# Presentation: 786885

## Participating Government Agencies

- July 1, 2004

- ACE Integration

## Agenda

- Agency Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)/International Trade Data System (ITDS) Integration Status
- Agency-Trade Process Changes
- Agency-Trade Policy/Regulatory Changes
- Agency Global Business Blueprinting (GBB) Business Process
- Questions & Feedback

## Presenters

- Richard Biter, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Diane Oberg, U.S. Census Bureau
- Max Castillo, Jr., U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Douglas McDonald, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- Tim O’Neill, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

## Richard Biter

- U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA)

## FMCSA ACE/ITDS Integration Status

- Participating in e-Manifest: Trucks (Release 4)
- Completed:
- Agency Concept of Operations
- Agency Requirements Specifications Set
- Agency Readiness Review for Design and Development
- Interface Control Document (ICD)
- Under development:
- Interconnection Security Agreement (ISA)
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Direct participation in ACE/ITDS:
- Data Harmonization
- Global Business Blueprinting (GBB) Validation Sessions
- e-Manifest: Trucks (Release 4) testing with ACE this summer

- Richard Biter

## FMCSA-Trade Process Changes

- Process changes:
- Drivers and Carriers now can be reviewed for proper credentialing requirements prior to reaching our borders
- Preliminary checks of cargo, conveyance and crew done in a single stop within the Port of Entry
- FMCSA resources can be more carefully targeted on higher risk operators and operations
- More intelligent risk management
- Input changes:
- Creation of electronic carrier manifest allows for pre-filing of information and FMCSA pre-inspection checks
- System changes:
- Direct link between FMCSA Query Central and ACE
- Electronic Transport Manifest allows more timely processing of crossing information

- Richard Biter

## FMCSA-Trade Policy/Regulatory Changes

- No anticipated trade policy/regulatory changes as a result of ACE/ITDS
- FMCSA has created special web sites for border operations:
- http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safetyprogs/nafta.htm
- http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/mexican/new_mexrule.htm
- FMCSA is anticipating a Supreme Court decision regarding U.S.-Mexican border operations
- Pursuant to the direction of the Court, FMCSA will engage in an active outreach program to educate carriers and drivers on any changes in current requirements
- Federal Register Notices, public meetings, web site updates, etc.
- Regardless of the decision, FMCSA will still be using ACE

- Richard Biter

## FMCSA GBB Business Processes

- Richard Biter

## Diane Oberg

- U.S. Census Bureau

## Census Bureau ACE/ITDS Integration Status

- Completed:
- Agency Concept of Operations
- Agency Requirements Specifications Set
- Agency Data Elements
- Direct participation in ACE/ITDS:
- Census Bureau Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
- Data Harmonization Integrated Product Team (IPT)
- Global Business Blueprinting (GBB) Validation Sessions

- Diane Oberg

## Census Bureau -Trade Process Changes

- Forms planned for elimination:
- Shipper’s Export Declaration (prior to ACE integration)
- Input changes:
- ACE to replace Automated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Reporting Program
- Importer Summary Statement
- Some changes to data elements to meet changing needs (e.g.Charges Flag,Country of Ultimate Destination (Imports))
- System changes:
- Potential changes to, or replacement of, Automated Export System (AES), AESDirect
- Improved linkages between cargo and commodity information
- Reviewing edits, business rules and processing
- Evaluating reconciliation and revisions processes

- Diane Oberg

## Census Bureau -Trade Policy/Regulatory Changes

- No anticipated trade policy/regulatory changes due to ACE/ITDS
- Already well integrated with CBP processes (AES, Automated Commercial System (ACS))
- Trade Act of 2002
- Mandatory electronic filing of exports – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking this summer

- Diane Oberg

## Census Bureau GBB Business Processes

## Max Castillo, Jr.

- U.S. Food and Drug Administration

## FDA ACE/ITDS Integration Status

- Completed:
- Agency Concept of Operations
- Agency Requirements Specifications Set
- Direct participation in ACE/ITDS :
- Data Harmonization
- Global Business Blueprinting (GBB) Validation Sessions
- Document Business Process (License, Permits, & Certificates) ITDS workshops
- Contributed to the project’s SAP prototyping effort

- Max Castillo, Jr.

