CSMS Message: 96-000686

Title:FDA OFF-LINE NOTICE
Date:1996-08-20
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : JAMES HALPIN

SUBJECT : OGA-FDA OFF-LINE NOTICE

DATE : 08/20/96

FDA OFF-LINE NOTICE

FDA WILL CONDUCT THE FINAL TEST SEQUENCE FOR
OASIS V2.0 BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 AND
LASTING FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH. THIS TEST WILL
USE LIVE DATA RUNNING IN PARALLEL WITH OASIS
V1.0. DURING THIS TIME OASIS V1.0 WILL
CONTINUE TO BE THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND
OASIS V2.0 WILL NOT GENERATE ANY NOTICES OR
ELECTRONIC MESSAGES FOR FILERS.

THIS TESTING WILL REQUIRE FDA BRING DOWN
OASIS V1.0 ON 7:30 PM ET FRIDAY AUGUST 30.
THE SYSTEM WILL BE BROUGHT BACK ON LINE AS
EARLY AS 7:30 AM ET SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1 AND NO
LATER THAN 7:30 AM ET MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2.

DURING THIS TIME FILERS WILL CONTINUE TO GET
THE INITIAL FDA MAY PROCEED OR FDA REVIEW
SCREENING MESSAGES. HOWEVER, FDA WILL BE
UNABLE TO PROCESS ENTRIES THEY RECEIVE FROM
ACS. THUS, ON SCREEN REVIEW AND FULL OASIS
MESSAGING FROM THE FDA SEATTLE DISTRICT WILL
BE OFF LINE DURING THIS TIME.

IF YOUR LOCAL FDA OFFICE WILL BE OPEN WHILE
OASIS V1.0 IS DOWN AND YOU HAVE AN URGENT
SHIPMENT WHICH RECEIVED A FDA REVIEW, PAPER
ENTRY DOCUMENT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THAT
OFFICE FOLLOWING LOCAL PROCEDURES