Annual Report on ITDS (Part II - Dates for Agencies' Additional ACE/ITDS Functionality)
The annual report to Congress on the International Trade Data System program has recently been posted to the ITDS Web site. This report details the progress toward incorporating ITDS functionality into the Automated Commercial Environment, the status of Federal agencies in implementing ACE/ITDS, etc.
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This is Part II, the final part of a two-part series of summaries on this report, and highlights some of the dates that selected Federal agencies implementing ITDS are expected to receive additional ACE functionality.
Expected Dates for Certain ACE/ITDS Functionality
The following are highlights of the ACE/ITDS functionality that certain Federal agencies expect to receive in the future (see report for all listed Federal agencies, additional dates, details of an agency's ITDS status, etc.):
Census Bureau
| October 2008 | Importers will have the ability to proactively provide override codes to prevent or respond to Census Bureau entry summary warnings. ACE will implement Census Bureau validations for entry summary filings. ACE will implement Census Bureau validations for Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) admission filings. |
| June 2009 | The Census Bureau will have access to manifest and entry data for research and analysis. |
| July 2010 | Because the Census Bureau is the agency with primary authority to collect much of the export data collected, it will play a critical role in shaping requirements for the export module of ACE. |
Food and Drug Administration
| October 2008 | The FDA will have access to in-bond shipment and FTZ admission data to ensure prior notice requirements have been met. |
| June 2009 | The FDA will use ACE to receive FDA prior notice data, entry data, and FDA license/permit/registration/certification data to determine FDA jurisdiction, make admissibility determinations, screen shipments under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Act or BTA), identify shipments to examine, and record dispositions related to the shipment. |
| July 2010 | The FDA will have access to export transaction information to monitor export shipment compliance with FDA export-related regulations. |
Federal Maritime Commission
| October 2008 | FMC will be able to have sea manifest information validated against its list of registered Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs) so that FMC will be able to identify unregistered OTI operators as well as monitor the operation of licensed OTIs and those carriers with whom they do business. |
| June 2009 | FMC will be able to have vessel entrance and clearance information validated against its list of registered Passenger Vessel Operators (PVOs) and their vessels so that FMC can identify unregistered operators and monitor the operation of licensed PVOs and their vessels. |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
| October 2008 | APHIS will upload blanket permit information via system-to-system interfaces. APHIS will have the capability to monitor payment of Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) user fees. APHIS will be able to request that suspect shipments be held on the basis of rail or sea manifest information; it will also monitor authorized movements of APHIS regulated commodities. |
| June 2009 | APHIS will use ACE to identify and monitor imports that are regulated by APHIS, imports that originate from restricted countries, and expired or otherwise improperly used import permits. |
| July 2010 | APHIS will access export information to monitor regulatory compliance with export shipment requirements. |
Agricultural Marketing Service
| June 2009 | ACE will notify AMS prior to release of commodities subject to AMS inspection in order to allow AMS to schedule inspections. ACE will notify AMS of CBP release of shipments requiring AMS inspection, the inspection location chosen by the importer, and relevant admissibility decision of other agencies to determine admissibility before AMS inspects. Importers will use ACE to request exemption from AMS inspection and from research and promotion fees. AMS will provide ACE with permit information for exempted commodities and notify CBP which shipments are exempt from inspection or from research and promotion fees. |
Import Administration
| October 2008 | IA will use the ACE Portal to maintain a database of antidumping/countervailing duties, reduced tariff programs, and tariff rate quotas. IA will have access to entry summary transaction information for research and analysis. IA will have access to rail and sea manifests, FTZ admissions, and in-bond shipment data through the ACE Portal. |
| June 2009 | IA will use ACE to maintain IA licenses and certificates - ACE will use these licenses and certificates to make admissibility determinations. |
International Trade Commission
| October 2008 | ITC will receive an extract of entry summary data and importer and foreign manufacturer information to use as a primary source of information for ITC investigations and certain reports. |
(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/03/07 news, 07120310, for Part I of BP's summary, which covers recommendations made to ITDS.
See ITT's Online Archives or 08/23/07 news, 07082305, for BP summary of CBP posting an updated ACE/ITDS Standard Data Set (SDS) report to the trade, which listed the 25 Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) that submitted their data requirements to ITDS.
ITDS Report to Congress (dated November 2007) available at http://www.itds.gov/linkhandler/itds/toolbox/library/resource_documents/itds_rpt.ctt/itds_rpt.pdf
BP Note
Several new agencies joined ITDS after the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act became law in October 2006.
The recommendations and recognition from the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety and from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Directives on ITDS participation have also significantly accelerated agency activity.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 11/06/06 news, 06110625, for Part XIII, the final part of BP's summary on the SAFE Port Act, with links to earlier parts.
See ITT's Online Archives or 11/09/07 news, 07110910, for the Part II, the final part of BP's summary of the Working Group's Action Plan, with a link to Part I. See ITT's Online Archives 09/17/07 news, 07091715, for Part II, the final part of BP's summary of the Working Group's initial report for improving imported product safety, with a link to Part I.)