**Notes:**
Completed: 
ARR 3 – with all signatures, including CBP in ‘03
ConOps – completed but will be revised to include transitional modifications based on the Bioterrorism Act (i.e. Prior Notice)
Requirements – RSS comp
leted, but RSS to be reviewed after the final rules and regulations regarding FDA’s BTA, especially Prior Notice
Data Harmonization – Member of the IPT 
GBB Workshop Validation Sessions – Attended four of the GBB sessions
Document Business Process (License, Permits, & Certificates) – Participated in the IPT for Licenses Permits and Certificates.
ITDS workshops (Release 5, and CS&T) - 
Provided information on its enforcement process – Limited involvement with Selectivity 1
Contributed to the project’s SAP project – Attended the SAP Prototype

## FDA-Trade Process Changes

- Forms planned for elimination:
- Importer’s Entry Notice (701)
- Input changes:
- Transition of legacy ACS/Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (OASIS) interface, the ACS modifications for Final Prior Notice Requirements and the FDA's new enhancements to ACE/ITDS
- System changes:
- FDA enhancing OASIS
- OASIS currently interfaces with CBPs ACS
- OASIS interface will migrate with transition to ACE/ITDS

- Max Castillo, Jr.

**The Bioterrorism Act**

**Notes:**
System changes: FDA undergoing enhancements of it’s own import automated system, known as Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (OASIS).  OASIS currently interfaces with CBP’s ACS.  The most visible aspects of the OASIS/ACS interface is the work on the BTA, namely Prior Notice ... ultimately to ACE/ITDS
The most visible aspects of the OASIS/ACS interface is the work on the BTA, namely Prior Notice ... ultimately to ACE/ITDS

## FDA-Trade Policy/Regulatory Changes

- No anticipated trade policy/regulatory changes due to ACE/ITDS

- Max Castillo, Jr.

## FDA GBB Business Processes

- Max Castillo, Jr.

## Douglas McDonald

- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

## USACE ACE/ITDS Integration Status

- Completed the following:
- Agency Concept of Operations
- Agency Requirements Specifications Set
- Direct participation in ACE/ITDS :
- Data Harmonization
- Global Business Blueprinting (GBB) Validation Sessions

- Douglas McDonald

## USACE-Trade Process Changes

- Forms planned for elimination:
- USACE Form 7513 Shipper’s Export Declaration for In-transit Goods
- USACE version of AERP (Automated Export Reporting Program)
- Input changes:
- Provide a direct automated system for reporting outbound in-transit cargo movements (one stop reporting)
- System changes:
- Integrate the reporting of required in-transit data elements within an existing ACE system (Multi Modal Manifest)

- Douglas McDonald

**Notes:**
(1)  Current data provided directly from U.S. Customs: 
    (a) VMS (Vessel Management System): CF 1300 (Vessel Entrance or Clearance Statement) and  CF 1400 Entrance (Record of Vessels Engaged in Foreign Trade – Entered or Arrived Under Permit to Proceed) and CF 1401 Clearance (Record of Vessels Engaged in Foreign Trade – Cleared or Granted Permit to Proceed)
    (b) AMS (Automated Manifest System)
    (c) AMS (Automated Manifest System) In-transits
    (d)  CF 7512 Transportation Entry and Manifest of Goods Subject to Customs Inspection and Permit  (Inbound In-transits)
(2) Current data provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census:
    (a)  Census Import NETS, which are generated from ACS: AMS (Automated Manifest System), ABI (Automated Broker Interface), and Entry Summary Form 7501 
    (b)  Census Export NETS: AES (Automated Export System) and Shipper’s Export Declaration Form 7525
(3)  Current data collected by the Corps:
    (a)  USACE Form 7513 Shipper’s Export Declaration for In-transit Goods (via Customs)
    (b)  USACE AERP (Automated Export Reporting Program) for Outbound In-transits

