[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 60022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20939]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
[Docket No. ATF 2015R-15]
Electronic Collection and Transfer of Import Information:
Cessation of PGA Message Set Pilot Program
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department
of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
announces cessation of the pilot program that tested the transfer of
data between the Participating Government Agency (PGA) Message Set in
the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and ATF's Web-based data
analytics system. ACE is the Web-based portal for the collection and
use of international trade data maintained by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP). The PGA Message Set is the data related to
merchandise regulated by an agency, such as ATF, that CBP will receive
electronically from importers for its use as well as for the PGA's use.
The data enables ATF to determine the actual items imported. Although
this notice announces the cessation of the pilot program, the mandatory
filing date for filing entries in ACE has yet to be determined.
DATES: This notice is effective on August 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William E. Majors, Chief, Firearms and
Explosives Imports Branch, Firearms and Explosives Services Division,
Enforcement Programs and Services; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives; U.S. Department of Justice; 244 Needy Road,
Martinsburg, WV 25401; telephone (304) 616-4589, fax: (304) 616-4551,
or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ATF participated in a voluntary CBP pilot
program of the International Trade Data System (ITDS) involving the use
of the PGA Message Set in ACE. See 80 FR 45548 (July 30, 2015). The
pilot allowed importers to submit required data to CBP through ACE for
the purposes of obtaining CBP release and receipt. CBP validated that
information electronically, and electronically transmitted entry and
release information to ATF for purposes of satisfying certification
requirements. The pilot program confirmed the efficiency and
effectiveness of digitizing traditional, manual paperwork. While the
pilot has been suspended, the mandatory filing date for filing entries
in ACE has yet to be determined.
Importers should be aware that no changes have been made to the
requirement that importers submit their copy of the Form 6A (with
Sections I and III completed) to ATF within 15 days of release from CBP
custody.
Thomas E. Brandon,
ATF Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-20939 Filed 8-30-16; 8:45 am]
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