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CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings

CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) system will be shut down for maintenance for one hour beginning at 11 p.m. EST on August 26, 2009. Processing of FAST/NCAP trips will be unavailable during the outage. ACE processing of FAST drivers carrying standard manifest loads will not be affected by this outage. (CSMS 09-000293, dated 08/25/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17683&page=&srch_argv=09-000293&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)

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1. One Hour FAST Outage Scheduled for August 26th

2. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of August 24th

CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) and tariff preference level (TPL) commodity report as of August 24, 2009. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, tobacco, certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, Peru TPA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (Weekly commodity report, posted 08/24/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/cr08242009.ctt/cr08242009.pdf)

3. Updated TRQ/TPL "Threshold to Fill" List

CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor TRQs and TPLs that are approaching the restraint limit or have filled the in-quota (low) rate. The list is divided into two sections - those that are at least 85% filled and those that are closed. (List, updated 08/24/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)

4. Updated CF 1400, CF 1401 Posted

CBP has posted an updated version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) - an electronic query report for CF 1400 of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP has also posted an updated CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) - an electronic query report for CF 1401 of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances. (Reports, posted 08/21/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/)

5. Updated Public ACS FIRMS Report

CBP has posted an updated version of its Public Automated Commercial System FIRMS (Facilities Information and Resources Management Systems) report that is organized by port code and alphabetically by company name. (Report, dated 08/21/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/firms_30.ctt/firms_30.txt)

6. CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions

The antidumping and countervailing messages CBP issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.

An overview of a number of recent AD/CV messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, are provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)

CASH DEPOSIT RATE CHANGE ACCORDING TO FINAL RESULTS OF CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES REVIEW FOR TERNIUM MEXICO S.A. (A-201-805-001/005) (08/18/2009) MESSAGE NO: 9232201