[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 22 (Friday, February 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5070-5071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1710]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection


Automated Commercial Environment (ACE): National Customs 
Automation Program Test of Automated Truck Manifest for Truck Carrier 
Accounts; Deployment Schedule

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection; Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, in conjunction 
with the Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, is currently conducting a National Customs Automation 
Program (NCAP) test concerning the transmission of automated truck 
manifest data. This document announces a new group, or cluster, of 
ports to be deployed for this test.

DATES: The ports identified in this notice, all in the state of North 
Dakota, are expected to be fully deployed for testing by January 31, 
2007. Comments concerning this notice and all aspects of the announced 
test may be submitted at any time during the test period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Swanson via e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the 
transmission of automated truck manifest data for truck carrier 
accounts was announced in a General Notice published in the Federal 
Register (69 FR 55167) on September 13, 2004. That notice stated that 
the test of the Automated Truck Manifest would be conducted in a phased 
approach, with primary deployment scheduled for no earlier than 
November 29, 2004.
    A series of Federal Register notices have announced the 
implementation of the test, beginning with a notice published on May 
31, 2005 (70 FR 30964). As described in that document, the deployment 
sites for the test have been phased in as clusters. The ports 
identified belonging to the first cluster were announced in the May 31, 
2005, notice. Additional clusters were announced in subsequent notices 
published in the Federal Register including: 70 FR 43892, published on 
July 29, 2005; 70 FR 60096, published

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on October 14, 2005; 71 FR 3875, published on January 24, 2006; 71 FR 
23941, published on April 25, 2006; 71 FR 42103, published on July 25, 
2006; and 71 FR 77404, published on December 26, 2006.

New Cluster

    Through this notice, CBP announces that a new cluster of ports to 
be brought up for purposes of deployment of the test, to be fully 
deployed by January 31, 2007, will be the following ports in the State 
of North Dakota: St. John; Dunseith; Carbury; Westhope; Antler; 
Sherwood; Northgate; Portal; Noonan; Ambrose; and Fortuna. This 
deployment is for purposes of the test of the transmission of automated 
truck manifest data only; the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 
Truck Manifest System is not yet the mandated transmission system for 
these ports. The ACE Truck Manifest System will become the mandatory 
transmission system in these ports only after publication in the 
Federal Register of 90 days notice, as explained by CBP in the Federal 
Register notice published on October 27, 2006 (71 FR 62922).

Previous NCAP Notices Not Concerning Deployment Schedules

    On Monday, March 21, 2005, a General Notice was published in the 
Federal Register (70 FR 13514) announcing a modification to the NCAP 
test to clarify that all relevant data elements are required to be 
submitted in the automated truck manifest submission. That notice did 
not announce any change to the deployment schedule and is not affected 
by publication of this notice. All requirements and aspects of the 
test, as set forth in the September 13, 2004 notice, as modified by the 
March 21, 2005 notice, continue to be applicable.

    Dated: January 25, 2007.
Jayson P. Ahern,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations.
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