Reminder CBP to Begin Requiring FAST Card for BRASS Shipment Drivers at All Ports on May 1, 2005
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources have confirmed by phone that CBP will begin enforcing the Free And Secure Trade (FAST) Card requirement for Border Release Advance Screening and Selectivity (BRASS) shipment drivers at all ports1 on May 1, 2005.
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(On January 28, 2005, CBP announced that it had postponed the enforcement of this FAST Card requirement for BRASS shipment drivers until May 1, 2005, due to a surge in FAST commercial driver applications in December 2004 and January 2005. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/03/05 and 02/01/05 news, 05020305 and 05020110, for BP summaries of this delay and other details of CBP's announcement, respectively.)
According to CBP's January 2005 announcement, the ports of International Falls and Grand Portage, MN, Jackman, ME, and the port of Eastport, ID continue to be exempt until publication of a Federal Register notice.
CBP's press release (dated 01/28/05) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/01282005.xml
BP Note
CBP has previously stated that in order to effect the advance electronic transmission of the required truck cargo information to CBP as mandated by the Trade Act of 2002 and a December 5, 2003 final rule, CBP approved the following two interim Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems for use until the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Truck Manifest (Release 4) becomes fully operational: (1) Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS), and (2) QP/WP (an Automated Broker Interface (ABI) in-bond processing system that allows ABI filers to create and process in-bond shipments).
However, as a temporary accommodation, CBP stated that it would not require either of the CBP-approved EDI systems to be used if the merchandise transported by the truck carrier is currently approved for processing under the BRASS or the Customs Automated Forms Entry System (CAFES) programs. CBP stated that under the BRASS program exception, certain conditions must be met, one of which is that the truck carrier carrying the merchandise only utilizes drivers who are registered under the FAST program and carrying a FAST Driver Card.)