| Title: | ACE REDESIGN NEWSLETTER #6 |
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| Date: | 1997-08-04 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CONRAD L HENRY
SUBJECT : MIS-ACE REDESIGN NEWSLETTER #6
DATE : 08/04/97
TRADE COMPLIANCE/ACE REDESIGN TRADE NEWSLETTER
VOLUME I, ISSUE 6, JULY 31, 1997
OPEN HOUSE AT LAREDO
THE PORT OF LAREDO AND SOUTH TEXAS CMC WILL BE
HOSTING AN "OPEN HOUSE" AT THE COLUMBIA-SOLIDARITY
BRIDGE ON AUGUST 8, 1997. THE EVENT WILL FEATURE
BRIEFINGS ON THE NCAP PROTOTYPE AND NATAP PROGRAMS.
A TOUR OF THE FACILITY IS ALSO PLANNED. THE
ATTENDEES WILL INCLUDE U.S. AND MEXICAN LOCAL TRADE
ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. LOCAL MEDIA
WILL ALSO BE INVITED.
TRADE SUPPORT NETWORK CONFERENCE
THE 5TH ANNUAL TRADE SUPPORT NETWORK (TSN) CONFERENCE
WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 6-7, 1997 AT THE RENAISSANCE
WASHINGTON D.C. HOTEL, 999 9TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON,
D.C. MR. ED KWAS, OIT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN, WILL
KICK-OFF THE CONFERENCE WITH A CUSTOMS HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE. OIT DIRECTORS, MS. BETSY DURANT, AND
MS. JANET PENCE WILL PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE NCAP
PROTOTYPE.
THE 1997 TSN CONFERENCE IS DESIGNED WITH MULTIPLE
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS TO ALLOW SMALLER GROUP
PARTICIPATION. TOPICS FOR THESE BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
INCLUDE:
DAY ONE (AFTERNOON)
SESSION I - RECONCILIATION (SHARI MCCANN, BETSY
DURANT) - A DISCUSSION OF HOW RECONCILIATION WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED FOR NCAP/P AND AN UPDATE ON THE MANUAL
RECONCILIATION PROTOTYPE. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
SESSION II - STATEMENTS/REPORTS (JIM CHILDRESS, DAN
BUCHANAN) - A DISCUSSION OF HOW STATEMENTS WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED IN THE NCAP PROTOTYPE FOR TRACK 4 AND HOW
THAT DIFFERS FROM THE CURRENT STATEMENT PROCESS;
EMPHASIS ON ACH CREDIT AS THE NORM AND HOW PAYMENTS
WILL BE PROCESSED IN ACE; PRO-ACTIVE ELECTRONIC
REQUESTS THE TRADE CAN MAKE TO GET, NOT ONLY
STATEMENTS, BUT ADDITIONAL REPORTS SHOWING, FOR
EXAMPLE, WHAT WAS RELEASED DURING A GIVEN PERIOD FOR
WHICH NO SUMMARY HAS BEEN FILED.
SESSION III - CRITERIA FOR EXPANSION OF TRACK 4 -
(STEVE SCHORR, JOHN CONSIDINE) - A DISCUSSION OF THE
CRITERIA CUSTOMS WILL USE TO DETERMINE THE
ELIGIBILITY OF TRADE PARTICIPANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE TRACK 4. IT WILL INCLUDE BOTH THE EXPANSION OF
TRACK 4 TO ADDITIONAL TRADE PARTICIPANTS AND TO
ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS LOCATIONS.
DAY TWO (MORNING)
SESSION IV - ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT (CHARLIE BARTHOLDUS
, PEG FEARON, GREG MCCANN, ANN MERTENS) - A
DISCUSSION OF THE SUCCESS OF THE NATIONAL ACCOUNT
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, THE CURRENT PROTOTYPE ON PORT
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, AND HOW WE MIGHT IMPLEMENT THE
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY, INCLUDING HOW THE
NCAP PROTOTYPE WILL WORK.
SESSION V - INTEGRATED COMPLIANCE (KEVIN FOX, JOE
BURBACH) - A DISCUSSION OF HOW CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE
PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED, THE IMPARTIALITY OF
COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT, THE BENEFITS OF COMPLIANCE
ASSESSMENT (AS A SELF-ASSESSMENT) AND THE POTENTIAL
IMPACT THESE PROGRAMS CAN HAVE ON HOW CUSTOMS DEALS
WITH THE TRADE.
SESSION VI - VIOLATION BILLING, ENFORCE EVALUATION
TEAM, PRIOR DISCLOSURE (JIM GLEASON, GARY WHITE) - A
DISCUSSION OF HOW VIOLATION BILLING STREAMLINES THE
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PROCESS, HOW THE ENFORCE
EVALUATION TEAM PROMOTES UNIFORM ACTIONS NATIONWIDE
AND WHEN PRIOR DISCLOSURE IS AND IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
AUTO-TECH 97
THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ACTION GROUP (AIAG) WILL HOLD
ITS' ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION AUGUST 26-28,
1997 IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN AT THE COBO CONFERENCE
CENTER. U. S. CUSTOMS WILL CONDUCT A PANEL
DISCUSSION LED BY OIT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MR. ED
KWAS ENTITLED 'TRADE AUTOMATION: MOVING TO THE 21ST
CENTURY'. OST ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CHUCK WINWOOD,
WILL PRESENT THE OVERVIEW OF CUSTOMS EFFORTS TO
STREAMLINE THE PROCESS FOR BOTH CUSTOMS AND THE
TRADE.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE U.S. CUSTOMS
SERVICE PLANS TO FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF CARGO AND
INCREASE COMPLIANCE THROUGH THE REDESIGN AND
STREAMLINING OF THE PROCESSES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF
INCREASED AUTOMATION SUPPORT FOR CUSTOMS AND THE
TRADE COMMUNITY.
