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(03/05/2008)- December 26 – Federal Register Notice vol. 71 No. 247, FR Doc. E6-22049, announced the scheduled deployment of ACE and e-Manifest capabilities to all land border ports in the state of Vermont. Deployment to Vermont land border ports will begin in January 2007.
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ACE Federal Register Notices )
- December 11 – ACE deployed at Portal, North Dakota. (ACE e-Manifest Deployment Schedule)
- December 8 – ACE deployed at Northgate and Westhope, North Dakota.
- December 5 – ACE deployed at Sherwood, North Dakota.
- December 4 – ACE deployed at Noonan, and Dunseith, North Dakota.
- December 1 – ACE deployed at Ambrose, and Carbury, North Dakota.
- November 29 – ACE deployed at St. John, and Fortuna, North Dakota.
- November 13 – ACE deployed at Highgate Springs, Vermont.
- November 10 – ACE deployed at Morses Line, Vermont.
- November 9 – ACE deployed at Alburg Springs and West Berkshire, Vermont.
- November 8 – ACE deployed at Richford, Vermont.
- November 7 – ACE deployed at Pinnacle, Vermont.
- November 6 – ACE deployed at Alburg and East Richford, Vermont.
- November 3 – The second ACE Exchange conference was held, October 30-November 3, 2006, in Tucson, Arizona. More than 450 importers and brokers, and more than 150 carriers attended. Opening remarks were delivered by CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham.
- November 2 – ACE deployed at North Troy, Vermont.
- November 1 – ACE deployed at Derby Line, I-95, in Vermont.
- October 30 – ACE deployed at Derby Line, Rt.5, in Vermont.
- October 27 – Federal Register Notice Vol. 71, No. 208, FR Doc. E6-17998 formally announced the implementation of mandatory electronic manifest (e-Manifest) filing. The ports immediately impacted include land border ports in the states of Washington and Arizona, as well as the following ports in the state of North Dakota: Pembina, Neche, Walhalla, Maida, Hannah, Sarles, and Hansboro. The requirement to submit e-Manifests at those ports immediately impacted will be implemented no earlier than 90 days from the date of publication of the notice, which would be January 25, 2007. Schedules detailing when additional ports will implement the policy will be announced via subsequent Federal Register Notices (FRNs), as well as on the CBP Modernization Web site, 90 days before each implementation.
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Required Advance Electronic Presentation of Cargo Information for Truck Carriers: ACE Truck Manifes )
- October 26 – ACE deployed at Canaan, Vermont.
- October 25 – ACE deployed at Beecher Falls and Norton, Vermont.
- October 5 – ACE deployed at Lewiston Bridge in Buffalo, New York. With the completion of implementation in New York, ACE and electronic manifest (e-Manifest) filing is now available at 49 of the 99 U.S. land border ports.
( CBP Completes Truck Cargo Processing Technology in New York )
- September 22 – ACE monthly payments reached 30 percent of adjusted total statement collections. A record $748.7 million in payments was collected via September 22, 2006 monthly statements. Total duties and fees paid since the first payment was made in July 2004 topped $7 billion. (ACE e-Manifest Jumps Fifty Percent Since July)
- September 21 – ACE implemented at Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York.
- September 11 – ACE deployed at Alexandria Bay, New York.
- September 6 – ACE deployed at Ogdensburg and Massena, New York.
- August 31 – Successful Test Readiness Review (TRR) was held for Screening and Targeting (S&T) Targeting Foundation (S2) capabilities, making way for operational testing to begin.
- August 24 – ACE deployed at Churubusco and Jamieson Line, New York.
- August 23 – ACE deployed at Trout River, New York.
- August 22 – ACE deployed at Fort Covington, New York.
- August 21 – ACE deployed at Chateaugay, New York.
- August 15 – The first ACE Exchange conference was held, August 15-17, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois, with more than 550 attendees comprised of importers, brokers, and carriers. The ACE Exchange was the first in a series of educational forums that CBP plans to hold in an effort to provide information on ACE and assist importers, brokers, and truck carriers in establishing ACE accounts.
