ESAR A1 for ACE Accounts Deployed September 9th (Problem with Transfer of ACE Reports)
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources, Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1 was deployed for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) accounts on Sunday, September 9, 2007.
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Users should notice a slightly different look and more functionality for ACE Portal Accounts.
All Parts of A1 Deployment are Now Working
Sources state that all parts of the A1 deployment are now working, after an initial glitch with ABI applications KI (bond query) and TI (CBP Form 5106 add/update).
(After deployment, CBP issued ABI administrative messages 07-0192, 07-0193, and 07-0195 announcing that CBP was unable to process ABI application identifiers KI and TI. CBP sources have confirmed that the problem is now fixed.)
Temporary Problem with ACE Reports (Mostly for Trade Users)
CBP sources state that there is one outstanding delay - the ACE Reports tool did not completely transfer successfully - and CBP posted a message regarding this delay to the ACE Portal "News Tab" on the morning of Monday, September 10, 2007.
According to sources, the message states that because the ACE Reports functionality did not completely transfer successfully, ACE trade users across the board do not have the ability to run ACE Reports. These ACE reporting capabilities are anticipated to be returned to the ACE Portal no later than Friday September 14th.
Note that for ACE CBP users, the old ACE reports tool is currently still available and is functioning perfectly.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/07/07 news, 07090705, for BP summary announcing that CBP was deploying A1 on September 9th, which provides an outline of A1's functionality.
See ITT's Online Archives or 08/31/07 news, 07083105, for BP summary of CBP's FAQ on ESAR A1.
See ITT's Online Archives or 08/31/07 news, 07083145 1, for BP summary announcing that the ACE Account Services Desk was increasing staffing levels to prepare for the new A1 capabilities.
See ITT's Online Archives or 08/06/07 news, 07080610, for BP summary announcing that CBP updated its ACE Web-based training to include a course on A1.
See ITT's Online Archives or 06/04/07 news, 07060405, for BP summary on new and old ACE Reports Tools.)
CBP ABI message (Adm: 07-0192, dated 09/09/07) available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2007/2007-0192.ADM
CBP ABI message (Adm: 07-0193, dated 09/09/07) available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2007/2007-0193.ADM
CBP ABI message (Adm: 07-0195, dated 09/10/07) available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2007/2007-0195.ADM