[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63817-63822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26751]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Announcement of the Modification of the National Customs 
Automation Program Test Concerning the Automated Commercial Environment 
Portal Account To Establish the Exporter Portal Account

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces U.S. Custom and Border Protection's 
(CBP's) plan to modify the National

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Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning Automated Commercial 
Environment (ACE) Portal Accounts to establish the ACE Exporter Portal 
Account, which includes access to Export Reports and the ability to 
file Electronic Export Information (EEI) through AESDirect. This notice 
invites public comment concerning any aspect of the planned 
modification, describes the eligibility and documentation requirements 
for applying for or requesting an ACE Exporter Portal Account, and 
outlines the development and evaluation methodology for the 
modification.

DATES: Except as stated below, the modification of the ACE Portal 
Account Test described in this notice is effective October 21, 2015. 
The testing of the AESDirect functionality described in this notice 
will begin no earlier than October 1, 2015. This modified test will 
continue until concluded by way of announcement in the Federal 
Register. Comments concerning this notice and any aspect of the 
announced modification may be submitted during the test period to the 
address set forth below.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice and any aspect of the 
modified ACE Portal Account Test may be submitted at any time during 
the testing period via email to Josephine Baiamonte, ACE Business 
Office (ABO), Office of International Trade at 
[email protected]. In the subject line of your email, 
please indicate, ``Comment on Exporter Portal Account FRN''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions related to the 
application or request for an ACE Portal Account contact the ACE 
Account Service Desk by calling 1-866-530-4172, selecting option 1, 
then option 2, or by emailing [email protected] for assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

A. The National Customs Automation Program

    The National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) was established by 
Subtitle B of Title VI--Customs Modernization in the North American 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182, 107 Stat. 
2057, 2170, December 8, 1993 (Customs Modernization Act). See 19 U.S.C. 
1411. Through NCAP, the initial thrust of customs modernization was on 
trade compliance and the development of ACE, the planned successor to 
the Automated Commercial System (ACS). ACE is an automated and 
electronic system for commercial trade processing which is intended to 
streamline business processes, facilitate growth in trade, ensure cargo 
security, and foster participation in global commerce, while ensuring 
compliance with U.S. laws and regulations and reducing costs for CBP 
and all of its communities of interest. The ability to meet these 
objectives depends on successfully modernizing CBP's business functions 
and the information technology that supports those functions. CBP's 
modernization efforts are accomplished through phased releases of ACE 
component functionality designed to replace specific legacy ACS 
functions and add new functionality. Each release will begin with a 
test and, if the test is successful, will end with implementation of 
the functionality through the promulgation of regulations governing the 
new ACE feature and the retirement of the legacy ACS function.
    For the convenience of the public, a chronological listing of 
Federal Register publications detailing ACE test developments is set 
forth below in Section X, entitled, ``Development of ACE Prototypes.'' 
The procedures and criteria applicable to participation in the ACE 
Portal Account Test remain in effect unless otherwise explicitly 
changed by this notice.

B. ACE Portal Accounts

    On May 1, 2002, the former U.S. Customs Service, now CBP, published 
a General Notice in the Federal Register (67 FR 21800) announcing a 
plan to conduct a NCAP test of the first phase of ACE. The test was 
described as the first step toward the full electronic processing of 
commercial importations with a focus on defining and establishing an 
importer's account structure. That General Notice announced that 
importers and authorized parties would be allowed to access their 
customs data via an Internet-based Portal Account. The notice also set 
forth eligibility criteria for companies interested in establishing ACE 
Portal Accounts.
    Subsequent General Notices expanded the types of ACE Portal 
Accounts. On February 4, 2004, CBP published a General Notice in the 
Federal Register (69 FR 5360) that established ACE Truck Carrier 
Accounts. On September 8, 2004, CBP published a General Notice in the 
Federal Register (69 FR 54302) inviting customs brokers to participate 
in the ACE Portal Test generally and informing interested parties that 
once they had been notified by CBP that their request to participate in 
the ACE Portal Account Test had been accepted, they would be asked to 
sign and submit a Terms and Conditions document. CBP subsequently 
contacted those participants and asked them to also sign and submit an 
ACE Power of Attorney form and an Additional Account/Account Owner 
Information form. Most recently, on October 18, 2007, CBP published a 
General Notice in the Federal Register (72 FR 59105) announcing the 
expansion of the ACE portal account types to include the following 
types: Carriers (all modes: air, rail, sea); Cartman; Lighterman; 
Driver/Crew; Facility Operator; Filer; Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 
Operator; Service Provider; and Surety.

