| Title: | ACE REDESIGN NEWSLETTER 7 |
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| Date: | 1997-09-04 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CONRAD L HENRY
SUBJECT : MIS- ACE REDESIGN NEWSLETTER 7
DATE : 09/04/97
TRADE COMPLIANCE/ACE REDESIGN
PROJECT NEWSLETTER
VOLUME I, ISSUE 7, AUGUST 31, 1997
OPEN HOUSE AT LAREDO
THE PORT OF LAREDO AND SOUTH TEXAS CMC HOSTED AN "OPEN HOUSE" AT
THE COLUMBIA-SOLIDARITY BRIDGE ON AUGUST 8, 1997. THE EVENT
FEATURED BRIEFINGS ON THE NCAP PROTOTYPE AND NATAP PROGRAMS. A
TOUR OF THE FACILITY WAS ALSO GIVEN. ATTENDEES INCLUDED U.S. AND
MEXICAN LOCAL TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. LOCAL
MEDIA WAS ALSO INVITED.
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE
CUSTOMS HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PROTOTYPE
FOR THE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN FEBRUARY 1996. AT THE START
OF THE PROTOTYPE ONLY EIGHT IMPORTER ACCOUNTS PARTICIPATED. NOW,
NEARLY EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER, THE PROTOTYPE, WHICH WAS EVALUATED
AND DETERMINED TO BE A SUCCESS BY BOTH CUSTOMS AND TRADE
PARTICIPANTS, HAS DEVELOPED INTO A FULL BLOWN PROGRAM WITH NEARLY
100 IMPORTERS PARTICIPATING. THE NAMES OF THE COMPANIES CURRENTLY*
WORKING WITH A NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER ARE LISTED BELOW.
3-COM ADIDAS AMERICA AMERICAN HONDA
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR AMERICAN YAZAKI CORP ANALOG DEVICES
APPLE COMPUTER ASSOCIATED MERCHANDISE BMW OF NORTH AMERICA
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL BUGLE BOY INDUSTRIES CARGILL INC
CHRYSLER CORPORATION CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP
CSI INDUSTRIES DANA CORP DELL PRODUCTS
DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE EDDIE BAUER EPSON AMERICA
ERICSSON GE MOBILE FERROSTAAL INC FILA SPORTS INC
FORD MOTOR COMPANY FRANCOSTEEL CORPORATION FUJI AMERICA CORP
FUJITSU NETWORK COM. GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORP GENERAL MOTORS
GFT APPAREL CORP HONDA OF AMERICA HOOGOVENS STEEL
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
IBM CORPORATION INTEL CORPORATION IOMEGA CORP
ITT INDUSTRIES, INC J.C. PENNEY JONES APPAREL GROUP
KANEMATSU USA KIA MOTORS AMERICA KLOCKNER STEEL
LAND ROVER OF NA LEVI STRAUSS CO LIZ CLAIBORNE INC
LL BEAN LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MAY DEPARTMENT STORES
MAZAK CORPORATION MAZDA MOTORS OF AMERICA MERCEDES BENZ
MITSUBISHI ELECTRONICS MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES MONTGOMERY WARD
MORI SEIKI CO MOTOROLA INC NCR CORPORATION
NEC ELECTRONICS NEC TECHNOLOGIES, INC NIKE INC
NSK CORPORATION NORDSTROM NORTHERN TELECOM
OXFORD INDUSTRIES PACKARD BELL NEC INC PAYLESS SHOESOURCE
PHILLIP VAN HEUSEN PORSCHE CARS QUANTUM CORPORATION
REEBOK INTERNATIONAL ROBERT BOSCH SAAB CARS USA
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC SEARS ROEBUCK CO
SEATTLE-PACIFIC INDUSTRIES SHARP ELECTRONICS SKF USA
STARTER CORPORATION STRIDE RITE SOURCING SUBARU ISUZU AUTOMOTIVE
SUN APPAREL INC SUN MICROSYSTEMS SYMBIOS LOGIC INC
TABC, INC TEXAS INSTRUMENT THE GAP, INC
THYSSEN, INC TOSHIBA AM INFO SYSTEMS TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA
TOYOTA MOTOR MFG, KY TRADEARBED, INC UNIDEN AMERICA CORP
UNION UNDERWEAR CO, INC VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AM WAL*MART STORES
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
*LIST AS OF AUGUST 25, 1997
IN ADDITION TO THE GROWTH OF THE NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM FOR IMPORTERS, A SIX-MONTH PROTOTYPE FOR PORT ACCOUNT
MANAGEMENT DRAWS TO A CLOSE IN SEPTEMBER, 1997 AND CUSTOMS IS
LOOKING AT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT FOR OTHER TRADE GROUPS, SUCH AS
BROKERS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROGRAM, CONTACT CHARLIE BARTOLDUS,
PEG FEARON, OR JIM GLEASON AT CUSTOMS INTERNET MAILBOX ADDRESS:
ACE-NET.
