Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for February 22-25, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a news release and fact sheet on its progress in securing U.S. borders in FY 2010, such as establishing an import safety targeting center, increased seizures for IPR and safety violations, more timely AD/CV liquidations, etc.
During a recent interview with Broker Power, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials provided an update on ACE, including Post Summary Correction functionality, the deployment of M1, the 24 high priority ACE entry summary edits, cargo release, the document imaging system, etc.
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for February 14-18, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it has posted revised ACE ABI CATAIR chapters and documents for the next Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) release, which is scheduled for spring 2011, and contains Post Summary Correction (PSC) and related functionality.
CBP has posted a presentation providing a general overview of e-Manifest: Truck filing including laws and regulations, filing options, shipment release types and information on the Trade Act enforcement plan and exceptions, in-bond shipments and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
The Government Accountability Office has released its biennial update to its list of federal programs and operations at "high risk" for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or needing broad-based transformation. A total of 30 programs and operations are on GAO's 2011 list, including federal food safety oversight, freight rail, and EPA's toxic chemicals assessment.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s $11.8 billion budget request for fiscal year 2012 would cut Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) funding in half but focus funds on certain important ACE functionality such as cargo release. The budget request would also provide funds for maritime cargo screening pilots, border technology, Border Patrol agents, and CBP officers.
During a recent interview with Broker Power, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials provided an update on ACE, including the 24 groups of high priority ACE entry summary edits, Post Summary Correction functionality, the deployment of M1, the document imaging system, etc.