CSMS Message: 06-001157

TO: ABI BROKERS

FROM: TONY CASUCCI

SUBJECT: THE CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER LICENSE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED
EFFECTIVE 10/18/2006.

THE PERMIT INDICATOR '11' HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE LUMBER TARIFF NUMBERS
THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER PERMIT REQUIREMENT.

THE ABI SYSTEM WILL ALLOW THE CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER LICENSE NUMBER
TO BE TRANSMITTED FOR SUMMARIES THAT HAVE A DUTY COMPUTATION DATE OF
10/12/2006.

THERE WILL BE CANADIAN LUMBER SUMMARIES THAT WERE NOT TRANSMITTED WITH
THE LUMBER LICENSE NUMBER BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. IF THE
SUMMARY IS STILL IN ABI STATUS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU RETRANSMIT
THE SUMMARY WITH THE CANADIAN LUMBER LICENSE DATA.

THE TRADE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PAPER COPY OF THE 7501 WITH THE
CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER LICENSE NUMBER IF THE SUMMARY WAS ALREADY
PRESENTED TO CUSTOMS OR THE SUMMARY COULD NOT BE RETRANSMITTED. THE
LOCAL PORT WILL THEN TAKE ACTION TO ADD THE LUMBER LICENSE NUMBER
TO THE SUMMARY LINES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO CANADIAN LUMBER EXPORT LICENSE
NUMBER.

POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MESSAGE MAY BE
DIRECTED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, TRADE AGREEMENTS
BRANCH ATTENTION MILLIE GLEASON AT 202-344-1131.

QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE ABI SYSTEM SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR LOCAL
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR TO ACS, ATTENTION TONY CASUCCI AT 202-772-2041.