C. Terms and Conditions for Access to the ACE Portal

    On May 16, 2007, CBP published a General Notice in the Federal 
Register (72 FR 27632) announcing a revision of the terms and 
conditions that must be followed as a condition for access to the ACE 
Portal. The terms and conditions in that Notice supersede and replace 
the Terms and Conditions document previously signed and submitted to 
CBP by ACE Portal Account Owners. The principal changes to the ACE 
Terms and Conditions included a revised definition of ``Account Owner'' 
to permit either an individual or a legal entity to serve in this 
capacity, new requirements relating to providing notice to CBP when 
there has been a material change in the status of the Account and/or 
Account Owner, and explanatory provisions as to how the information 
from a particular account may be accessed through the ACE Portal when 
that account is transferred to a new owner.
    On July 7, 2008, CBP published a General Notice in the Federal 
Register (73 FR 38464) which revised the terms and conditions set forth 
in the May 16, 2007 Notice regarding the period of Portal inactivity 
which will result in termination of access to the ACE Portal. The July 
7, 2008 Notice provided that if forty-five (45) consecutive days elapse 
without an Account Owner, Proxy Account Owner, or an Account User 
accessing the ACE Portal, access to the Portal will be terminated. The 
time period for allowable Portal inactivity was previously ninety (90) 
days.

D. ACE Non-Portal Accounts

    CBP has also permitted certain parties to participate in ACE 
without establishing ACE Portal Accounts, i.e., ``Non-Portal 
Accounts.'' On October 24, 2005, CBP published a General Notice in the 
Federal Register (70 FR 61466) announcing that CBP would no longer 
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Portal Accounts in order to deposit estimated duties and fees as a part 
of Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS). CBP decided it would only require 
importers to establish a Non-Portal Account to participate in PMS. On 
March 29, 2006, CBP published another General Notice in the Federal 
Register (71 FR 15756) announcing that truck carriers who do not have 
ACE Portal Accounts may use third parties to transmit truck manifest 
information on their behalf electronically in the ACE Truck Manifest 
system via Electronic Data Interface (EDI) messaging. Truck carriers 
who elect to use this transmission method will not have access to 
operating data and will not receive status messages on ACE 
transactions, nor will they have access to integrated Account data from 
multiple system sources.

II. Automated Export System (AES)

    AES is the electronic method for the U.S. Principal Party in 
Interest (USPPI) or its authorized agent to file export commodity and 
transportation information, known as Electronic Export Information 
(EEI), directly with CBP and the Census Bureau. EEI is the electronic 
equivalent to the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED), a paper form 
previously used by exporters to report export information.\1\ The 
purpose of AES is to be the central point through which CBP collects 
and maintains export data and related records to facilitate CBP's law 
enforcement and border security missions. CBP uses EEI to further its 
mission of ensuring the safety and security of cargo and preventing 
smuggling, expediting legitimate international trade and enforcing 
export and other applicable U.S. laws.\2\ The Census Bureau uses EEI to 
compile and publish export trade statistics.
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    \1\ The SED became obsolete in 2008 with the implementation of 
the Department of Commerce Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) and has 
been superseded by the EEI filed in the AES. See 15 CFR 30.1. See 
also 19 CFR 192.14 regarding required EEI.
    \2\ Section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended (Trade 
Act) (19 U.S.C. 2071 note) requires CBP to promulgate regulations 
providing for mandatory transmission of electronic cargo information 
by way of a CBP-approved electronic data interchange (EDI) system 
before the cargo is brought into or departs from the United States 
by any mode of commercial transportation (i.e., sea, air, rail, or 
truck). 19 CFR 192.14 implements the requirements of the Trade Act 
with regard to cargo departing the United States. It requires the 
USPPI or its authorized agent to file any required EEI for the 
cargo.
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    On April 5, 2014, AES was re-engineered and incorporated into ACE. 
General information and a list of AES certified software vendors is 
available on the following Web site: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/aes. That 
Web site also has information regarding the AES Trade Interface 
Requirements (AESTIR) and the American National Standards Institute 
standard known as ANSI X.12, which contain the formatting requirements 
for the electronic transmission of commodity and transportation export 
data to CBP via AES. Additional information regarding AES is available 
under the ``Getting Started'' section of the Web site address provided 
above.
    AES offers several options for transmitting export commodity and 
transportation data, which includes the choice of using software 
developed by the user, software purchased from a vendor, a Value Added 
Network (VAN) electronic mailbox, the facilities of a port authority or 
service center, or AESDirect, a free internet application supported by 
the Census Bureau. AESDirect came on-line in October 1999 and allows 
USPPIs or their authorized agents to file EEI free of charge using a 
variety of electronic transmission methods, the most popular of which 
is a web-based portal through which users may file any required EEI. 
AESDirect also provides USPPIs or their authorized agents with access 
to export reports that compile the data from EEI filings associated 
with a user account.

