82_FR_26807 82 FR 26698 - Effective Date for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Becoming the Sole CBP-Authorized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) System for Processing Electronic Drawback and Duty Deferral Entry and Entry Summary Filings

82 FR 26698 - Effective Date for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Becoming the Sole CBP-Authorized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) System for Processing Electronic Drawback and Duty Deferral Entry and Entry Summary Filings

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 109 (June 8, 2017)

Page Range26698-26699
FR Document2017-11897

On August 30, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing plans to make the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) the sole electronic data interchange (EDI) system authorized by the Commissioner of CBP for processing electronic drawback and duty deferral entry and entry summary filings. The effective date for the changes announced in that notice had been delayed indefinitely. This notice announces that the effective date for the transition will be July 8, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 109 (Thursday, June 8, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 109 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26698-26699]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11897]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Effective Date for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 
Becoming the Sole CBP-Authorized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 
System for Processing Electronic Drawback and Duty Deferral Entry and 
Entry Summary Filings

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 30, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing plans to make the 
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) the sole electronic data 
interchange (EDI) system authorized by the Commissioner of CBP for 
processing electronic drawback and duty deferral entry and entry 
summary filings. The effective date for the changes announced in that 
notice had been delayed indefinitely. This notice announces that the 
effective date for the transition will be July 8, 2017.

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DATES: Effective July 8, 2017: ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI 
system for processing electronic drawback and duty deferral entry and 
entry summary filings, and the Automated Commercial System (ACS) will 
no longer be a CBP-authorized EDI system for processing these filings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions related to this notice may 
be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line identifier 
reading ``ACS to ACE Drawback and Duty Deferral Entry and Entry Summary 
Filings transition''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 30, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 
59644) announcing plans to make the Automated Commercial Environment 
(ACE) the sole electronic data interchange (EDI) system authorized by 
the Commissioner of CBP for processing electronic drawback and duty 
deferral entry and entry summary filings, with an effective date of 
October 1, 2016. The document also announced that, on October 1, 2016, 
the Automated Commercial System (ACS) would no longer be a CBP-
authorized EDI system for purposes of processing these electronic 
filings. Finally, the notice announced a name change for the ACE filing 
code for duty deferral and the creation of a new ACE filing code for 
all electronic drawback filings, replacing the six distinct drawback 
codes previously filed in ACS. On October 3, 2016, CBP published a 
notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 68023) announcing that the 
effective date for these changes would be delayed until further notice. 
Thereafter, on December 12, 2016, CBP published a notice in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 89486) announcing that the new effective date for the 
transition would be January 14, 2017. On January 17, 2017, CBP 
published an additional notice in the Federal Register (82 FR 4900) 
delaying the effective date for the transition until further notice.
    This notice announces that the new effective date for the 
transition will be July 8, 2017. At that time, ACE will become the sole 
CBP-authorized EDI system for electronic drawback and duty deferral 
entry and entry summary filings, and ACS will no longer be a CBP-
authorized EDI system for purposes of processing these electronic 
filings.

