The House Ways and Means Committee’s Trade Subcommittee has issued a press release announcing that it will be holding a hearing on May 20, 2010 to review customs operations administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
On May 13, 2010, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Alan Bersin as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
On May 12, 2010, Senators Kerry and Lieberman released their draft comprehensive energy and climate change bill, The American Power Act.
On May 11, 2010, the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) met in Philadelphia, PA to discuss a variety of trade issues. Highlights of the discussions include:
Minutes from the March 9, 2010 through April 20, 2010 meetings of the COAC Trade Facilitation Subcommittee have recently been posted to CBP’s Web site. During these meetings, the Subcommittee addressed a number of trade facilitation issues, highlights of which include:
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that ACE entry summary filing under application code AE requires cargo certification when the entry is first transmitted if Remote Location Filing will be requested by the filer. ACE also requires the cargo certification on every subsequent transmission of the RLF entry number. (CSMS #10-000119, dated 05/10/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17900&page=&srch_argv=10-000119&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that it has posted the following revised ACE ABI CATAIR Chapters: Entry Summary Create/Update and Importer/Bond Query. CBP has also updated its Introduction and Getting Started section of the ACE ABI CATAIR. CBP has updated its ACE ABI CATAIR change record to reflect the changes made in these sections. (CSMS #10-000114, dated 05/06/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17896&page=&srch_argv=10-000114&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
CBP has posted an updated version of its ACE At-a-Glance fact sheet. (Fact sheet, posted 05/04/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/printer_fact_sheets/ace_print_sheets/esar_cbp_factsht.ctt/esar_cbp_factsht.pdf)
CBP has posted an Excel spreadsheet providing details on ACE programming issues. The spreadsheet includes the issue number, date opened, description, status, scheduled delivery date, and comments. (Spreadsheet, posted 05/03/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/programming_issues.ctt/programming_issues.xls)
CBP has issued the April 2010 ACE Trade Account Owner (TAO) Update. The update covers CBP forms not posting to the "Task List," ACE Reports fixes and tips, information on Cargo Control & Release, etc. (TAO updated, issued 04/30/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/docs/17889_238154990/April_2010_TAO_Update_v5.pdf)