CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a list of upcoming "Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) on the Road" events, as follows:
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1. Upcoming "ACE on the Road" Events
September 25, 2007 - Calais, ME
ACE outreach event: e-Manifest and release A1 - new account types and functionality
September 26, 2007 - Houlton, ME
ACE outreach event: e-Manifest and release A1 - new account types and functionality
September 27, 2007 - Jackman, ME
ACE outreach event: e-Manifest and release A1 - new account types and functionality
September 27, 2007 - Wichita, KS
ACE information conference geared specifically to importers
September 28, 2007 - St. Albans, VT
ACE outreach event: e-Manifest and release A1 - new account types and functionality
October 15-17, 2007 - Atlanta, GA
ACE Exchange VII
November 2007 - San Francisco, CA
ACE Exchange VIII
(CBP's event schedule, dated 09/18/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_on_the_road.xml)
2. Various Postings to CBP's Web site
Updated fact sheets on new ACE account types under ESAR A1. CBP has posted documents providing procedural information for the following ACE account types that were created with the implementation of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1: Facility Operator, Foreign Trade Zone, Service Provider, and Surety. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/24/07 news, (Ref:1'> 07092410), for BP summary on ACE account types under ESAR A1.) (Fact sheets, posted 09/19/07 and 09/20/07) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/accounts/.)
Various CSI documents. CBP has posted updated versions of various Container Security Initiative (CSI) documents, including a downloadable CSI fact sheet, a document providing a brief overview of CSI, a CSI PowerPoint presentation, and a list of ports that are currently CSI operational. (CSI documents, posted 09/21/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/international_activities/csi/.)
CBP scheduled to open 4th Northern Border Air Branch. CBP has issued a press release announcing that it was scheduled to officially open the North Dakota Air Branch on September 22, 2007 at Grand Forks International Airport. This is the fourth of five planned new facilities to augment CBP's northern border capabilities with air and marine law enforcement, surveillance and airspace security. (Press release, dated 09/21/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/09212007_8.xml.)