THE DISCUSSION WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF STATUTORY
CHANGES SUCH AS NAFTA AND MODACT, THE REDESIGNED
TRADE COMPLIANCE PROCESS AND THE NEW AUTOMATED
COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT (ACE), AND THE FIRST
OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION OF THESE KNOWN AS THE
NATIONAL CUSTOMS AUTOMATION PROGRAM (NCAP) PROTOTYPE.
THE PANEL WILL INCLUDE KEVIN SMITH REPRESENTING
GENERAL MOTORS (IMPORTER), ROSEANNE ESPOSITO
REPRESENTING EXPEDITERS INTERNATIONAL (BROKER) , TODD
ERIKSRUD REPRESENTING SCHNEIDER NATIONAL (CARRIER)
AND WES GROSE, TRADE COMPLIANCE PROCESS OWNER, PORT
OF DETROIT. EACH PANEL MEMBER WILL SHARE THE
BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE ON THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE
PROTOTYPE.
TREASURY IT CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION
THE TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN/ACE PROJECT WAS
REPRESENTED AT THE 2ND ANNUAL TREASURY IT CONFERENCE
AND EXPOSITION WHICH WAS HELD AT THE CAPITAL HILTON
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON JULY 16 AND 17. THE THEME OF
THIS YEARS' CONFERENCE WAS "WISE IT INVESTMENTS -
MEETING FUTURE BUSINESS NEEDS". AN EXHIBIT OF
CUSTOMS TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN EFFORTS AS WELL AS
THE NCAP PROTOTYPE WAS DISPLAYED BY ROZ MCLAUGHLIN-
NELSON AND JENNIFER EDEN OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
OUTREACH TEAM. THE CONFERENCE ALSO FEATURED
DISCUSSIONS BY PANELISTS ADDRESSING VARIOUS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT
PERTAINED TO TREASURY AND GOVERNMENT-WIDE IT
INVESTMENTS.
CUSTOMS-TRADE MANAGEMENT MEETING
ON JULY 17, 1997 THE REGULAR MONTHLY MANAGEMENT
MEETING OF CUSTOMS AND TRADE PARTICIPANTS IN THE NCAP
PROTOTYPE WAS HELD. AMONG THE TOPICS DISCUSSED AT
THIS MEETING WERE: THE EVALUATION PLAN; PROPOSED BAR
CODE FORM FOR NCAP; COMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
UPDATE; DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS; AND
RECONCILIATION. ALSO DISCUSSED WERE THE BENEFITS OF
THE NCAP PROTOTYPE TO THE TRADE PARTICIPANTS.
NCAP UPDATE
FIVE IMPORTERS APPLIED, AND WERE APPROVED FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE NCAP PROTOTYPE. THEY ARE, FORD
MOTOR COMPANY; GENERAL MOTORS; CHRYSLER CORPORATION;
LEVI-STRAUSS AND COMPANY; AND ROBERT BOSCH
CORPORATION.
THE NCAP PROTOTYPE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THREE SITES,
DETROIT, PORT HURON, AND LAREDO.
AS ONE OF THREE INITIAL TEST SITES, THE PORT OF
DETROIT HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PROMOTING THE
DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL
CUSTOMS AUTOMATED PROGRAM/PROTOTYPE (NCAP/P).
DETROIT HAS PRODUCED A COMPLETE PROCESS FLOW WHICH
HAS BEEN UTILIZED BY THE ACE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM TO
DEVELOP PRESENTATION MATERIAL, DEVELOPED A FORM WHICH
WILL BE USED BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO PRESENT BAR
CODE AND CARRIER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF
IMPORTATION, AND PARTICIPATED IN A COMMITTEE WHICH IS
REVIEWING PROGRAM PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES. IN
ADDITION, THE PORT HAS SERVED AS A RESOURCE FOR
FUNCTIONAL INFORMATION BY PROVIDING SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS IN EACH OF THE MAJOR DISCIPLINES WHO HAVE
ASSISTED HEADQUARTERS PERSONNEL IN DEVELOPING AN
NCAP/P TRAINING CURRICULUM.
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
EILEEN KASTAVA AND KATHY KORMOS BRIEFED LINE RELEASE
COORDINATORS AND INSPECTORS ABOUT THE NCAP PROTOTYPE
AT THE NATIONAL BORDER CARGO RELEASE CONFERENCE IN
TUCSON, ARIZONA ON JUNE 24-26, 1997. THIS WAS THE
FIRST SESSION WHERE EMPLOYEES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
RECEIVE A JOINT BRIEFING ON ALL NEW BORDER
INITIATIVES INCLUDING: NATAP, NCAP, AND LINE RELEASE
USING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE.
CUSTOMS SENIOR LEVEL MANAGEMENT BRIEFED ROBERT BOSCH
CORPORATION ON THE TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN IN
CHICAGO ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1997. THE MEETING
WAS ATTENDED BY ALL DIVISIONS OF ROBERT BOSCH,
INCLUDING THE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, A PARTICIPANT IN THE
NCAP/P.
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