    Dated: June 2, 2017.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2017-11897 Filed 6-7-17; 8:45 am]
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26698 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 109 / Thursday, June 8, 2017 / Notices Registration for in-person oral would constitute a clearly unwarranted (CSAP) National Advisory Council will comments will also be available at the invasion of personal privacy. meet on June 19, 2017, 1:30 p.m.–2:00 meeting, although time allowed for Name of Committee: National Institute of p.m., in Rockville, MD. presentation by on-site registrants may Environmental Health Sciences Special The meeting will include the review, be less than that for registered speakers Emphasis Panel; NIH Support for discussion, and evaluation of grant and will be determined by the number Conferences and Scientific Meetings Parent applications reviewed by the Initial of speakers who register on-site. R13 Review Group, and involve an Background Information on NTP Peer Date: June 27, 2017. examination of confidential financial Review Panels: NTP panels are Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and business information as well as technical, scientific advisory bodies Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. personal information concerning the established on an ‘‘as needed’’ basis to Place: NIEHS/National Institutes of Health, applicants. Therefore, these meetings provide independent scientific peer Keystone Building, 530 Davis Drive, Research will be closed to the public as review and advise the NTP on agents of Triangle Park, NC 27713. determined by the SAMHSA Assistant public health concern, new/revised Contact Person: Laura A. Thomas, Ph.D., Secretary for Mental Health and toxicological test methods, or other Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Substance Use, in accordance with Title issues. These panels help ensure Branch, Division of Extramural Research and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6); and 5 transparent, unbiased, and scientifically Training, National Institute of Environmental U.S.C. App. 2, Section 10(d). rigorous input to the program for its use Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919–541–2824, laura.thomas@ Committee Name: Substance Abuse and in making credible decisions about nih.gov. Mental Health Services Administration, human hazard, setting research and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Name of Committee: National Institute of testing priorities, and providing Environmental Health Sciences Special National Advisory Council. information to regulatory agencies about Emphasis Panel; Review Meeting of Date/Time/Type: June 19, 2017, 1:30 p.m.– alternative methods for toxicity Outstanding New Environmental Scientist 2:00 p.m. (CLOSED). screening. The NTP welcomes Program. Place: SAMHSA Building, 5600 Fishers nominations of scientific experts for Date: June 28, 2017. Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. upcoming panels. Scientists interested Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Contact: Matthew J. Aumen, Designated Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Federal Officer, SAMHSA/CSAP National in serving on an NTP panel should Advisory Council, 5600 Fishers Lane, provide current curriculum vitae to the applications. Place: Hyatt Place Durham/Southpoint, Rockville, MD 20857, Email: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Matthew.Aumen@samhsa.hhs.gov. 7840 NC–751, Durham, NC 27713. authority for NTP panels is provided by Contact Person: Janice B. Allen, Ph.D., 42 U.S.C. 217a; section 222 of the Public Carlos R. Castillo, Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA. The panel is governed by the Federal Training, Nat. Institute of Environmental [FR Doc. 2017–11881 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 Health Science, P.O. Box 12233, MD EC–30/ BILLING CODE 4162–20–P U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth Room 3170 B, Research Triangle Park, NC standards for the formation and use of 27709, 919–541–7556, allen9@niehs.nih.gov. advisory committees. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Program Nos. 93.115, Biometry and Risk SECURITY Dated: May 23, 2017 Estimation—Health Risks from John R. Bucher, Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Associate Director, National Toxicology U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Program. Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund Effective Date for the Automated [FR Doc. 2017–11885 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and Commercial Environment (ACE) BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower Development in the Environmental Health Becoming the Sole CBP-Authorized Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114, System for Processing Electronic DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Applied Toxicological Research and Testing, Drawback and Duty Deferral Entry and HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health, HHS) Entry Summary Filings National Institutes of Health Dated: June 2, 2017. AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Natasha M. Copeland, Protection, Department of Homeland National Institute of Environmental Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Security. Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Committee Policy. Meetings ACTION: General notice. [FR Doc. 2017–11872 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] Pursuant to section 10(d) of the BILLING CODE 4140–01–P SUMMARY: On August 30, 2016, U.S. Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is published a notice in the Federal hereby given of the following meetings. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Register announcing plans to make the The meetings will be closed to the HUMAN SERVICES Automated Commercial Environment public in accordance with the (ACE) the sole electronic data Substance Abuse and Mental Health asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES provisions set forth in sections interchange (EDI) system authorized by 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., Services Administration the Commissioner of CBP for processing as amended. The grant applications and electronic drawback and duty deferral Notice of Meeting the discussions could disclose entry and entry summary filings. The confidential trade secrets or commercial Pursuant to Public Law 92–463, effective date for the changes property such as patentable material, notice is hereby given that the announced in that notice had been and personal information concerning Substance Abuse and Mental Health delayed indefinitely. This notice individuals associated with the grant Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) announces that the effective date for the applications, the disclosure of which Center for Substance Abuse Prevention transition will be July 8, 2017. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 109 / Thursday, June 8, 2017 / Notices 26699 DATES: Effective July 8, 2017: ACE will Dated: June 2, 2017. technical questions related to ABI be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system Kevin K. McAleenan, transmissions, contact your assigned for processing electronic drawback and Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and client representative. Interested parties duty deferral entry and entry summary Border Protection. without an assigned client filings, and the Automated Commercial [FR Doc. 2017–11897 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] representative should contact the Client System (ACS) will no longer be a CBP- BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Representative Branch at (703) 650– authorized EDI system for processing 3500. these filings. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SECURITY Background Questions related to this notice may be I. Reconciliation Test emailed to ASKACE@cbp.dhs.gov with U.S. Customs and Border Protection the subject line identifier reading ‘‘ACS On December 12, 2016, U.S. Customs Effective Date for Modifications of the and Border Protection (CBP) published to ACE Drawback and Duty Deferral National Customs Automation a notice entitled ‘‘Modification of the Entry and Entry Summary Filings Program Tests Regarding National Customs Automation Program transition’’. Reconciliation, Post-Summary Test Regarding Reconciliation and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August Corrections, and Periodic Monthly Transition of the Test from the 30, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Statements Automated Commercial System to the Protection (CBP) published a notice in Automated Commercial Environment’’ AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border the Federal Register (81 FR 59644) in the Federal Register (81 FR 89486), Protection, Department of Homeland announcing plans to make the with an effective date of January 14, Security. 2017. This notice announced Automated Commercial Environment ACTION: General notice. modifications to the National Customs (ACE) the sole electronic data SUMMARY: This notice announces that Automation Program (NCAP) test interchange (EDI) system authorized by regarding reconciliation, and the the Commissioner of CBP for processing the effective date for the modifications to the National Customs Automation transition of the test from the electronic drawback and duty deferral Automated Commercial System (ACS) entry and entry summary filings, with Program (NCAP) tests regarding Reconciliation, Post-Summary to the Automated Commercial an effective date of October 1, 2016. The Environment (ACE). On January 17, Corrections, and Periodic Monthly document also announced that, on 2017, CBP published a notice in the Statements will be July 8, 2017. U.S. October 1, 2016, the Automated Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Federal Register (82 FR 4901) Commercial System (ACS) would no announced these modifications in announcing that the effective date for longer be a CBP-authorized EDI system notices previously published in the the test modifications would be delayed for purposes of processing these Federal Register. The effective dates for indefinitely. electronic filings. Finally, the notice the modifications had been delayed. CBP has assessed stakeholder announced a name change for the ACE DATES: Effective July 8, 2017. The readiness for the mandatory transition filing code for duty deferral and the effective date for the modifications to of post-release capabilities in ACE, creation of a new ACE filing code for all the Reconciliation, Post-Summary including the modifications to the electronic drawback filings, replacing Correction, and Periodic Monthly reconciliation test and the transition of the six distinct drawback codes Statement NCAP tests will be July 8, reconciliation filings from ACS to ACE. previously filed in ACS. On October 3, 2017. This notice announces that the new 2016, CBP published a notice in the effective date for the modifications to ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the the reconciliation test, as announced in Federal Register (81 FR 68023) reconciliation test program may be announcing that the effective date for the December 12, 2016 notice published submitted any time during the test via in the Federal Register, and for these changes would be delayed until email, with a subject line identifier mandatory filing of reconciliation further notice. Thereafter, on December reading, ‘‘Comment on Reconciliation entries in ACE will be July 8, 2017. 12, 2016, CBP published a notice in the test’’, to OFO- Federal Register (81 FR 89486) RECONFOLDER@cbp.dhs.gov. II. Post-Summary Correction and announcing that the new effective date Comments concerning the Post- Periodic Monthly Statement Tests for the transition would be January 14, Summary Correction and Periodic On December 12, 2016, U.S. Customs 2017. On January 17, 2017, CBP Monthly Statement test programs may and Border Protection (CBP) published published an additional notice in the be submitted via email to Monica a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR Federal Register (82 FR 4900) delaying Crockett at ESARinfoinbox@dhs.gov 89482) announcing plans to modify and the effective date for the transition until with a subject line identifier reading, clarify, effective January 14, 2017, the further notice. ‘‘Post-Summary Corrections and NCAP test regarding Post-Summary Periodic Monthly Statements.’’ Correction (PSC) claims, and the NCAP This notice announces that the new effective date for the transition will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: test regarding Periodic Monthly Reconciliation: Acenitha Kennedy, Statements (PMS). Subsequently, on July 8, 2017. At that time, ACE will asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Entry Summary and Revenue Branch, January 9, 2017, CBP published a become the sole CBP-authorized EDI Trade Policy and Programs, Office of second notice in the Federal Register system for electronic drawback and duty Trade, at (202) 863–6064 or (82 FR 2385), superseding the original deferral entry and entry summary ACENITHA.KENNEDY@CBP.DHS.GOV. notice. This notice announced CBP’s filings, and ACS will no longer be a PSC and PMS: For policy-related plans to modify the PMS test and to CBP-authorized EDI system for purposes questions, contact Randy Mitchell, modify and clarify the NCAP test of processing these electronic filings. Director, Commercial Operations, Trade regarding PSC claims to entry Policy and Programs, Office of Trade, at summaries that are filed in ACE. On Randy.Mitchell@cbp.dhs.gov. 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Document Created: 2018-11-14 10:06:13
Document Modified: 2018-11-14 10:06:13
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionGeneral notice.
DatesEffective July 8, 2017: ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for processing electronic drawback and duty deferral entry and entry summary filings, and the Automated Commercial System (ACS) will no longer be a CBP-authorized EDI system for processing these filings.
ContactQuestions related to this notice may be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line identifier reading ``ACS to ACE Drawback and Duty Deferral Entry and Entry Summary Filings transition''.
FR Citation82 FR 26698 
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