| Title: | SNOW DAY FOR WEST COAST FILERS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1994-06-14 |
| To: | abi |
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ON MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1994, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM (EST), THE CUSTOMS
ACS SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS. THERE WERE PERIODS CONTINUALLY
THROUGHOUT THE REMAINING DAY, WHEN ABI FILERS WERE UNABLE TO TRANSMIT
CRITICAL TRANSACTIONS TO ACS.
DUE TO THE CUSTOMS AUTOMATED SYSTEM PROBLEMS, MANY OF THE
WEST COAST FILERS WERE UNABLE TO TRANSMIT THEIR ENTRY,
ENTRY SUMMARY AND ACH PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION TRANSACTIONS
TO ACS, THROUGHOUT MOST OF THEIR BUSINESS DAY. IN ADDITION,
OTHER FILERS WHOSE COMPUTER SITES ARE LOCATED ON THE WEST COAST
MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AND UNABLE TO FILE THEIR ABI TRANSACTIONS
TIMELY.
DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, CUSTOMS IS GRANTING A "SNOW DAY" TO ANY FILER
REQUESTING AN EXTENSION WHO WAS IMPACTED BY OUR SYSTEM PROBLEMS.
THEREFORE, CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF LATE FILED ENTRY SUMMARIES AND
OR PAYMENT OF DUTIES THAT WERE DUE ON JUNE 13, 1994, WE ARE
EXTENDING ONE ADDITIONAL DAY WITHOUT PENALTY TO THESE FILERS.