## USACE-Trade Policy/Regulatory Changes

- Federal Register Notices:
- USACE will announce the elimination of the 7513 Form once the required data elements are collected and available for release within ACE
- Currently updating the Corps of Engineers Navigation Regulations (33CFR Part 207). Last revision: Federal Register Volume 56, No. 65, April 4, 1991

- Douglas McDonald

**Notes:**
It is not the intent of the Corps to retain and automate the 7513 Form (Shipper’s Export Declaration for In-transit Goods) in its entirety within ACE.  The goal is to integrate the collection of the required data elements within an existing automated system (AES or AMS).  Through various meetings and discussions, it has been determined that the Multi Modal Manifest is the most effective means of capturing the additional data elements for outbound in-transit moves.  Once implemented the Corps will announce in the Federal Register the elimination of the 7513 Form collection.

We are in the process of updating the Department of Defense, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Navigation Regulations (33 CFR Part 207) to reflect various revisions in reporting requirements (and penalties for not reporting or for reporting inaccurate information) for waterborne commerce statistics.  (Federal Register Volume 56, Number 65, April 4, 1991) This is to incorporate revisions for the domestic waterborne commerce collection and the foreign waterborne transportation statistics program (with emphasis on the outbound in-transit collection)

[  Last Notice:  Federal Register: June 21, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 120) solicited comments on the 7513 collection when transferred to the Corps from Census ]

## USACE GBB Business Processes

- Douglas McDonald

## Tim O’Neill

- USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

## APHIS ACE/ITDS Integration Status

- Completed:
- Agency Concept of Operations
- Agency Requirements Specifications Set
- Direct participation in ACE/ITDS:
- Data Harmonization
- Global Business Blueprint (GBB) Validation Sessions

- Tim O’Neill

**Notes:**
The Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, administering the Animal Welfare Act, and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.

APHIS units that will be utilizing ACE/ITDS are Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Veterinary Services (VS), Investigative and Enforcement Services (IES), Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS), and International Services (IS).

The Concept of Operations for APHIS was completed May 2002. There were some slight modifications to the document due to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Some functions that were handled by APHIS were transferred to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Examples of these functions are the placing of holds, inspections, and releases of agriculture related cargo.

The Requirements document for APHIS is date June 2002.

## APHIS - Trade Process Changes

- Forms planned for elimination:
- No forms eliminated at this time
- Input changes:
- With more accurate data available at the pre-arrival stage, perishable cargo can be moved/forwarded to appropriate facility for inspection and/or quarantine
- System changes:
- Database systems are being redesigned from stand-alone systems to enterprise-level systems that can link to systems outside of agency such as ACE/ITDS

- Tim O’Neill

**Notes:**
An example of System Changes is the ePermits database that stores permits authorizing the importation of live animals and plants, animal products, plant products, soil, and pests. ePermits is an APHIS enterprise-level database system to incorporate all APHIS permits. Previously each unit of APHIS stored permit information on paper or in a stand-alone database.

## APHIS - Trade Policy/Regulatory Changes

- No anticipated trade policy/regulatory changes due to ACE/ITDS

- Tim O’Neill

## APHIS GBB Business Processes

- Tim O’Neill

## ?

- Questions and Feedback

**Visit the Modernization & ACE site on www.cbp.gov**
**or write us at:**
**CBPMO@dhs.gov**
**Visit the ITDS site at www.itds.treas.gov**

**Notes:**
As you can see, ACE will not only provide tangible benefits for CBP and the trade community, but it will also be the cornerstone of homeland security.  These efforts will help us to combat terrorism, integrate effectively, and facilitate legitimate trade around the world.
CBP invites importers who want to participate in ACE to refer to the Federal Register Notice (FRNs) of May 2002, which describe the application process and requirements for participation.  They also describe the test period which comprises the first phase of ACE.
CBP published two more FRNs in the winter of 2004.  These FRNs invited the participation of brokers and carriers in the ACE program and include the application processes and participation requirements specific to brokers and carriers.

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