law. The Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act specifically prohibits a
similar adjustment for funds provided for
Other Needs Assistance (Section 408), and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Announcement of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test
Concerning the Submission Through the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) of Certain Import Data and Documents Required by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service
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) plan, developed in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS), to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
test concerning the electronic transmission of certain import data and
documents for commodities regulated by FWS. Under this test, the data
or documents will be transmitted electronically through CBP's Document
Image System (DIS) or CBP's Automated Broker Interface (ABI) system
using the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set, for processing
in CBP's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
DATES: The FWS PGA Message Set test will begin no earlier than May 1,
2016. 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 FWS PGA Message Set Test FRN.''
FOR FUTHER 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
FWS Test FRN-Request to Participate.'' For FWS-related questions,
contact Tamesha Woulard, Senior Wildlife Inspector, Office of Law
Enforcement (Headquarters), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at
Tamesha_Woulard@fws.gov.
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
(Pub. L. 103-182, 107 Stat. 2057, Dec. 8. 1993) (19 U.S.C. 1411).
Through NCAP, the thrust of customs modernization has been on trade
compliance and the development of the Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE), the planned successor Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system
to the Automated Commercial System (ACS). ACE is an automated and
electronic system for processing commercial trade data. ACE is intended
to streamline business processes, facilitate growth in trade, ensure
cargo security, and foster participation in global commerce, while
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 EDI that enables members of the trade community
to file electronically required import data with CBP and transfer that
data to ACE.
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
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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, 60 FR 14211 (March 16, 1995).
III. International Trade Data System (ITDS) and ACE
This test is 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,
Pub. L. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884, Oct. 13, 2006) (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)), to
achieve the vision of ACE as the ``single window'' for the U.S.
government and trade community. 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 transmit
electronically all required information related to the merchandise that
is imported or exported and to comply with the ITDS requirement
established by the SAFE Port Act. On October 13, 2015, CBP promulgated
regulations providing that, as of November 1, 2015, ACE is a CBP
authorized EDI system which may be used for the filing of entries and
entry summaries. See 80 FR 61278 (October 13, 2015).
Executive Order 13659, Streamlining the Export/Import Process for
America's Businesses, 79 FR 10657 (February 25, 2014), 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 most 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 and Document Image
System (DIS)
On December 13, 2013, CBP published in the Federal Register a
notice announcing an NCAP test called the Partner Government Agency
(PGA) Message Set test. See 78 FR 75931 (December 13, 2013). 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 electronic transmission to CBP of trade-related data
required by the PGAs. After validation, the data will be made available
to the relevant PGAs involved in regulating the importation of the
merchandise. 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
most paper documents.
On April 6, 2012, CBP announced the Document Image System (DIS)
test (77 FR 20835) allowing any party who files an ACE entry/cargo
release or ACE Entry Summary certified for cargo release to submit
electronically digital copies of specified CBP and PGA forms and
documents via a CBP-approved EDI (ABI). On October 15, 2015, CBP
announced it would permit any DIS-eligible form or document to be
submitted as an attachment to an email. See 80 FR 62082. As CBP
frequently updates the list of forms and documents eligible to be
transmitted using DIS, the complete list will be maintained on the CBP
Web site, at the following address: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/features under the DIS tab. Only eligible documents and forms required
for the release of merchandise or requested by CBP should be
transmitted using DIS. Forms and documents transmitted using DIS may be
transmitted without a prior request from CBP or the relevant PGA. ACE
will automatically acknowledge every successful DIS transmission. This
automated acknowledgement of successful transmission does not mean the
correct or required form or document was transmitted as it occurs prior
to any review of the transmitted form or document. Any form or document
submitted via DIS is an electronic copy of an original document or form
and both the original and the imaged copy are subject to the
recordkeeping requirements of 19 CFR part 163 and any other applicable
PGA recordkeeping requirements. Every form or document transmitted
through DIS must be legible and must be a complete, accurate, and
unaltered copy of the original document. For more information and the
rules, procedures, technical requirements and terms and conditions
applicable to the DIS, please see the DIS Federal Register notice at 80
FR 62082 (October 15, 2015).
V. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service PGA Message Set and DIS Test
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is authorized by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.),
to regulate and collect information on the importation and exportation
of wildlife. Under the applicable FWS regulations, the importation of
wildlife and commodities containing wildlife into the customs territory
of the United States typically requires the submission of a
``Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife''
(``Declaration'') (FWS Form 3-177), as well as any required original
permits or certificates and copies of any other documents required
under the FWS regulations (see 50 CFR part 14).
This notice announces CBP's plan to conduct a test concerning the
electronic transmission of the data contained in the Declaration to ACE
using the PGA Message Set and the transmission of documents via DIS.
FWS currently uses its own Internet-based filing system for the
electronic submission of the Declaration and accompanying documents.
This system is known as ``eDecs.'' Under this test, ACE will replace
eDecs for those test participants filing entries under the auspices of
this test. As part of the test, ACE will be used to receive the data
contained in the Declaration using the PGA Message Set and DIS will be
used for the accompanying documents. ACE will send the data and
electronic documents to FWS for processing. Consequently, test
participants must use ACE rather than eDecs to electronically transmit
the data in the Declaration and any documents normally transmitted
through eDecs.
This new FWS PGA Message Set and DIS capability will satisfy the
FWS data and electronic document requirements for any CBP entry filed
electronically in ACE, except original ``Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Fauna'' (``CITES'') and
foreign-law paper documents, which will continue to be submitted
directly to the FWS office at the applicable port. This new capability
will also enable the trade community to have a CBP-managed ``single
window'' for the submission of data and electronic documents required
by the
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FWS during the cargo importation and review process. The technical
requirements for submitting FWS data elements are set forth in the
supplemental Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements
(CATAIR) guidelines for the FWS. These technical requirements,
including the ACE CATAIR chapter, may be found at the following link:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/catair.
The list of forms and documents, including FWS documents, which may
be transmitted using DIS may be found at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/ace/features under the DIS tab. The FWS documents eligible to be
transmitted using DIS include the documents associated with commodities
regulated by FWS (e.g., invoices, packing lists, and bills of lading);
commodity specific documents (i.e., health certificates, wildlife
inventories, skin tag or tattoo lists, and caviar labeling
information); transportation-related documents; and copies of other
agency documents that are currently uploaded directly into eDecs.
For the test participants, this test will apply to all entries
filed in ACE. Entries filed in ACE with the PGA Message Set must be
transmitted using a software program that has completed ACE
certification testing. This test will apply to all commodities and
articles regulated by FWS that require a CBP entry for consumption.
Test participants may not use this test for FWS-regulated commodities
that do not require a CBP entry for consumption, such as goods admitted
into a foreign trade zone or other areas of U.S. jurisdiction
considered outside the customs territory of the United States for
tariff and entry purposes; international mail; or articles in the
possession of passengers arriving into the United States. Participants
should continue to file directly with the FWS for such shipments of
FWS-regulated commodities. This test applies to all modes of cargo
transportation, and it is limited to the ports of entry where FWS-
regulated commodities may be imported. A list of the ports that may be
used to enter FWS-regulated commodities under this test may be found at
the following link: https://www.fws.gov/le/inspection-offices.html. FWS
port requirements still apply during this test, including the
requirement for prior authorization to use a port other than a
designated FWS port.
VI. Test Participant Responsibilities
Test participants will be required to:
(1) Transmit the Declaration data electronically to ACE, when
filing an entry in ACE, using the PGA Message Set data procedures, at
any time prior to the arrival of the merchandise on the conveyance
transporting the cargo to the United States;
(2) Refrain from filing the Declaration data or documents in eDecs
when transmitting it to ACE;
(3) Transmit required permits or documents using DIS;
(4) Submit original CITES and foreign-law paper documents directly
to the FWS office at the applicable port;
(5) Use a software program that has completed ACE certification
testing for the PGA Message Set; and
(6) Take part in a CBP-FWS evaluation of this test.
