| Title: | FDA BTA PHASE III IMPLEMENTATION - JUNE 4, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2004-06-03 |
| To: | abi |
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ATTN: ALL ABI FILERS, SOFTWARE VENDORS, AND SELF-PROGRAMMERS
CBP COMMISSIONER ROBERT C. BONNER HAS ANNOUNCED THAT PHASE III OF THE
FDA BTA WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON JUNE 4, 2004.
ABI EDITS FOR PHASE 3 OF THE BTA WILL BE TURNED ON AT OR ABOUT 6:00AM
EDT ON JUNE 4.
YOUR ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 04-1240 DATED MAY
12, 2004 FOR THE SPECIFICS OF THESE EDITS AND CHANGES FROM PHASE 2.
FAILURE TO SUBMIT REQUIRED PRIOR NOTICE DATA IN PHASE 3 WILL RESULT IN
ABI REJECTING YOUR EI, HI, OR HN APPLICATION TRANSACTIONS. DURING PHASES
1 AND 2 THIS FAILURE RESULTED ONLY IN A WARNING MESSAGE. AGAIN, THOSE
WARNINGS FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY PRIOR NOTICE DATA, OR FAILURE TO
PROVIDE ANY OF THE REQUIRED PRIOR NOTICE DATA FIELDS OUTLINED IN
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 04-1240, WILL RESULT IN REJECTION. FILERS WILL
BE EXPECTED TO RESUBMIT WITH THE CORRECT DATA. THE SPECIFIC MESSAGES
WHICH WILL BECOME FATAL ON JUNE 4 WERE ALSO PROVIDED IN MESSAGE 04-1240.
THE TEXT OF COMMISSIONER BONNER'S ANNOUNCEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAIN
PAGE OF THE CBP WEBSITE AT WWW.CBP.GOV.
QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.