- August 10 - A successful Critical Design Review (CDR) was held for e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1) capabilities. This milestone brings U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) closer to implementing a multi-modal manifest that will cover all modes of transportation.
( Electronic Truck Manifest Information )
- July 25 - Federal Register Notice Vol. 71, No.142, FR Doc. E6-11849 announced the next groups, or clusters, of ports to allow the transmission of automated truck manifest data will be deployed in the state of New York.
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ACE truck carrier accounts; automated truck manifest data; deployment schedule in New York )
- July 12 – The number of e-Manifests being filed increased dramatically, from nearly 1,000 per month to over 2,000 per week. To date, more than 17,000 e-Manifests have been filed. (ACE Electronic Manifest Use Shifts Into High Gear)
- June 30 – ACE deployed at Overton’s Corner and Cannon Corners, New York.
- June 28 – ACE deployed at Mooers and Rouses Point, New York.
- June 23 – ACE deployed at Champlain, New York.
- June 2 – Federal Register Notice Vol. 71, No. 106 FR Doc. E6-8499, announced importers may use the ACE periodic payment process to pay estimated duties and fees when filing either a single entry or incremental entries involving split shipments, or a single entry or certain incremental entries involving unassembled or disassembled entities. (ACE Periodic Monthly Statement Process Available when filing entry for split shipments and unassembled or disassembled entities imported on multiple conveyances)
- June 2 – Federal Register Notice Vol. 71, No. 106 FR Doc. E6-8498 amends the regulations in title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations to allow an importer of record, under certain conditions, to submit a single entry to cover multiple portions of a single entity which, due to its size or nature, arrives in the United States in separate shipments.
- May 20 – ACE deployed at Otay Mesa, California.
- May 18 – Federal Register Notice vol. 71, No. 96 FR Doc E6-7597 announced the CBP invitation for the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the application to use ACE.
- May 12 – ACE deployed at San Luis, Arizona.
- May 11 – ACE deployed at Andrade, California.
- May 10 – ACE deployed at Calexico and Tecate, California.
- May 8 – A successful Critical Design Review (CDR) was held for the first group of ACE Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) features, called "A1," making way for construction to begin. The first of a multi-phased national deployment of ACE account management capabilities is expected in 2007. In the coming years, new account-based capabilities will enable U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and its trade partners to truly enter into a new electronic age. These enhanced account capabilities impacting virtually all CBP processes will bring about a dramatic, comprehensive change in the way CBP does business. Through the consolidation and integration to come with the expansion of account-based processing, CBP will further streamline its operations, re-evaluate business needs, and either reduce or eliminate altogether any redundant requirements to significantly decrease the amount of paper required to meet them.
- May 4 – A successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was held for Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest): Rail and Sea features, the first phase of ACE Cargo Control and Release (CCR) capabilities, called "M1." More detailed design work may now begin. The new ACE CCR capabilities pave the way for all modes of transport to eventually make the switch to ACE e-Manifests and will provide a multi-modal manifest. The multi-modal manifest will allow CBP to eventually phase out and replace the four separate systems CBP currently uses. Importers, exporters, and transportation providers will eventually only have to use one system, ACE, to move goods into or through the United States using ships, planes, trains, trucks, and pipelines.
( Electronic Truck Manifest Information )
- April 29 – ACE deployed at World Trade Bridge, in Laredo, Texas, successfully completing ACE deployment across the entire southern border of the United States.
- April 26 – The number of ACE accounts reached 2,000.
( ACE Portal Application and Program Participation )
- April 25 – Federal Register Notice Vol. 71, No. 79, FR Doc. E6-6188 announced the next ports to allow the transmission of automated truck manifest data: in Texas and New Mexico, including ports deployed in March 2006; in the cluster of ports encompassing Laredo, Texas and its bridges effective the month of April 2006; and in California the month of May 2006.
