| Title: | TEMPORARY PROBLEM WITH ACS COUNTRY FILE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-07-22 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: TEMPORARY PROBLEM IN THE ACS COUNTRY FILE
IN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 98-0569, ISSUED ON JUL 9, 1998, FILERS WERE
NOTIFIED THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
FILE AND THE COUNTRY FILE TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW INFINITY EXPIRATION
DATE OF "999999" WAS RESCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 1, 1998.
A PORTION OF THE ACS PROGRAMMING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS CHANGE HAS
INADVERTENTLY BEEN MOVED PREMATURELY INTO THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT,
AFFECTING THE ACS COUNTRY FILE. THE HARMONIZED TARIFF FILE WAS NOT
AFFECTED.
ABI QUERIES OF THE COUNTRY FILE DONE AT THIS TIME WILL RECEIVE THE
INCORRECT INFINITY ENDING DATE OF "123139" IN THE FIELDS WHICH SHOULD
BE "999999". THIS PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED WHEN THE COMPLETE PROGRAM
IS IMPLEMENTED DURING THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 1, 1998.
CUSTOMS APOLOGIZES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS PROGRAM ERROR MAY HAVE
CAUSED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN OUR EFFORTS TO UPDATE THE
AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE.