TSN Discusses Post Summary Corrections, Electronic Release Using House BOLs, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the June/July and August 2009 Trade Support Network monthly activity reports summarizing the activity of all of the TSN Committees and Subcommittees for the given months.
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(TSN is a group of trade representatives who provide input into the design and development of modernization projects, such as ACE. CBP has been meeting with the TSN since May 2001 regarding the development of ACE and has previously stated that the TSN has over 150 members of the trade community, including trade associations, importers, brokers, carriers, sureties, and others.)
The following are highlights of the two reports:
CBP Plans to Allow a New "Post Summary Correction" to be Filed by Trade for a Defined Period of Time
CBP has decided that the trade will be allowed to file a post summary correction (PSC) on an entry summary transaction for a defined period of time (the current CBP proposal is for 270 days) unless that transaction hits selectivity or targeting; this will be a systemic risk check on the data1.
Initially PSCs would only be available to ABI filers; ACE portal functionality would be delivered later. The Committee is defining PSCs as a method to replace the current paper Post Entry Amendment (PEA) program.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 08/31/09 news, 09083110, for BP summary of TSN discussing PSCs in earlier monthly reports.)
Task Group Formed to Develop Recommendation on Electronic Release at House BOL Level
A task group has been formed to develop a recommendation regarding CBP electronically releasing cargo at the House Bill of Lading (BOL) level. The goal of the task group will be to produce a recommendation to CBP regarding Customs release and freight movement authorization that is similar for all modes of transportation, and determining if this should reside at the house bill level rather than at different levels per mode of transportation.
The task group has convened multiple times to hear positions from the ocean carrier, terminal operator, airline, customs broker, trucking, and container freight station operator's perspectives. The task group is currently developing recommendations that will be shared with the Multi-Modal Manifest (MMM) Committee and work group.
ESAR A2.2 is Going Well, A2.3.1a Still on Schedule for January 2010 Deployment
ESAR A2.2 (ACE Initial Entry Types) is going well. In the second week of August 2009, 4,971 entries had been filed in ACE; of those entries, 4,732 were type 01. There are approximately eight filers filing ACE entries and all field training is now complete. The top three filer ports are Buffalo, Detroit, and Chicago.
A2.3.1a (AD/CVD Case Management) is still on schedule for a January 2010 deployment. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/27/09 news, 09082705, for BP summary announcing A2.3.1a is expected in mid-January 2010.)
FDA Wants PREDICT Integrated in ACE
TSN also discussed the Food and Drug Administration's new PREDICT (Predictive Risk-based Evaluation for Dynamic Import Compliance Targeting) software tool for screening and targeting imports.
This tool is being developed by FDA for its internal use and FDA would like this capability to be integrated in ACE when the cargo release functionality is delivered.
(PREDICT will replace the admissibility screening portion of FDA's OASIS system for processing import entries. It is a rule-based expert system to assess information from multiple sources and determine which shipments carry the highest risk.)
(See ITT's Online Archives 07/16/09, 09071605, for BP summary announcing that the rollout of PREDICT would begin in late September 2009.)
1With those 270 days, CBP is looking to lengthen the time of liquidation from the date of entry to one year. Versioning will be kept; each retransmission of data will be considered a full replace.
Reports (posted 09/18/09) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/trade_support_network/tsn_monthly/