U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted an administrative message on February 13, 2007 stating that the port of St. Louis was closed due to limited broker activity and inclement weather. However, CBP stated that it would continue clearance of international flights. (Adm: 07-0051, dated 02/13/07, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2007/2007-0051.ADM )
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is the CBP's electronic system through which the international trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility.
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 ports of Eastport and Porthill, Idaho and the following ports in Montana: Roosville, Whitlash, Del Bonita, Wildhorse, Sweetgrass, Piegan, Willow Creek, Turner, Morgan, Scobey, Opheim, Raymond, and Whitetail.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted the February/March 2007 issue of its Modernization Monitor newsletter to its Web site. Articles in this issue include (partial list):
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a press release which highlights aspects of President Bush's fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget request for CBP. According to the press release, President Bush's FY 2008 budget request for CBP represents an increase of $2.43 billion, a 31.4 percent increase over FY 2007 (excluding funds provided in FY 2007 as emergency appropriations).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site another revised (February 2007) version of its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on e-Manifest" (electronic manifest).
On February 5, 2007, President Bush transmitted to Congress his fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget request. (FY 2008 is from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008.)
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 announced that it has extended the deadline for comments on its draft proposal1 for additional advance trade data elements for maritime cargo (also referred to as the 10+2 proposal) to February 14, 2007 (from February 5, 2007).
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 North Dakota ports of St. John; Dunseith; Carbury; Westhope; Antler; Sherwood; Northgate; Portal; Noonan; Ambrose; and Fortuna.
The following are documents which CBP updates frequently (weekly, monthly, etc.). Updates are listed under "What's New" on its Web site: