CBP's ACE Enhancement for PSC Visibility Issue "on Hold" Due to M1
Officials at U.S. Customs and Border Protection now state that the planned ACE enhancement to provide the original ACE entry summary filer with visibility to the Post Summary Correction done by another party is "on hold," as resources are being directed to e-Manifest: Rail and Ocean (M1) programming needs.
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Sources also state that in addition to affecting the PSC visibility issue, this temporary freeze extends to all pending fixes to programming that is already in ACE production.
ACS "Quick Fix" Is Available in the Meantime
CBP has stated that a "quick fix" is available until the ACE PSC enhancement is in place. An ABI query can be made in ACS for an ACE entry summary that was the subject of a PSC, and the query results provide the information needed for visibility. According to officials, this functionality will remain in place until the enhancement is made to PSC in ACE. (See ITT's Online Archives 11093007 for summary on this ACS "quick fix" and the future ACE enhancement.)
Future ACE Enhancement Expected to Allow Brokers to Retain ACS-Type Visibility
Officials have also stated that the upcoming ACE enhancement would allow brokers to retain the current visibility that they have on the ACS system for Post Summary Corrections. (See ITT’s Online Archives 11081219 for summary where CBP stated that it was costing out solutions and doing outreach with several trade groups to determine the best solution for all parties.)
(CBP deployed PSC functionality on June 4, 2011 for type 01 and 03 ACE entry summaries; as of September 22, 2011 it replaced the existing Post Entry Amendment (PEA) hardcopy process for all ACE entry summaries. See ITT's Online Archives 11072007, for BP summary of PSC Questions and Answers in the ACE FAQ.)