LAS VEGAS FIELD CONFERENCE
ON AUGUST 20 AND 21, 1997, THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS SPONSORED
A TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN CONFERENCE FOR CUSTOMS PERSONNEL IN LAS
VEGAS, NEVADA. PHIL METZGER, DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE OPENED THE
CONFERENCE AND WELCOMED ATTENDEES.
AMONG THOSE GIVING PRESENTATIONS WERE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,
OFFICE OF STRATEGIC TRADE AND NATIONAL TRADE COMPLIANCE PROCESS
OWNER CHUCK WINWOOD, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN ED
KWAS AND TRADE COMPLIANCE /ACE REDESIGN PROJECT DIRECTORS BETSY
DURANT AND JANET PENCE. TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THIS CONFERENCE
INCLUDED THE NCAP PROTOTYPE, ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATED
COMPLIANCE AND MARC 2000.
CMC DIRECTORS, PORT DIRECTORS, TRADE COMPLIANCE PROCESS OWNERS,
SACS, RACS, AND NTEU REPRESENTATIVES FROM AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTS IN
THE WESTERN AREA OF THE COUNTRY WERE INVITED TO ATTEND.
THIS CONFERENCE WAS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF CONFERENCES HELD TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN TO FIELD
PERSONNEL. THE FIRST CONFERENCE, HELD IN HOUSTON IN MAY, WAS
ATTENDED BY FIELD PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN LAND BORDER OPERATIONS. A
THIRD CONFERENCE, FOR FIELD PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN OPERATIONS IN
AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTS LOCATED IN THE EASTERN AREA OF THE COUNTRY,
IS PLANNED FOR OCTOBER.
TRADE SUPPORT NETWORK CONFERENCE
THE 5TH ANNUAL TRADE SUPPORT NETWORK (TSN) CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON
AUGUST 6-7, 1997 AT THE RENAISSANCE WASHINGTON D.C. HOTEL. ED KWAS
, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN AND CHUCK WINWOOD,
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF STRATEGIC TRADE AND NATIONAL
TRADE COMPLIANCE PROCESS OWNER, CO-SPONSORS OF THIS CONFERENCE,
WERE IN ATTENDANCE. ALSO ATTENDING WERE TRADE COMPLIANCE /ACE
REDESIGN PROJECT DIRECTORS BETSY DURANT AND JANET PENCE, BOTH OF
WHOM GAVE PRESENTATIONS.
THE CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAT FIFTY MEMBERS OF THE TRADE
COMMUNITY REPRESENTING VARIED INTERESTS, INCLUDING IMPORTERS,
BROKERS, CARRIERS, SURETIES, AND ATTORNEYS.
THE 1997 TSN CONFERENCE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING BREAK-OUT SESSION
TOPICS AND FACILITATORS:
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.
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.
EVALUATION. ON A SCALE OF 1-5 (5 BEING THE HIGHEST), RESPONDENTS
GAVE THE OVERALL CONFERENCE A RATING OF 4. USING THE SAME SCALE,
RESPONDENTS GAVE THE USEFULNESS OF PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS A
4 RATING. MANY CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED REGARDING THE
LENGTH OF BREAK-OUT SESSIONS, SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE TOPICS, ETC.
WE HOPE TO USE THESE COMMENTS TO MAKE THE NEXT CONFERENCE EVEN
BETTER!
MINUTES OF THE CONFERENCE, ALONG WITH THE EVALUATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS, SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB PAGE IN
SEPTEMBER. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION!
