[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 38924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17319]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Becoming the Sole CBP-
Authorized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) System for Processing 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 date for the changes announced in that notice had
been delayed indefinitely. This notice announces the new date for the
transition of duty deferral entry and entry summary filings. The
transition for processing electronic drawback filings will be announced
in the Federal Register at a later date.
DATES: As of September 16, 2017, ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized
EDI system for processing 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 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.
Then, on June 8, 2017, CBP published a notice in the Federal Register
(82 FR 26698) announcing that the new effective date for the transition
would be July 8, 2017. Thereafter, on June 30, 2017, CBP published a
notice in the Federal Register (82 FR 29910) delaying the effective
date for the transition until further notice.
This notice announces that beginning September 16, 2017, ACE will
become the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for 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. The
transition date for processing electronic drawback filings will be
announced in a separate Federal Register Notice at a later date.
Dated: August 11, 2017.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2017-17319 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
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