III. Authorization for Modification of the ACE Portal Account Test

    The Customs Modernization Act authorizes the Commissioner of CBP to 
conduct limited test programs or procedures designed to evaluate 
planned components of the NCAP. The ACE Portal Account Test, as 
modified in this notice, is authorized pursuant to Sec.  101.9(b) of 
title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b)), which 
provides for the testing of NCAP programs or procedures. See Treasury 
Decision (T.D.) 95-21.

IV. Modification of the ACE Portal Account Test

    This notice announces CBP's plan to modify the ACE Portal Account 
Test to establish limited export functionality within the ACE Portal 
Account. Features of this new portal account type, as well as the 
eligibility and documentation requirements for applying for an ACE 
Exporter Portal Account, are described below.

A. Exporter Portal Accounts

1. Exporter Portal Account Functionality
    The ACE Exporter Portal Account provides exporters a new ``exporter 
view'' to the ACE Portal that permits exporters to access the export 
data associated with an Employer Identification Number (EIN), i.e., 
Export Reports. The Exporter Portal Account provides access to an 
Export Reports workspace that contains approximately 120 data objects, 
which mirror the data previously available to exporters upon request 
from the Census Bureau. The workspace will contain three standard 
reports that will provide transaction data for account users. Users 
will be able to modify and save these reports to create custom queries 
as well as build and save new reports using any desired combination of 
data objects available based on data elements in each report.
    Beginning no earlier than October 1, 2015, the ACE Exporter Account 
Portal will enable USPPIs or their authorized agents to transmit EEI by 
selecting the ``Submit AESDirect Filings'' link in the exporter view. 
Selecting this link will direct USPPIs or their authorized agents to a 
Web page prompting users to accept the Terms and Conditions governing 
the use of ACE AESDirect. After accepting these Terms and Conditions, 
USPPIs or their authorized agents will gain access to the AESDirect 
portal in ACE that will allow them to file their required EEI.
    ACE AESDirect is intended to replace the legacy AESDirect operated 
by the Census Bureau and provide online internet filing and upload 
capabilities to facilitate the transmission of EEI. During the testing 
period of the ACE AESDirect portal, USPPIs or their authorized agents 
may continue to use legacy AESDirect for filing EEI. Once ACE AESDirect 
is fully operational, the Census Bureau plans to discontinue the legacy 
AESDirect filing application. AESDirect filing functionality through 
the ACE Exporter Account Portal will initially be available to certain 
USPPIs that have been selected by the Census Bureau. After this brief 
initial phase, CBP will announce the public availability of this 
functionality on its Web site at http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated.
2. Overview of Exporter Portal Account Creation
    The owner of an ACE Exporter Portal Account will have the ability 
to create and maintain through the ACE Portal information regarding the 
name, address, and contact information for the corporate and individual 
account owner for the exporter account. Exporters will use the existing 
account structure established for the use of importers within the ACE 
portal.
    New ACE users without an existing portal account will be required 
to apply for an ACE Exporter Portal Account, as

