CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted the following documents regarding the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) to its "What's New" section on its Web site:
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1. CBP Posts APIS Documents to "What's New"
Tools for TSA Crew Reporting, which includes:
- TSA Crew Reporting Guidelines
- TSA Crew Reporting Spreadsheet
- EDIFACT Air APIS Help Rules
- EDIAPIS DOS Translation Program
- TSA Principle Security Inspectors (PSI)
APIS Fact Sheet
eAPIS Online Tutorial
eAPIS Online Transmission System
UN/EDIFACT Implementation Guide
APIS Transmissions for All Commercial Vehicles, which includes:
- Vessel APIS MS Excel Spreadsheet
- Vessel APIS Data Field Help Rules
- Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure (eNOA/D or eNOAD) Transmission System and Process
Legal Notifications for APIS Transmissions
Commercial Carriers APIS Registration Process
Recent CBP press release on eNOA/D (dated 02/01/05) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/02012005_3.xml
(CBP's APIS Web page, which includes documents not listed above, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/inspections_carriers_facilities/apis/)
2. Various Other Postings to CBP's "What's New"
The following documents have been recently posted to CBP's "What's New" section on its Web site:
Fact Sheet - ACE Single System for Truck Release: Overview. This fact sheet (dated January 2005) is available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace/release4_single.ctt/release4_single.doc
ACE Release 5 Business Blueprint - Trade Engagement Bi-Weekly Activity Report for January 3-14, 2005. This report is available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/trade_support_network/report_workshop/report_011405.ctt/trade_011405.doc
Farewell Message from DHS Secretary Ridge. DHS Secretary Ridge's farewell message of February 1, 2005 is available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/02012005_farewell.xml
CBP Team Helps Secure Iraq's Borders. CBP has issued a press release announcing that it has deployed, prior to the Iraqi national elections, another team of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents to Iraq and the surrounding region in an effort to help secure Iraq's borders. Press release, dated 02/01/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/02012005_4.xml