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CPSC to Run Pilot on Electronic Filing of Certificates of Compliance in ACE
November 12, 2014 by Brian Feito|Top News

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will run a pilot to test electronic filing of certificates of compliance at entry before finalizing changes to its Part 1110 regulations, CPSC Commissioner Ann Marie Buerkle said. The agency is currently working with CBP to find volunteers to participate in the pilot, as well as to develop related software, according to a memo from her office. CPSC wants to have the pilot up and running by July 2015, but the timeline is dependent on CBP’s ability to accommodate the pilot, according to the memo.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Overhaul of PGA Import Regulations May Not be Possible by 2016, Says CBP's Smith
October 22, 2014 by Tim Warren|Top News

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- A wide-ranging update to the trade-related regulations of agencies outside CBP may not be possible by the 2016 deadline for completion of the International Trade Data System (ITDS), said CBP Office of International Trade Commissioner Brenda Smith. "People rarely want to change regulations," she said Oct. 17 at the Western Cargo Conference. "My guess is that, there is a lot more work than we are going to be able to get to by 2016," she said. Still, the Border Interagency Executive Council is already discussing ways to make improvements, such as aligning differing definitions between CBP and the Food and Drug Administration for unique identifiers and port facilities, she said.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Lacey Act
CBP Must Optimize Resources, Increase Port Standardization, Says Kerlikowske
October 21, 2014 by Tim Warren|Top News

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- It's important that the port directors and field operations directors have the authority to shift and move resources in order to reduce exam times and cargo slowdowns, said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske on Oct. 18 while speaking at the Western Cargo Conference. CBP could also use additional manpower, said Kerlikowske. While Congress approved a fiscal year 2014 funding increase to hire 2,000 additional CBP officers in fiscal year 2014, which the agency is still in the process of hiring, the White House asked for another 2,000 for FY2015 (see 14040301).

CBP New York Releases Average CES Exam Times for Q4
October 20, 2014 |Customs

CBP New York/Newark released statistics in a pipeline notice showing the "cycle time measurement" of Centralized Examination Stations from April through October. The cycle times refer to the time from ocean container arrival, as transmitted via the Automated Commercial Environment, through final examination completion release date.

Augustin to Lead ACE Business Office, Vereb to Regulations and Rulings in Acting Roles
October 20, 2014 |Customs

Debbie Augustin, previously with the CBP Office of Information and Technology, will take over the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Business Office as the acting executive director, said Brenda Smith, assistant commissioner for the Office of International Trade and the previous head of the ACE, during the Western Cargo Conference on Oct. 17. Among the reasons Augustin is a good fit in that role is that she's an "absolute pitbull on deadlines," said Smith. Glen Vereb will be the acting executive director for the Office of Regulations and Rulings, said Smith. Vereb, previously executive director of the Border Security and Trade Compliance Division, takes over for Sandra Bell, who was promoted to deputy assistant commissioner (see 14100714).

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)