BIEC Working on Process to Prioritize Subsequent ACE Updates
CBP posted on the agency's website some documents for the upcoming Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting on Aug. 23 in San Diego. Only the government papers and the agenda for the meeting were posted. Among other things, CBP said in its Border Interagency Executive Council issue paper that the BIEC principals plan to meet on Aug. 28 to consider a working group report on partner government agency targeting and manifest access. "The BIEC is working on several major projects, along with developing a process to prioritize enhancements to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) that are considered 'post-core,'" the agency said. The BIEC will also "be focusing on continued ACE enhancements and simplifying CBP processes, in line with CBP’s trade priorities and funding availability," it said.
CBP also described plans for the Fish and Wildlife Service ACE piloting in the FWS Working Group government issue paper. "The testing of FWS data submissions in ACE is tentatively scheduled to begin by December 2017," CBP said. "The FWS pilot is tentatively scheduled to resume between March and April 2018."
CBP posted the following documents:
Trusted Trader
- Government Issue Paper: Trusted Trade Subcommittee (here)
Trade Enforcement and Revenue
One U.S. Government at the Border
- 1USG Subcommittee -- BIEC Issue Paper (here)
- Government Issue Paper: Fish and Wildlife Service (here)
- Government Issue Paper: ACE/Single Window Issue Paper (here)
Trade Modernization
- Government Issue Paper: Section 321 (here)
- Government Issue Paper: International Engagement and Trade Facilitation (here)
- Government Issue Paper: Revenue Modernization (here)
- Government Issue Paper: E-Commerce (here).
Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act
- Government Issue Paper: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (here).