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explained in Section B.1 below. An application to establish an ACE 
Exporter Portal Account by new ACE users will initiate the approval 
process which requires the account owner to provide additional 
information required to complete the process. Before a new ACE user can 
establish an Exporter Portal Account, the Census Bureau must vet and 
approve prospective users.
    Existing ACE Portal Account owners should follow instructions in 
Section B.2 below. Current ACE account holders must request an exporter 
account view within their existing portal account to access these 
functions. An existing ACE user who requests an ACE Exporter Portal 
Account will be asked to provide corporate and contact information to 
complete the process.
    The account owner for new and existing ACE portal accounts may 
register additional EINs for subsidiary business units. To do so, the 
account owner must first register the principal EIN and then add 
subsidiary EINs to the account. A company operating under a single EIN 
will be designated as the account owner upon registration. If a 
subsidiary EIN is added to the account that has not yet been verified 
by CBP, the Census Bureau must vet and approve the newly added EIN 
before the subsidiary can access the Exporter Portal Account.
    ACE test participants must agree to the ``Terms and Conditions for 
Account Access of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal.'' 
See 72 FR 27632 (May 16, 2007) and 73 FR 38464 (July 7, 2008). New ACE 
users will be prompted to accept these Terms and Conditions during the 
application process. Upon completion of the application process, the 
applicant will receive an email message and be prompted to log in with 
the exporter's username and password which will create the ACE Exporter 
Portal Account. Once an account is created, the exporter will be 
provided with ``exporter view'' from the exporter home page.

B. Establishing an Exporter Portal Account

1. New ACE Portal Account Owner
    Parties who do not have an ACE Portal Account may apply for an 
Exporter Portal Account according to the instructions on the following 
Web site: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/getting-started/using-ace-secure-data-portal. Applicants will be required to complete an on-line 
application and provide ``Corporate Information'' and ``ACE Account 
Owner'' information listed below. The vetting process will begin once 
all steps have been completed and applications will be handled in the 
order in which they are received.
Corporate Information
1. EIN Number (SSN not allowed)
2. Company Name
3. DUNS Number (optional)
4. End of Fiscal Year (month and day)
5. Mailing Address (P.O. box not allowed)
ACE Account Owner
6. Name
7. Date of Birth
8. Email Address
9. Telephone Number
10. Fax Number (optional)
11. Address (if the Account Owner's Address differs from the Corporate 
Address provided above)

    Once the ACE Exporter Portal Account application has been 
completed, the applicant will receive an email message to confirm 
submission of the application and direct the applicant how to log on to 
ACE to complete the account setup process and access the ACE Exporter 
Portal Account.\3\ Applicants who have not received an email message 
within 24 hours should contact the ACE Account Service Desk by calling 
1-866-530-4172, selecting option 1, then option 2, or by emailing 
[email protected] for assistance.
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    \3\ Establishing an ACE Exporter Portal Account does not 
automatically provide access to the ACE Portal Account features for 
importers. Applicants wishing to establish an ACE Portal Account 
should submit an application by clicking on the ``Apply for an 
Account'' link located under the ACE Secure Data Portal sidebar on 
the following Web site: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated.
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2. Existing ACE Portal Account Owners
    Parties that have an existing ACE Portal Account may request an 
Exporter Portal Account through their established ACE portal account. 
For these accounts, the account owner may establish access to the 
Exporter Portal Account functionality according to the instructions on 
the following Web site: http://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/getting-started/using-ace-secure-data-portal. In order to request Exporter 
Portal Account access the account owner will be asked to provide the 
following information:
Corporate Information
1. Exporter Company Name
2. EIN Number (SSN not allowed)
3. DUNS Number (optional)
4. Other Company Names (optional)
5. Mailing Address (P.O. box not allowed)
6. Company Telephone (optional)
7. Web site Address (optional)
Contact Information
1. Name
2. Date of Birth (optional)
3. Address (optional)
4. Email Address (optional)
5. Telephone Number (optional)
6. Fax Number (optional)

    Once the existing ACE Account Owner completes the process, the 
Exporter Portal Account will be created and the account owner will be 
able to access the Exporter Portal Account functionality.

V. Test Duration

    Except as stated below, the modification of the ACE Portal Account 
Test announced in this notice is effective on October 21, 2015. The 
testing of the AESDirect functionality announced in this notice will 
begin no earlier than October 1, 2015. This modified test will continue 
until concluded by way of announcement in the Federal Register. At the 
conclusion of the testing of the modification, an evaluation will be 
conducted and the results of that evaluation will be published in the 
Federal Register and the Customs Bulletin as required by section 
101.9(b)(2) of the CBP regulations (19 CFR 101.9(b)(2)).

