ACAS Pilot Plan Details Released by CBP

April 2, 2012 by Tim Warren|Customs and Ports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection released details on the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Strategic Plan. The document describes the multi-phased approach for implementation that is expected to take about 28 months. The six phases are:

Initial Expansion to Passenger Air Carriers and Freight Forwarders and Amend TSA SSPs
Expansion to Additional Passenger Air Carriers and Freight Forwarders
Incorporating Trusted Shipper Concept into ATS
Expansion to Remaining High Cargo Volume Passenger Air Carriers and Freight Forwarders
Expansion to Small/Medium Cargo Volume Passenger Air Carriers and Freight Forwarder
Expansion to Heavy All-Cargo Carriers

(See future issues of ITT for a full summary of the ACAS Pilot Strategic Plan)

(See ITT’s Online Archives 12030804 for Transportation Security Information discussion of the pilot. See ITT's Online Archives 12030524 for TSA and CBP Officials' Discussion of the pilot at a recent COAC meeting.)