Treasury Department, Customs Service
In this notice, Customs is re-designating the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test of an Account-Based Declaration Prototype (NCAP/P) as the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) prototype, and modifying the importer eligibility requirements from those set forth in a notice published in the Federal Register on August 21, 1998. The FAST prototype will provide expedited processing of participants' qualifying merchandise in designated traffic lanes, provided that the merchandise is transported by certain registered highway carriers and drivers and that specified data is submitted to Customs prior to the merchandise's arrival at the border. Customs is also announcing the addition of two additional ports of entry along the Northern Border for the testing of the prototype and the suspension of prototype participation at the one port of entry along the Southern Border. Participants in the present NCAP/P test need not reapply for participation in the FAST if they are participants in the Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C- TPAT) initiative. Current NCAP/P participants must continue to follow all the operational procedures of the program and will be bound by the terms and conditions found in this notice effective upon publication of this notice. Public comments concerning any aspect of this test program or procedure are solicited.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Treasury Customs Service AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury. ACTION: General notice. SUMMARY: In this notice, Customs is re-designating the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test of an Account-Based Declaration Prototype (NCAP/P) as the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) prototype, and modifying the importer eligibility requirements from those set forth in a notice published in the Federal Register on August 21, 1998. The FAST prototype will provide expedited processing of participants' qualifying merchandise in designated traffic lanes, provided that the merchandise is transported by certain registered highway carriers and drivers and that specified data is submitted to Customs prior to the merchandise's arrival at the border. Customs is also announcing the addition of two additional ports of entry along the Northern Border for the testing of the prototype and the suspension of prototype participation at the one port of entry along the Southern Border. Participants in the present NCAP/P test need not reapply for participation in the FAST if they are participants in the Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) initiative. Current NCAP/P participants must continue to follow all the operational procedures of the program and will be bound by the terms and conditions found in this notice effective upon publication of this notice. Public comments concerning any aspect of this test program or procedure are solicited. EFFECTIVE DATES: The redesignated…
Citation: 67 FR 77128
