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ATF Begins ACE Export Filing Pilot for Machine Guns, Silencers and Destructive Devices
October 11, 2016 |Other U.S.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is beginning a pilot to test filing in ACE of export data for certain firearms, it said (here). Participants in the voluntary pilot test will be able to use AESDirect to electronically obtain CBP certification of exportation for Exporters of National Firearms Act firearms, which include machine guns, silencers and destructive devices. CBP will automatically transmit export certificates to ATF. Exporters that want to participate must have an ACE portal account and be able to file the relevant data electronically via AESDirect, ATF said. The pilot will begin Oct. 12, and “will continue until concluded by publication of a notice ending it,” It said.

CBP L.A. Posts Guidance on ACE Entries for Cargo Carried by Passengers
October 5, 2016 |Customs

CBP Los Angeles released updated guidance on filing formal entries for cargo carried by passengers by hand in light of new ACE cargo release processes. Filers are “strongly urged” to fill out a “Passenger Hand-Carry Release for ACE Entry" sheet with information on the passenger, customs broker, flight and merchandise, pre-file it in ACE via the Document Image System along with a copy of the passenger’s passport and any pertinent entry documents, CBP L.A. said. After reviewing the entry in ACE cargo release, the CBP officer will sign and stamp the sheet and fax it to the terminal, with a “Public Note” transmitted via ACE to the filer serving as a release message. “If the passenger arrives and an entry cannot be located, the officer at the terminal will contact CBP Cargo Operations to inquire about the formal entry prior to post-entering the shipment,” CBP L.A. said. On Saturdays, Sundays and after hours on Monday through Friday, filers will be required to contact the Cargo Counter or Manifest Desk to notify CBP about the hand-carried entry, it said.

DHS Deputy Secretary Mayorkas Stepping Down
October 5, 2016 |Customs

Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will leave DHS to join WilmerHale, the law firm said in an Oct. 5 news release (here). Mayorkas has been involved in various efforts at CBP, including the transition to ACE (see 1604190014), said a fact sheet on his accomplishments while at DHS (here). Under Secretary for Management Russ Deyo will serve as Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security beginning Oct. 29, said DHS (here).

New Data Capabilities in ACE Among Major Benefits to CBP
October 5, 2016 by Tim Warren|Top News

With the major components of ACE nearing completion, the next focus at CBP will be on how best to use its new data tools included in the system, said Deborah Augustin, executive director of CBP's ACE Business Office, while speaking at the U.S. Air Cargo Industry Affairs Summit Oct. 4. CBP will seek to figure out how "to better leverage the data and information that we're using and that we're gaining from the system to facilitate our processes, promote more effective risk management, and keep moving towards the original goal and intent of the single window initiative," she said. The previous reliance on paper made it difficult for CBP to create a "baseline" for "time to release," but ACE will allow the agency to measure that data and figure out where future process improvements may be needed, Augustin said.

Kerlikowske Says ACAS Proposal Won't Surprise Industry; Timeline Still Unclear
October 4, 2016 |Customs

Coming proposed regulations for the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program won't differ significantly from the ongoing ACAS pilot, CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said while speaking at the U.S. Air Cargo Industry Affairs Summit on Oct. 4. While there's been progress in finalizing the regulations, Kerlikowske declined to give a time frame for when the rules might be released. ACAS continues to operate as a pilot program as a result of several extensions (see 1607210017).