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ACE: Truck carrier accounts; automated truck manifest data; deployment schedule for clusters in Texas, New Mexico, Laredo and its bridges, and California )
- April 22 – ACE deployed at Colombia Solidarity Bridge, in Laredo, Texas.
- April 21– A record $510.7million in payments was collected via April 21, 2006 monthly statements, an increase of more than $100 million in one month. ACE monthly payments reached 25 percent of adjusted total statement collections. Total duties and fees paid since the first payment was made in July 2004 topped $4 billion, quadruple the amount since ACE reached the billion-dollar mark less than a year earlier in July 2005. (ACE Accounts Payment Numbers Dramatically Increase)
- April 6 – A successful Operational Readiness Review (ORR) was held for the first set of modernized Screening and Targeting (S&T) capabilities, called Screening Foundation, "S1." The modernized Screening Foundation may now be deployed in operational environments in the Automated Targeting System (ATS), establishing a centralized and standard data store for screening criteria while automating most data gathering.
- April 6 – A successful Critical Design Review (CDR) was held for the second set of Screening and Targeting (S&T) capabilities, which covers targeting capabilities. Design approval paves the way for construction to begin on the Targeting Foundation ("S2 TF") and Targeting Platform (“S2 TP”).
- April 6 – A successful Test Readiness Review (TRR) was held for the second set of Screening and Targeting (S&T) Targeting Platform capabilities, called "S2 TP," making way for operational testing to begin.
- March 29 – Federal Register Notice Vol. 71, No. 60, FR Doc E6-4571 announced that truck carriers who do not have ACE truck carrier accounts can use third parties to transmit truck manifest information on their behalf through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messaging.
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ACE: Ability for truck carriers to use third parties to submit manifest information )
- March 7 – ACE deployed at Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
- March 4 – ACE deployed at Columbus and Bridge of the Americas, Texas.
- March 3 – ACE deployed at Columbus, New Mexico.
- March 3 – ACE deployed at Presidio, Texas.
- February 24 – The number of companies certified to file electronic manifests (e-Manifests) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection via EDI triples from 41 to 126. The e-Manifest capability is available to truck carriers at all ports using ACE. (e-Manifest Certifications Triple in January)
- February 23 – A successful Product Definition Completion Review (PDCR) was held for Screening and Targeting (S&T) Targeting Foundation capabilities, called "S2 TF." The completion of product definition makes way for design work to begin.
- February 23 – A successful Project Initiation and Authorization Review (PIRA) was held for the third set of Screening and Targeting (S&T) capabilities, called Advanced Targeting,"“S3."
- February 16 – A successful Product Definition Completion Review (PDCR) was held for the first set of Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest): Rail and Sea capabilities, part of the Cargo Control and Release capabilities (CCR), called “M1.”
( Electronic Truck Manifest Information )
- January 27 – ACE deployed at Pharr, Texas
- January 26 – A successful Product Definition Completion Review (PDCR) was held for Screening and Targeting (S&T) Targeting Platform ("S2 TP") capabilities.
- January 25-26 – ACE deployed in Brownsville, Texas at the ports of Los Indios and Veterans International
- January 24 – Federal Register Notice Vol. 71, No.15, FR Doc. 06-620 announced the next two groups, or clusters of ports to allow the transmission of automated truck manifest data in Texas effective the month of January 2006.
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ACE Federal Register Notices )
- January 23 – ACE deployed at Roma, Texas
- January 23 – ACE deployed at Eagle Pass, Texas
- January 20 – ACE deployed at Progreso, Texas
- January 20 – Federal Register Notice Vol. 71, No. 17, FR Doc. 06-529 announced CBP will no longer require Automated Clearing House (ACH) credit participants to initiate payment earlier than the 15th working day of the month as required by a FRN published on August 8, 2005. However, CBP must receive the settlement for the credit by the 15th working day to have the periodic monthly statement marked paid and treated as a timely payment.
( ACE Federal Register Notices )
- January 18 – ACE deployed at Del Rio, Texas
- January 18 – ACE deployed at Rio Grande City, Texas
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