| Title: | REMOTE STATUS - AUGUST 1996 |
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| Date: | 1996-09-23 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : BONNIE ZZ-BRIGMAN
SUBJECT : REMOTE STATUS - AUGUST 1996
DATE : 09/23/96
REMOTE STATUS REPORT- AUGUST 1996
BEGINNING WITH THE AUGUST REPORT, THIS UPDATE
WILL APPEAR ON THE BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (CEBB AND
OTO6) RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL DISSEMINATION. PLEASE
CHECK THE BULLETIN BOARD FOR THIS REPORT BETWEEN
THE TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIFTH OF EACH MONTH.
HEADQUARTERS INFORMATION
WORK ON BOTH THE EXPANSION IN JANUARY UNDER
ACS (THE REMOTE PILOT) AND REMOTE PROTOTYPE II
UNDER ACE IS CONTINUING. FOR THE PILOT, USER
REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR ACTION AND
REGULATION CHANGES ARE BEING MONITORED. THE
FEDERAL REGISTER AND CUSTOMS BULLETIN NOTICES
INVITING PUBLIC COMMENT, INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF
THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION IN THE PILOT, AND DEFINING THE BASIS
FOR SELECTING PARTICIPANTS IS BEING AUTHORED AND
WILL BE PUBLISHED NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR
TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TEST. (THE REMOTE PILOT
IS SLATED TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 1, 1997, THEREFORE
THE NOTICE SHOULD BE PUBLISHED BY NOVEMBER 1996.)
ACE PERSONNEL ARE CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON THE NCAP
PROTOTYPE TAKING PLACE IN JANUARY 1996 IN DETROIT
AND LAREDO. REMOTE WILL BE A SMALL PIECE OF THIS
PROTOTYPE; PRIMARILY TESTING THE INTEGRATION OF
IASS, RECONCILIATION, AND REMOTE. REMOTE WILL BE
FULLY TESTED IN ACE UNDER THE REMOTE PROTOTYPE II
PLANNED FOR FALL OF 1997.
OVER THE PAST MONTH, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
REMOTE TEAM HAS MET WITH THE CUSTOMS\SURETY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE AND THE NCBFAA \CUSTOMS
AUTOMATION COMMITTEE TO UPDATE THESE GROUPS
ON THE STATUS AND FUTURE OF THE REMOTE PROGRAM.
PLANS TO TRAIN ATLANTA FOR THE ELECTRONIC
INVOICE PROGRAM ARE PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 1996.
THE OGA SUBTEAM IS MEETING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
ON OCTOBER 17, 1996. ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST
REGARDING OGA INTERFACES, REQUIREMENTS, PROBLEMS,
ETC. CAN BE FORWARDED TO THE REMOTE PROGRAM
OFFICERS FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEETING.
THE TRAINING SUBTEAM WILL BE MEETING IN THE
NEAR FUTURE TO DISCUSS TRAINING EFFORTS FOR THE
REMOTE PILOT.
FIELD INFORMATION
FDA IN NEW YORK IS REFUSING TO COMMUNICATE
WITH BROKERS OUTSIDE OF THE PORT OF NY, THEREFORE A
SUB-AGENT IS NECESSARY FOR ALL FDA SHIPMENTS. LEO
WELLS HAS BEEN ADDRESSING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM.
THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT FDA PERSONNEL
IN NEW YORK ARE NOT AWARE OF WHICH SHIPMENTS ARE
BEING FILE REMOTELY; THEREFORE THEY DO NOT KNOW
WHEN TO CONTACT A BROKER OTHER THAN THE NY BROKER.
MR. WELLS, FDA NY, AND FDA HQ ARE WORKING TO
RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
INTEREST IN ELECTRONIC TRUCK MANIFEST (ETM)
HAS BEEN EXPRESSED BY SOME REMOTE PARTICIPANTS.
INFORMATION ON ETM CAN BE RECEIVED BY CONTACTING
SCI SILVERSTEIN IN BUFFALO, NY AT (716) 551-4580.
ANY OTHER INFORMATION, ISSUES, PROBLEMS, ETC.,
PLEASE CONTACT TROY RILEY (202) 927-0256 OR BONNIE
BRIGMAN (202) 927-0294. FAX NUMBER (202) 927-1096.
ADDRESS:
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
REMOTE LOCATION FILING TEAM
1301 CONSTITUTION AVE., N.W.
ROOM 1309
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20229