CSMS Message: 12-000234

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces webinars for parties interested in participating in the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Imaging System (DIS) Testing.

The EPA DIS Pilot will allow parties who have been accepted in previous ESAR tests and who file entry summaries in ACE to submit EPA documents and forms for importing Vehicles and Engines or TSCA substances via the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

EPA is seeking participants for this first phase of DIS, which begins in July, 2012. This pilot enables participating importers and brokers to transmit images of specified EPA forms for Vehicles and Engines or certifications for TSCA substances via EDI in XML format, in lieu of conventional paper methods.

In support of the EPA DIS Pilot, EPA announces the key events and dates for interested participants:

• Informational Webinar for EPA DIS Pilot – July 10, 2012, 3pm
WEBINAR INFORMATION: http://meet.cgifederal.com and 1-866-799-6338; Meeting ID: 3720710

• Email Notice of Intent to Participate in Pilot – July 13, 2012, COB
EMAIL : Roy Chaudet at chaudet.roy@epa.gov and Susan Dyszel at susan.dyszel@dhs.gov

• Technical Implementation Guide Review Webinar for EPA DIS Pilot– July 17, 2012 3pm

WEBINAR INFORMATION: http://meet.cgifederal.com and 1-866-799-6338;
Meeting ID: 3720717

Additional information on EPA DIS Pilot may be found in the Federal Registry Notice FR -2012-8246 and CBP's Implementation Guide for Messaging Interface between ITDS Trade Partners and CBP Document Image System. For additional questions regarding the webinars, please contact: Roy Chaudet at chaudet.roy@epa.gov and Susan Dyszel at susan.dyszel@dhs.gov