[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 76064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30922]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Reopening of Application Period for Participation in the Air
Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: On October 24, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
published a notice in the Federal Register that announced the
formalization and expansion of the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS)
pilot program and a 30 day application period (until November 23, 2012)
for new participants. This document announces that CBP is reopening the
application period for 15 days. The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test in
which participants submit a subset of the required advance air cargo
data to CBP at the earliest point practicable prior to loading of the
cargo onto the aircraft destined to or transiting through the United
States.
DATES: CBP is reopening the application period to accept applications
from new ACAS pilot participants until January 8, 2013. Comments
concerning any aspect of the announced test may be submitted at any
time during the test period.
ADDRESSES: Applications to participate in the ACAS pilot must be
submitted via email to CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov. Written comments concerning
program, policy, and technical issues may be submitted via email to
CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Park, Cargo and Conveyance
Security, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs & Border Protection,
via email at regina.park@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 24, 2012, CBP published a general notice in the Federal
Register (77 FR 65006, corrected in 77 FR 65395 \1\) announcing that
CBP is formalizing and expanding the ACAS pilot to include other
eligible participants in the air cargo environment. The ACAS pilot
revises the time frame for transmission by pilot participants of a
subset of mandatory advance electronic information for air cargo. CBP
regulations implementing the Trade Act of 2002 require advance
information for air cargo to be submitted no later than the time of
departure of the aircraft for the United States (from specified
locations) or four hours prior to arrival in the United States for all
other locations. See 19 CFR 122.48a.
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\1\ The Federal Register corrected the email address under the
ADDRESSES heading from ``CBPCCS@cbpdhs.gov'' to
``CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov'' on October 26, 2012.
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The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test in which participants agree to
submit a subset of the required 19 CFR 122.48a data elements (ACAS
data) at the earliest point practicable prior to loading of the cargo
onto the aircraft destined to or transiting through the United States.
The ACAS data is used to target high-risk air cargo. The results of the
ACAS pilot will help determine the relevant data elements, the time
frame within which data should be submitted to permit CBP to
effectively target, identify and mitigate any risk with the least
impact practicable on trade operations, and any other related
procedures and policies.
Reopening of Application Period
In the notice announcing the ACAS pilot, CBP stated that
applications from new ACAS pilot participants would be accepted until
November 23, 2012. However, CBP received a number of requests for
extensions for submitting applications. CBP also experienced technical
difficulties with the email box set up for the ACAS pilot, and
therefore CBP may not have received all submitted applications. Any
applicants who have not received a response from CBP will need to
resubmit their applications. Accordingly, CBP is reopening the
application period until January 8, 2013.
Anyone interested in participating in the ACAS pilot should refer
to the notice published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2012,
for additional application information and eligibility requirements.
Dated: December 19, 2012.
David Murphy,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-30922 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am]
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