CSMS Message: 12-000205

e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1) Webinars

Wednesday June 13, 2012 10:00am -11:00am EDT

Thursday, June 14, 2012 – 2:00pm – 3:00pm EDT

To Rail and Sea Carriers, Service Providers, Brokers:

The six month transition is in progress for ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea. Effective September 29, 2012, ACE will be the only approved EDI for transmitting required advance rail and sea cargo information and ABI in-bond transactions to CBP.

As of May 31, 2012, 88% of ocean carriers and 47% of ABI software developers impacted by the transition to M1 have either completed or are in the on boarding process. All rail carriers are either in production or currently testing.

If you are part of the 12% of the ocean carriers or the 54% of the ABI software developers who are NOT yet testing ACE Rail and Sea Manifest, CBP strongly encourages you to participate in the Webinars being offered.

The Webinars will focus on the status of e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1) for the trade rail and sea carriers, and service providers. The content of the Webinars will be the same for both sessions. The Webinars will focus on the status of e-Manifest: Rail and Sea (M1) and will include an overview by Cindy Allen and updates by Jim Swanson and Susan Maskell on the status of M1 deployment, decommissioning AMS for rail and sea, and the status of trade testing.

To register for the Webinars please submit your response to Frank Korpusik at frank.j.korpusik@cbp.dhs.gov, by cob Monday, June 11th and provide the following information:

· Name

· Company Name

· Trade Role: Carrier, Software Provider, Broker, etc.

· e-mail address

· Phone Number

· Date you prefer to attend

The Webinars are limited to 100 lines so the first 100 respondents will be accepted for each Webinar. The URL and call in number will be distributed to the registered participants prior to the Webinar. If you have any questions please email Frank Korpusik frank.j.korpusik@cbp.dhs.gov or call 571-468-5477.