[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 111 (Thursday, June 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 36505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14509]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service


Evaluation of and Request for Comments Regarding the 
Reconciliation Prototype

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: General notice: Solicitation of comments from prototype 
participants.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This document requests comments, via participation in a 
voluntary survey, on the Reconciliation Prototype for the purpose of 
evaluation and possible revision or expansion of the prototype.

DATES: Surveys must be received by July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: For those able to use the electronic survey format, the 
survey form is available at http://www.customs.gov/recon. Electronic 
survey responses should be emailed to: [email protected]. 
For those without access to the internet, contact the following for a 
hard copy of the survey: U.S. Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW, Room 5.2A, Washington, DC 20229-0001, ATTN: Mr. Don Luther or Ms. 
Shari McCann, Reconciliation Team. Hard copy survey responses should be 
faxed to the Headquarters Reconciliation Team at (202) 927-1096.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shari McCann at (202) 927-1106 or 
Mr. Don Luther at (202) 927-0915.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs announced and explained the 
Automated Commercial System (ACS) Prototype Test of Reconciliation in a 
general notice document published in the Federal Register (63 FR 6257) 
on February 6, 1998. Changes and clarifications to the prototype were 
announced in Federal Register documents published on August 18, 1998 
(63 FR 44303), July 21, 1999 (64 FR 39187), and December 29, 1999 (64 
FR 73121). Additional information regarding the Reconciliation 
Prototype can be found at http://www.customs.gov/recon.
    The Federal Register notice of February 6, 1998, entitled ``Revised 
National Customs Automation Program Test Regarding Reconciliation,'' 
provided for evaluation of the prototype and strongly encouraged that 
participants participate in the evaluation process. It set forth 
various evaluation methods, including the use of questionnaires 
(surveys). Customs has prepared a survey form that is available at 
http://www.customs.gov/recon. For those without access to the internet, 
a survey can be obtained by contacting the following for a hard copy: 
U.S. Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 5.2A, 
Washington, DC 20229-0001, ATTN: Mr. Don Luther or Ms. Shari McCann, 
Reconciliation Team.
    This notice requests comments from participants through the survey. 
Participants should email electronic survey responses to the following 
address by July 10, 2000: [email protected]. Hard copy 
survey responses should be faxed to the Headquarters Reconciliation 
Team at (202) 927-1096. Survey responses will be compiled and used to 
evaluate the prototype. Results of the survey evaluation will be 
published in the Federal Register, along with any changes or 
modifications made to the prototype as suggested by the evaluation.

    Dated: June 5, 2000.
Robert J. McNamara,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
[FR Doc. 00-14509 Filed 6-7-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4820-02-P