CSMS Message: 01-000296

Title:ABI ACS OUTAGE - SATURDAY MARCH 17
Date:2001-03-06
To:abi
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AIR-AMS RESTRUCTURING PROJECT WAS
NOT COMPLETED AS DESCRIBED IN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NUMBERS 01-0201, DATED 02/14/2001, AND 01-0156, DATED
02/05/2001. CUSTOMS WILL COMPLETE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS PROJECT DURING THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 17 AND WILL ADJUST
THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED ACS OUTAGE AS FOLLOWS:

ON SATURDAY MARCH 17, THE DURATION OF THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED ACS SYSTEM OUTAGE WILL BE EXTENDED TO
ACCOMMODATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AIR-AMS RESTRUCTURING
PROJECT.

THE OUTAGE THAT NORMALLY BEGINS AT 2300 HOURS ON
SATURDAY AND ENDS AT 0300 HOURS ON SUNDAY, WILL INSTEAD
BEGIN AT 1200 (NOON) ON SATURDAY AND END SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN 0000 (MIDNIGHT) AND 0300 HOURS ON SUNDAY. NOTE
THAT ALL TIMES ARE REFERENCED AS EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

DURING THIS OUTAGE, TRANSACTIONS SUBMITTED TO ANY OF THE
ACS SYSTEMS: ABI, AIR-AMS OR OCEAN/RAIL-AMS, WILL BE
QUEUED FOR PROCESSING, BUT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED AND
REPLIED TO UNTIL THE OUTAGE IS CONCLUDED.

CUSTOMS PORT OFFICES WILL BE MADE AWARE OF THIS OUTAGE
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE TRADE PARTICIPANTS WHO CHOOSE
TO CLEAR THEIR IMPORTATIONS USING LOCAL ALTERNATE/MANUAL
PROCEDURES.

DURING THE OUTAGE CUSTOMS WILL PROVIDE A TELEPHONE NUMBER
THAT CAN BE CALLED TO RECEIVE THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTAGE. THE STATUS MESSAGE WILL
INDICATE ANY CHANGE TO THE EXPECTED DURATION OF THE OUTAGE.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS: (800) 868-5159.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR ASSIGNED CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Related CSMS No. 01-000156, 01-000201

Referenced By

CSMS #01-000309, 01-000305