CBP Announces Deployment Schedule for ESAR A2.2 Entry Summary Filing, Processing for Volunteer Participants
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing the deployment schedule for its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR A2.2) ACE entry summary capabilities test, including functionality specific to entry summary filing and processing of formal (type 01) and informal (type 11) entry summaries.
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This test of entry summary processing will include Automated Broker Interface (ABI) Census Warning Overrides and will accommodate the issuance of certain CBP forms through the ACE Portal. Other new nationwide functionality will enhance Portal Account Management and allow for ACE Secure Data Portal reporting.
(CBP recently announced that it would begin implementing ESAR A2.2 in spring 2009 and stated that entry processing capabilities will be piloted with a limited number of voluntary trade users.)
39 Entry Filers and 17 Software Developers Responded to CBP's Request for Volunteers
CBP states that 39 ABI entry filer (importer and broker) volunteers have responded to CBP's August 2008 notice requesting comments and indication of interest to participate in the ESAR A2.2 entry summary test.
Additionally, 17 software developers contacted their client representative with regard to their interest in ABI certification testing for ACE. All 17 software developers will be contacted by their client representative and will be advised as to the start of certification testing.
CBP Looking for Additional Volunteers
CBP is also inviting any additional interested ABI applicants meeting the eligibility criteria specified in its August 2008 notice to participate in the test1. Interested software developers should contact their client representative with regard to their interest in ABI certification testing for ACE.
ESAR A2.2 to Be Deployed for Volunteers at Ports in 3 Stages; First 2 Only for 39 Respondents
According to CBP, ESAR A2.2 entry summary capabilities will be deployed as scheduled below. CBP sources clarify that the first two stages are only for the 39 volunteers that responded to CBP's August 2008 notice. The third (and final) stage will be open to those additional volunteers accepted by CBP.
Initial Stage
| Assigned Client Representative (technical, ABI) |
CBP notice (FR Pub 03/06/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-4844.pdf