U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice stating that the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for peanuts from Argentina and Other Countries, provided for in HTS Chapter 12, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 2, which opened on Monday, April 2, 2007, did not oversubscribe at opening. Therefore, all entries presented at opening have been charged and may be released. (QBT-07-526, dated 04/04/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2007/07_526.ctt/07_526.doc)

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a user manual entitled "Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) the ACE Way."

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an ABI administrative message stating that it has made product code changes for wheat gluten.

The following are documents which CBP updates frequently (weekly, monthly, etc.). Updates are listed under "What's New" on its Web site:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site announcing that it will be holding two new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange conferences as follows:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a general notice announcing that the next group, or cluster, of ports to be deployed for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)/National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the transmission of automated truck manifest data for truck carrier accounts¹ will be in the port of Pittsburg in the state of New Hampshire and the following specified ports in the state of Maine: Ferry Point, Milltown, Eastport, Lubec, Vanceboro, Forest City, Orient, Houlton, Monticello, Van Buren, Hamlin, Madawaska, Fort Kent, Estcourt, Limestone, Jackman, Coburn Gore, St. Zacharie, St. Aurelie, St. Pamphile, St. Juste, Fort Fairfield, Easton, and Bridgewater.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site its quarterly reports on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled Report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment. These reports cover the four quarters of calendar year 2006.

In January 2007, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an electronic notice which announced the phased enforcement of mandatory Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) electronic manifest: Truck (e-Manifest: Truck) for advance cargo information purposes at all land border ports in Washington and Arizona as well as the ports of Pembina, Neche, Walhalla, Maida, Hannah, Sarles and Hansboro, North Dakota.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site its quarterly reports on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled Report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment. These reports cover the four quarters of calendar year 2006.