[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 38924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17319]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Becoming the Sole CBP-
Authorized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) System for Processing Duty 
Deferral Entry and Entry Summary Filings

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

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 30, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing plans to make the 
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) the sole electronic data 
interchange (EDI) system authorized by the Commissioner of CBP for 
processing electronic drawback and duty deferral entry and entry 
summary filings. The date for the changes announced in that notice had 
been delayed indefinitely. This notice announces the new date for the 
transition of duty deferral entry and entry summary filings. The 
transition for processing electronic drawback filings will be announced 
in the Federal Register at a later date.

DATES: As of September 16, 2017, ACE will be the sole CBP-authorized 
EDI system for processing duty deferral entry and entry summary 
filings, and the Automated Commercial System (ACS) will no longer be a 
CBP-authorized EDI system for processing these filings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions related to this notice may 
be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line identifier 
reading ``ACS to ACE Duty Deferral Entry and Entry Summary Filings 
Transition.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 30, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 
59644) announcing plans to make the Automated Commercial Environment 
(ACE) the sole electronic data interchange (EDI) system authorized by 
the Commissioner of CBP for processing electronic drawback and duty 
deferral entry and entry summary filings, with an effective date of 
October 1, 2016. The document also announced that, on October 1, 2016, 
the Automated Commercial System (ACS) would no longer be a CBP-
authorized EDI system for purposes of processing these electronic 
filings. Finally, the notice announced a name change for the ACE filing 
code for duty deferral and the creation of a new ACE filing code for 
all electronic drawback filings, replacing the six distinct drawback 
codes previously filed in ACS. On October 3, 2016, CBP published a 
notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 68023) announcing that the 
effective date for these changes would be delayed until further notice. 
Thereafter, on December 12, 2016, CBP published a notice in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 89486) announcing that the new effective date for the 
transition would be January 14, 2017. On January 17, 2017, CBP 
published an additional notice in the Federal Register (82 FR 4900) 
delaying the effective date for the transition until further notice. 
Then, on June 8, 2017, CBP published a notice in the Federal Register 
(82 FR 26698) announcing that the new effective date for the transition 
would be July 8, 2017. Thereafter, on June 30, 2017, CBP published a 
notice in the Federal Register (82 FR 29910) delaying the effective 
date for the transition until further notice.
    This notice announces that beginning September 16, 2017, ACE will 
become the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for duty deferral entry and 
entry summary filings, and ACS will no longer be a CBP-authorized EDI 
system for purposes of processing these electronic filings. The 
transition date for processing electronic drawback filings will be 
announced in a separate Federal Register Notice at a later date.

    Dated: August 11, 2017.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2017-17319 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
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