| Title: | IMPACT OF DELAYED BOND CONVERSION |
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| Date: | 2007-09-09 |
| To: | abi |
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THE BOND CONVERSION PROCESS IS GOING SLOWER THAN EXPECTED. UNTIL CBP CAN
SUCCESSFULLY CONVERT THE BND (BOND) FILE FROM ACS TO ACE, FILERS CANNOT
USE THE ABI TI TRANSACTION TO CREATE OR CHANGE (UPDATE) IMPORTER
RECORDS. IN THE MEANTIME, CBP CAN PERFORM MANUAL ADDS AND CHANGES IN ACS
USING PAPER 5106S. THIS WOULD OCCUR IN CASES OF IMPORTERS WITH SINGLE
TRANSACTION BONDS ONLY. THERE IS NO OTHER EFFECT ON THE CARGO RELEASE
PROCESS. ANY EXISTING BOND/IMPORTER COMBINATIONS ARE PROCESSING
NORMALLY. ONLY NEW OR CHANGED IMPORTER RECORDS ARE AFFECTED.
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WE ESTIMATE THAT THE CONVERSION WILL COMPLETE BETWEEN 6PM AND 10PM
TONIGHT, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9.
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/S/ JOHN P. LEONARD
BUSINESS DIRECTOR
ENTRY, SUMMARY, ACCOUNTS AND REVENUE
OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTON