CSMS Message: 17-000173

The State Department Office of Marine Conservation (OMC) has posted the OMC Implementation Guide V2.1 to cbp.gov at the link below:

• OMC Implementation Guidance V2.1, March 14, 2017
https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/office-marine-conservation-omc-implementation-guide

The OMC Implementation Guide has been posted with the below clarifying statement:
This is to advise the trade community that participation in the Office of Marine Conservation (OMC) pilot is strictly voluntary. At this time, there are no mandatory requirements to submit the OMC PGA message set or DIS images of the OMC form. Any mandatory requirements for electronic data submissions will depend on future rule-making and will be announced via publication in the Federal Register. Brokers or self-filers choosing to volunteer as participants in the OMC pilot may submit the OMC PGA message set for shrimp from certified countries, or DIS image(s) along with the OMC PGA message set where a foreign signature is required on the DS-2031 form for uncertified countries. This in no way affects the requirement that all imports of shrimp or products of shrimp to the United States must be accompanied by a fully-completed DS-2031 Shrimp Exporter's/Importer's Declaration.

The OMC IG is currently available in CERT and PROD for trade testing.

Pilot Participation:

For information on “How to Participate” in the OMC pilot please contact Joseph Fette at DS2031@state.gov.
Detailed Information on participating in the OMC pilot can also be found on cbp.gov at the below URL:

www.cbp.gov/ace-pga

Send port profile requests to the following CBP Points of Contact (POCs):

• Your assigned Client Representative
• COONEY, MICHAEL F (michael.f.cooney@cbp.dhs.gov)
• MORISHITA, TSUTOMU (tsutomu.morishita@cbp.dhs.gov)
• BARELA, MICHAEL G (michael.g.barela@cbp.dhs.gov)
• JOHNSON, EILEEN M (eileen.m.johnson@cbp.dhs.gov)
• BORSHER, JUDITH E (judith.e.borsher@cbp.dhs.gov)