VII. Waiver of Regulation Under the Test
For purposes of this test, those provisions of 19 CFR parts 10 and
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''). This test also
does not waive any FWS requirements under 50 CFR part 14.
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/cargo release and ACE Entry Summaries certified for cargo release
or a broker who has the ability to file ACE entry/cargo release and ACE
Entry Summaries certified for cargo release;
(2) File Declarations for FWS-regulated commodities; and
(3) Have an FWS eDecs filer account that contains the CBP filer
code.
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 FWS PGA Message Set and DIS
test should email its CBP Client Representative, ACE Business Office
(ABO), Office of International Trade with the subject heading ``Request
to Participate in the FWS PGA Message Test.'' 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 FWS Test FRN--Request to
Participate.''
Email messages sent to the CBP client representative or Steven
Zaccaro must include the applicant's filer code; the commodities the
applicant intends to import; and the intended ports of arrival. 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. There is no limit on
the number of participants.
X. Test Duration
The initial phase of the pilot test will begin no earlier than May
1, 2016. At the conclusion of the test pilot, an evaluation will be
conducted to assess the effect that the FWS PGA Message Set has on
expediting the submission of FWS importation-related data elements and
the processing of FWS-related 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 modification of this test or future expansion of
ACE 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 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 FWS 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 1018-0012. 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
All data submitted and entered into ACE may be subject to the Trade
Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905) and is considered confidential by CBP,
except to the extent as otherwise provided by law. The Electronic
Export Information (EEI) is also subject to the confidentiality
provisions of 15 CFR 30.60. As stated in previous notices,
participation in these 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 ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the
written notice. The appeal must be submitted to Executive Director,
ABO, Office of International Trade, by emailing
Deborah.Augustin@cbp.dhs.gov.
The Executive Director will issue a decision in writing on the
proposed action within thirty (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 instances 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 ten
(10) calendar days of receipt of the written notice providing for
immediate discontinuance. The appeal must be submitted to 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 fifteen (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).
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
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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 National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (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).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Partner
Government Agency (PGA) Message Set Regarding Types of Transportation
Modes and Certain Data Required by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA): 80 FR 47938 (August 10, 2015).
ACE Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo Test: 80 FR 50644
(August 20, 2015).
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): 80 FR
52051 (August 27, 2015).
ACE Export Manifest for Rail Cargo Test: 80 FR 54305
(September 9, 2015).
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Fillings for
Electronic Entry/Entry Summary (Cargo Release and Related Entry): 80 FR
61278 (October 13, 2015).
Modification of the National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) Test Concerning the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Image System (DIS) Regarding Future Updates and New Method of
Submission of Accepted Documents: 80 FR 62082 (October 15, 2015).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release
Test for Entry Type 52 and Certain Other Modes of Transportation: 80 FR
63576 (October 20, 2015).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal
Account Test to Establish the Exporter Portal Account: 80 FR 63817
(October 21, 2015).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning Automated Customs Environment (ACE) Entry Summary,
Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) Test of Automated Entry Summary Types 51
and 52 and Certain Modes of Transportation: 80 FR 63815 (October 21,
2015).
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Partner
Government Agency (PGA) Message Set Regarding the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) Certification Required by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA): 81 FR 7133 (February 10, 2016).
Modification of the National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP); Test Concerning the Partner Government Agency Message Set for
Certain Data Required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): 81
FR 13399 (March 14, 2016).
Dated: April 29, 2016.
Cynthia F. Whittenburg,
Acting Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
[FR Doc. 2016-10522 Filed 5-4-16; 8:45 am]
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