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48 Cust. B. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.usfed/cusbul0087 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
EXTENSION OF THE AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING
(ACAS) PILOT PROGRAM AND REOPENING OF
APPLICATION PERIOD FOR PARTICIPATION
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS.
ACTION: General notice.
SUMMARY: On October 24, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register that an-
nounced the formalization and expansion of the Air Cargo Advance
Screening (ACAS) pilot program that would run for six months. On
April 23, 2013, CBP published a notice in the Federal Register
extending the pilot period for another six months. On October 23,
2013, CBP published a notice in the Federal Register extending the
pilot period for an additional nine months. This document announces
that CBP is extending the pilot period for an additional year and
reopening the application period for new participants for 60 days. The
ACAS pilot is a voluntary test in which participants submit a subset
of required advance air cargo data to CBP at the earliest point prac-
ticable prior to loading of the cargo onto the aircraft destined to or
transiting through the United States.
DATES: CBP is extending the ACAS pilot program through July
26, 2015, and reopening the application period to accept
applications for new ACAS pilot participants through September
26, 2014. Comments concerning any aspect of the announced test
may be submitted at any time during the test period.
ADDRESSES: Applications to participate in the ACAS pilot must
be submitted via email to CBPCCS@cbp.dhs.gov. In the subject line
of the email, please use ACAS Pilot Application. Written
comments concerning program, policy, and technical issues may
also be submitted via email to CBPCCS@ cbp.dhs.gov. In the
subject line of the email, please use Comment on ACAS pilot.
FOR   FURTHER     INFORMATION       CONTACT: Regina Kang,
Cargo and Conveyance Security, Office of Field Operations, U.S.
Customs & Border Protection, via email at regina.kang@dhs.gov.

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