| Title: | EXPANSION OF MODIFIED FDA INTERFACE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1993-12-20 |
| To: | abi |
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ATTENTION ALL ABI FILERS, SOFTWARE VENDORS, SERVICE BUREAUS, AND SELF
PROGRAMMING IMPORTERS AND BROKERS!!!!!!
CUSTOMS AND THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WILL IMPLEMENT A MODIFIED
VERSION OF THE FDA INTERFACE AT THE FOLLOWING TEN PORTS ON THE TARGET
DATES LISTED:
PORT(S) DATE
ATLANTA, SAVANNAH MARCH 14, 1994
MIAMI AND MIAMI AIRPORT MARCH 28, 1994
SAN FRANCISCO AND SF AIRPORT APRIL 11, 1994
PHILADELPHIA AND PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT APRIL 25, 1994
NEW YORK, JFK AIRPORT, NEWARK MAY 23, 1994
BOSTON AND LOGAN AIRPORT JUNE 6, 1993
BUFFALO JUNE 20, 1994
SAN DIEGO, OTAY MESA, CALEXICO JULY 11, 1994
NOGALES JULY 25, 1994
LOS ANGELES, LAX AUGUST 22, 1994
THE IMPLEMENTATION DATES FOR THE REMAINING EIGHT PORTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED
LATER.
THE MODIFIED VERSION OF THE INTERFACE WILL PERFORM THE SAME PROCESSING
FUNCTIONS AS THE FDA INTERFACE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN SEATTLE, PORTLAND,
OREGON, AND BLAINE WASHINGTON. THE MODIFIED VERSION WILL HELP IDENTIFY
TARIFF NUMBERS SUBJECT TO FDA REVIEW; COLLECT, EDIT AND VALIDATE FDA
IMPORT DATA WITH CUSTOMS DATA; GENERATE "FDA MAY PROCEED" AND "FDA REVIEW"
MESSAGES; ALLOW THE TRADE TO DISCLAIM MERCHANDISE NOT SUBJECT TO "FDA
REVIEW" BUT IDENTIFIED AS HAVING POSSIBLE FDA REQUIREMENTS;TRANSMIT ALL
FDA DATA TO FDA FOR REVIEW AND ANALYSIS; REQUIRE PAPER PROCESSING OF ALL
ENTRIES SUBJECT TO "FDA REVIEW"; AND WILL ALLOW FOR MORE THAN 50% OF THE
FDA DISCLAIMED AND "MAY PROCEED" ENTRIES TO BE ELECTRONICALLY RELEASED.
THE MODIFIED FDA INTERFACE WILL NOT ALLOW THE FDA INSPECTOR TO PROCESS THE
"FDA REVIEW" ENTRIES ELECTRONICALLY. IN THE MODIFIED FDA INTERFACE,
THE ABI FILER MUST CONTINUE TO SEND ALL REQUIRED PAPER DOCUMENTATION TO
FDA FOR ENTRIES IDENTIFIED BY THE SYSTEM AS "FDA REVIEW". FDA WILL
CONTINUE TO NOTIFY THE FILERS OF THE STATUS OR THE DISPOSITION OF AN ENTRY
USING THE CURRENT PAPER PROCESSES.
CUSTOMS AND FDA WILL CONDUCT TRAINING FOR THE ABI FILERS, UNDER THE
SPONSORSHIP OF THE TRADE, AT THE OPERATIONAL AND ENTRY PREPARATION
LEVEL AT EACH PORT, FROM ONE TO THREE WEEKS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION. THIS
TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE TRADE COMMUNITY.
EXACT LOCATIONS, DATES, AND TIMES OF TRAINING WILL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH
NORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE CHANNEL IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO ALLOW FOR
PLANNING. THE TRAINING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH
SEPARATE OVERVIEW MEETINGS FOR OFFICE MANAGERS AND OTHER INTERESTED
PERSONS AT EACH PORT.
ABI FILERS, SOFTWARE VENDORS, SERVICE BUREAUS, AND SELF-PROGRAMMING
IMPORTERS AND BROKERS SHOULD BEGIN PROGRAMMING FOR THE FDA INTERFACE SO
THAT THEIR SOFTWARE WILL BE READY BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE. THE
ABI FILER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FDA INTERFACE ARE PUBLISHED IN THEIR
ENTIRETY IN THE LATEST VERSION OF THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE AUTOMATED
INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR) WHICH INCLUDES AMENDMENTS 1 - 4.
BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE FDA DATA REJECTION (APPLICATION DT) AND THE ABI
FILER CORRECTION (APPLICATION CP) CAPABILITIES IN YOUR PROGRAMMING.
THESE ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.
PARTICIPATION IN THE FDA INTERFACE IS VOLUNTARY FOR ABI FILERS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.