| Title: | REQUIREMENT FOR INTERCONNECTION SECURITY AGREEMENTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2003-08-20 |
| To: | abi |
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP)
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY POLICY, ALL PARTICIPANTS THAT TRANSMIT
ELECTRONIC DATA DIRECTLY TO THE CBP COMPUTER SYSTEM ARE REQUIRED TO
HAVE A SIGNED INTERCONNECTION SECURITY AGREEMENT (ISA) ON FILE WITH
CBP. THE REFERENCED COMPUTER SYSTEM INCLUDES PARTICIPATION IN THE
AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM (AES), INCLUDING BOTH COMMODITY AND
TRANSPORTATION FILING, OR THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS),
INCLUDING THE AUTOMATED BROKER INTERFACE (ABI) AND EITHER THE AIR OR
OCEAN/RAIL AUTOMATED MANIFEST SYSTEMS (AMS). INFORMATION DETAILING
WHO MUST SUBMIT AN ISA, HOW TO COMPLETE THE FORM, WHERE TO SEND IT,
AND DOWNLOADABLE COPIES OF THE TWO ISA TEMPLATES: DIAL-UP
(RJE/NJE/LU6.2) AND MQ, CAN BE FOUND ON THE CBP INTERNET WEB SITE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL:
WWW.CBP.GOV/XP/CGOV/IMPORT/OPERATIONS SUPPORT/AUTOMATED SYSTEMS/ISA/
THE SAME LOCATION IS EASILY FOUND BY PERFORMING A SEARCH USING
EITHER 'ISA' OR 'INTERCONNECTION' AS THE KEYWORD, OR BY SELECTING
THE FOLLOWING SERIES OF LINKS FROM THE CBP HOMEPAGE:
IMPORT
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
CBP INTERCONNECTION SECURITY AGREEMENT
AN ISA IS REQUIRED ONLY WHEN A PARTICIPANT CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO A
CBP AUTOMATED SYSTEM. PARTICIPANTS WHO SUBMIT ELECTRONIC DATA
SOLELY THROUGH A THIRD PARTY PROVIDER NEED NOT SUBMIT AN ISA.
EXAMPLES OF THIRD PARTY COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS INCLUDE VALUE ADDED
NETWORKS (VANS) AND SERVICE BUREAUS/CENTERS. IN THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES, THE OBLIGATION TO SUBMIT AN ISA RESTS ONLY WITH THE
THIRD PARTY PROVIDER.
CBP HAS FULLY ENFORCED THE ISA REQUIREMENT FOR ALL AES PARTICIPATION
SINCE SEPTEMBER 2002. CBP WILL NOW BEGIN FULLY ENFORCING THE
REQUIREMENT FOR ALL ACS PARTICIPATION ALSO. DEADLINES FOR
SUBMISSION OF AN ISA FOR ACS PARTICIPATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2003, NO NEW CONNECTIONS TO ACS WILL BE
ESTABLISHED WITHOUT PRIOR RECEIPT OF A SIGNED ISA. CBP WILL NOT
ESTABLISH THE COMMUNICATIONS PROFILES THAT PERMIT TRANSMISSION INTO
ABI OR AMS UNTIL THE ISA IS RECEIVED AND FULLY EXECUTED (SIGNED BY
BOTH PARTIES). TO AVOID DELAYS IN ESTABLISHING NEW CONNECTIONS,
VENDORS OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR PARTICIPATION IN ABI AND AMS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MAKE COMPLETION OF THE ISA AN INITIAL STEP IN THEIR
NEW CUSTOMER PROTOCOL. SUBMISSION OF THE ISA IN TANDEM WITH THE
LETTER OF INTENT IS ACCEPTABLE AND ENCOURAGED.
ALL ABI AND AMS PARTICIPANTS WHOSE CONNECTIONS WERE ESTABLISHED
PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2003, MUST SUBMIT THEIR ISA TO CBP BY OCTOBER
1, 2003. FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE ISA BY THIS DATE MAY PROMPT CBP TO
REMOVE THE PREEXISTING COMMUNICATIONS PROFILE.
QUESTIONS REGARDING COMPLETING AND FORWARDING THE ISA MAY BE
DIRECTED TO YOUR ASSIGNED CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.
QUESTIONS REGARDING CBP SECURITY REQUIREMENTS OR THE CONTENT AND
LANGUAGE OF THE ISA DOCUMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING:
RICH BEAMER 703-921-7468
DAVID COX 703-921-7336