VI. Comments

    All interested parties are invited to comment on any aspect of this 
ACE Portal Account Test, as modified by this notice, for the duration 
of the modified test. CBP requests comments and feedback on all aspects 
of this modification, including the design, conduct and implementation 
of the modification, in order to determine whether to modify, alter, 
expand, limit, continue, end, or fully implement this modification.

VII. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The ACE Exporter Portal Account application has been approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507) and 
assigned OMB control number 1651-0105. The information collection 
conducted under AES, including AESDirect, has been previously approved 
by OMB in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act and assigned OMB control number 0607-0152. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a valid control number 
assigned by OMB.

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VIII. Confidentiality

    All data submitted and entered into ACE is subject to the Trade 
Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905) and is considered confidential, except to 
the extent as otherwise provided by law. EEI is also subject to the 
confidentiality provisions of 15 CFR 30.60. As stated in previous 
notices, participation in the ACE Portal Account Test or any of the 
previous ACE tests is not confidential and upon a written Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) request, a name(s) of an approved participant(s) 
will be disclosed by CBP in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552.

IX. Misconduct Under the Test

    A test participant may be subject to civil and criminal penalties, 
administrative sanctions, liquidated damages, or discontinuance from 
participation in the ACE Portal Account Test, as modified by this 
notice, for any of the following:
    (1) Failure to follow the terms and conditions of this test;
    (2) Failure to exercise reasonable care in the execution of 
participant obligations;
    (3) Failure to abide by applicable laws and regulations that have 
not been waived; or
    (4) Failure to deposit duties, taxes or fees in a timely manner.
    If the Director, Business Transformation Division, ACE Business 
Office (ABO), Office of International Trade, finds that there is a 
basis for discontinuance of test participation privileges, the test 
participant will be provided a written notice proposing the 
discontinuance with a description of the facts or conduct warranting 
the action. The test participant will be offered the opportunity to 
appeal the Director's decision in writing within 10 calendar days of 
receipt of the written notice. The appeal must be submitted to the 
Executive Director, ABO, Office of International Trade, by emailing 
[email protected].
    The Executive Director will issue a decision in writing on the 
proposed action within 30 working days after receiving a timely filed 
appeal from the test participant. If no timely appeal is received, the 
proposed notice becomes the final decision of the Agency as of the date 
that the appeal period expires. A proposed discontinuance of a test 
participant's privileges will not take effect unless the appeal process 
under this paragraph has been concluded with a written decision adverse 
to the test participant.
    In the case of willfulness or those in which public health, 
interest, or safety so requires, the Director, Business Transformation 
Division, ABO, Office of International Trade, may immediately 
discontinue the test participant's privileges upon written notice to 
the test participant. The notice will contain a description of the 
facts or conduct warranting the immediate action. The test participant 
will be offered the opportunity to appeal the Director's decision 
within 10 calendar days of receipt of the written notice providing for 
immediate discontinuance. The appeal must be submitted to the Executive 
Director, ABO, Office of International Trade, by emailing 
[email protected]. The immediate discontinuance will remain 
in effect during the appeal period. The Executive Director will issue a 
decision in writing on the discontinuance within 15 working days after 
receiving a timely filed appeal from the test participant. If no timely 
appeal is received, the notice becomes the final decision of the Agency 
as of the date that the appeal period expires.

