U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message indicating that the implementation of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1 for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) accounts is delayed to September 2007 (from August 25/26, 2007).

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Revenue Division Bond Team (Bond Team) has posted to its Web site its August 20, 2007 version of its Current Issues which has been updated to add a section on riders and termination requests for all CBP Form 301 continuous bonds.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a fact sheet entitled "Entry Summary, Accounts, Revenue A1 Account: Carriers."

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing that effective September 20, 2007, its Post-Entry Amendment (PEA) Processing test will be modified, and CBP will discontinue accepting Supplementary Information Letters (SILs).

CBP has made available on its Web site an updated blank "Request for Change in Census Parameters." The request form has been updated to correct the spelling of "census" in the email address for Census to which the request should be sent (it is now FTD_Parameters@census.gov).

In May 2007, U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted to its Web site a notice announcing the phased enforcement of mandatory Automated Commercial Environment electronic manifest: Truck for advance cargo information purposes at all land border ports in Michigan and New York beginning May 24, 2007.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing that effective August 20, 2007, it has expanded the processes that are supported in the Automated Commercial Environment e-Manifest: Truck system.

According to Trade Support Network (TSN) sources,^1,2 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A2³ will be phased-in for ACE accounts on a filer-by-filer basis instead of deploying overnight, or phasing the system in on a port-by-port basis.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a press release regarding the results of a recent survey of CBP officers using the Automated Commercial Environment which revealed low satisfaction with ACE's e-Manifest: Truck processing capabilities due to problems with system reliability, data errors, and insufficient real-time help.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site an updated version of its lengthy document on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled "ACE Frequently Asked Questions."