see also: in October 2007 News Releases:   Cocaine Smuggler Tries To Trick El Paso CBP Officers by Hiding Drugs in Car Body   Border Patrol Agents in Texas Seize Marijuana Worth $1 Million Hidden Under Watermelons   Fingerprint Check Allows Border Patrol to Arrest Murder Suspect   Border Patrol Texas Task Force Seizes 500 Pounds of Marijuana   CBP Officers at Mail Facility Find Marijuana in Cement Statues, Opium   Tecate, Calif. Cargo Processing Port to Resume Operations Wednesday Morning   CBP at Newark Airport Discovers Man with Fraudulent Documents, False Claim to U.S. Citizenship ...more on cbp.gov:   CBP News Releases   Press Officers   ACE: Modernization Information Systems

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Washington — Beginning October 16, all truck carriers are required to electronically submit manifests detailing cargo and carrier information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) prior to arrival at Maine and Minnesota land border ports of entry.

During the initial enforcement phase, CBP will exercise discretion by issuing "informed compliance" notices to carriers that arrive without submitting or attempting to submit an e-manifest. These notices will alert truck carriers to a violation of the Trade Act of 2002, which requires submission of advance electronic cargo information.

On December 16, CBP will begin fully enforcing the mandatory e-manifest policy by denying a permit to proceed to any carrier that arrives at a Maine or Minnesota land border port without submitting or attempting to submit an e-manifest. CBP may accept the ACE e-manifest cover sheet as initial proof of this attempt.

Beginning no earlier than January 16, 2008, CBP will deny a permit to proceed for any truck required to submit an e-manifest that arrives at a Maine or Minnesota land border port without first successfully transmitting an e-manifest for that trip. Monetary penalties of up to $10,000 may also be issued.

For more information on CBP’s enforcement plan, please visit the CBP Modernization Web site.

For information regarding ACE, please e-mail CBP at CBP.CSPO@dhs.gov or visit the CBP Modernization Web site. ( ACE: Modernization Information Systems )

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.