X. Development of ACE Prototypes

    A chronological listing of Federal Register publications detailing 
ACE test developments is set forth below.
     ACE Portal Accounts and Subsequent Revision Notices: 67 FR 
21800 (May 1, 2002); 69 FR 5360 and 69 FR 5362 (February 4, 2004); 69 
FR 54302 (September 8, 2004); 70 FR 5199 (February 1, 2005).
     ACE System of Records Notice: 71 FR 3109 (January 19, 
2006).
     Terms/Conditions for Access to the ACE Portal and 
Subsequent Revisions: 72 FR 27632 (May 16, 2007); 73 FR 38464 (July 7, 
2008).
     ACE Non-Portal Accounts and Related Notice: 70 FR 61466 
(October 24, 2005); 71 FR 15756 (March 29, 2006).
     ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR I) 
Capabilities: 72 FR 59105 (October 18, 2007).
     ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR II) 
Capabilities: 73 FR 50337 (August 26, 2008); 74 FR 9826 (March 6, 
2009).
     ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR III) 
Capabilities: 74 FR 69129 (December 30, 2009).
     ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR IV) 
Capabilities: 76 FR 37136 (June 24, 2011).
     Post-Entry Amendment (PEA) Processing Test: 76 FR 37136 
(June 24, 2011).
     ACE Announcement of a New Start Date for the National 
Customs Automation Program Test of Automated Manifest Capabilities for 
Ocean and Rail Carriers: 76 FR 42721 (July 19, 2011).
     ACE Simplified Entry: 76 FR 69755 (November 9, 2011).
     National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Tests 
Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image System 
(DIS): 77 FR 20835 (April 6, 2012).
     National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Tests 
Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Simplified Entry: 
Modification of Participant Selection Criteria and Application Process: 
77 FR 48527 (August 14, 2012).
     Modification of NCAP Test Regarding Reconciliation for 
Filing Certain Post-Importation Preferential Tariff Treatment Claims 
under Certain FTAs: 78 FR 27984 (May 13, 2013).
     Modification of Two National Customs Automation Program 
(NCAP) Tests Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document 
Image System (DIS) and Simplified Entry (SE): 78 FR 44142 (July 23, 
2013).
     Modification of Two National Customs Automation Program 
(NCAP) Tests Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document 
Image System (DIS) and Simplified Entry (SE); Correction: 78 FR 53466 
(August 29, 2013).
     Modification of NCAP Test Concerning Automated Commercial 
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release (formerly known as Simplified Entry): 
78 FR 66039 (November 4, 2013).
     Post-Summary Corrections to Entry Summaries Filed in ACE 
Pursuant to the ESAR IV Test: Modifications and Clarifications: 78 FR 
69434 (November 19, 2013).
     National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test Concerning 
the Submission of Certain Data Required by the Environmental Protection 
Agency and the Food Safety and Inspection Service Using the Partner 
Government Agency Message Set Through the Automated Commercial 
Environment (ACE): 78 FR 75931 (December 13, 2013).
     Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release 
for Ocean and Rail Carriers: 79 FR 6210 (February 3, 2014).
     Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo Release to 
Allow Importers and Brokers to Certify From ACE Entry Summary: 79 FR 
24744 (May 1, 2014).
     Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 
Test Concerning Automated Commercial

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Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for Truck Carriers: 79 FR 25142 (May 2, 
2014).
     Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image 
System: 79 FR 36083 (June 25, 2014).
     Announcement of eBond Test: 79 FR 70881 (November 28, 
2014).
     eBond Test Modifications and Clarifications: Continuous 
Bond Executed Prior to or Outside the eBond Test May Be Converted to an 
eBond by the Surety and Principal, Termination of an eBond by Filing 
Identification Number, and Email Address Correction: 80 FR 899 (January 
7, 2015).
     Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 
Test Concerning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Document Image 
System Relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
Document Submissions: 80 FR 5126 (January 30, 2015).
     Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 
Test Concerning the use of Partner Government Agency Message Set 
through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for the Submission 
of Certain Data Required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): 
80 FR 6098 (February 4, 2015).
     Announcement of Modification of ACE Cargo Release Test to 
Permit the Combined Filing of Cargo Release and Importer Security 
Filing (ISF) Data: 80 FR 7487 (February 10, 2015).
     Modification of NCAP Test Concerning ACE Cargo Release for 
Type 03 Entries and Advanced Capabilities for Truck Carriers: 80 FR 
16414 (March 27, 2015).
     Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for 
Air Cargo Test: 80 FR 39790 (July 10, 2015).
     National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Concerning 
Remote Location Filing Entry Procedures in the Automated Commercial 
Environment (ACE) and the Use of the Document Image System for the 
Submission of Invoices and the Use of eBonds for the Transmission of 
Single Transaction Bonds: 80 FR 40079 (July 13, 2015).
     Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) 
Test Concerning the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Partner 
Government Agency (PGA) Message Set Regarding Types of Transportation 
Modes and Certain Data Required by the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA): 80 FR 47938 (August 10, 2015).
     Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Export Manifest for 
Rail Cargo Test: 80 FR 54305 (September 7, 2015).

    Dated: October 15, 2015.
Cynthia F. Whittenburg,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade.
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