AUTO-TECH 97
THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ACTION GROUP (AIAG) HELD ITS' ANNUAL
CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION AUGUST 26-28, 1997 IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
AT THE COBO CONFERENCE CENTER. OIT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ED KWAS
LED A PANEL DISCUSSION ENTITLED 'TRADE AUTOMATION: MOVING TO THE 21
ST CENTURY' WHICH INCLUDED A PRESENTATION BY OST ASSISTANT
COMMISSIONER CHUCK WINWOOD WHO ADDRESSED CUSTOMS EFFORTS TO
INCREASE TRADE COMPLIANCE AND STREAMLINE IMPORT PROCESSES.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THIS OPPORTUNITY TO AGAIN EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO
PANELISTS
KEVIN SMITH - GENERAL MOTORS (IMPORTER),
ROSEANNE ESPOSITO - EXPEDITERS INTERNATIONAL (BROKER),
TODD ERICKSRUD - SCHNEIDER NATIONAL (CARRIER) AND
WES GROSE - TRADE COMPLIANCE PROCESS OWNER, PORT OF DETROIT.
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO GIL DUHN - GENERAL MOTORS WHO FILLED IN
AT THE LAST MINUTE WHEN DENSE FOG PREVENTED TODD ERICKSRUD FROM
FLYING TO DETROIT.
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
CUSTOMS SENIOR LEVEL MANAGEMENT PRESENTED JIM KILGORE, LEVI STRAUSS
COMPANY, WITH THE "GOLDEN LETTER" AWARD. THIS PLAQUE, PRESENTED
AT THE TRADE SUPPORT NETWORK CONFERENCE, EXPRESSES CUSTOMS
APPRECIATION TO LEVI STRAUSS AS ONE OF THE EIGHT ACCOUNTS
PARTICIPATING IN THE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT PROTOTYPE. SEVEN OTHER
ACCOUNTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED BY CUSTOMS.
THE EAST COAST PORT COUNCIL MEETING WAS HELD AT THE TREMONT PLAZA
HOTEL IN BALTIMORE ON AUGUST 5-6, 1997. SPONSORED BY CAROLE
GRAVES, PORT DIRECTOR, BALTIMORE, THIS MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY PORT
DIRECTORS FROM CUSTOMS AIRPORT AND SEAPORT LOCATIONS IN THE EASTERN
PART OF THE COUNTRY. SUSAN MASKELL OF THE TRADE COMPLIANCE
REDESIGN PROJECT PRESENTED INFORMATION ON THE NCAP PROTOTYPE, THE
SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED BY ACE, AND THE PLANNED EXPANSION TO THE
AIRPORT/SEAPORT.
ON AUGUST 27, 1997, JANET PENCE AND KEVIN HUCK, BOTH OF THE TRADE
COMPLIANCE REDESIGN PROJECT, GAVE A PRESENTATION AT THE AMERICAN
TRUCKING ASSOCIATION MEETING. THIS MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY
CARRIERS REPRESENTING ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. THE FOCUS OF
THIS PRESENTATION WAS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NCAP PROTOTYPE.
SECOND MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION AVAILABLE
THE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM HAS DEVELOPED A SECOND MULTIMEDIA
PRESENTATION ENTITLED "ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - A KEY TO THE FUTURE OF
CUSTOMS". THIS PRESENTATION, AND OUR FIRST PRESENTATION ENTITLED "
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE U.S. CUSTOMS TRADE COMPLIANCE REDESIGN
EFFORT, ACE, AND NCAP.", ARE AVAILABLE ON 3-1/2" FLOPPY DISKS.
BOTH PRESENTATIONS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ATTENDEES AT THE TRADE
COMPLIANCE REDESIGN CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS, AUGUST 20 AND 21,
1997. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A COPIES OF THESE PRESENTATIONS
AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM FOR USE IN YOUR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES,
CONTACT SUSAN MASKELL AT 202-927-9035 OR BY CC:MAIL. PLEASE
PROVIDE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND
E-MAIL ADDRESS AND ALLOW A MINIMUM OF ONE WEEK FOR DELIVERY.
YOUR INPUT
IF YOU HAVE AN NEWS ITEM OR EVENT RELATING TO THE TRADE COMPLIANCE
REDESIGN/ACE EFFORT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCLUDED IN THIS
NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CONTACT SUSAN MASKELL. REMEMBER, THIS IS YOUR
NEWSLETTER AND WE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE YOUR INPUT AND HEAR
YOUR COMMENTS.
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