FWS Begins ACE PGA Message Set Pilot, to Conduct Initial Filings on Technical Calls
The Fish and Wildlife Service partner government agency (PGA) message set pilot in ACE became available May 23 to filers with automated broker interface (ABI) software that have completed FWS testing in the ACE “certification” testing environment, CBP said in…
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a CSMS message. Filers that wish to participate should send an email to FWS identifying the ports where they intend to participate, among other things. Initial filings in the pilot will involve a “technical trace” call with FWS and CBP personnel “at a mutually agreed upon time.” Following the call, FWS must approve the filer for the pilot for the filer to continue to file in the ACE production environment, CBP said. If at any time a filer wants to stop participating, it should contact FWS and CBP so they can be removed from the pilot database, the message said. FWS and CBP will review the results of the pilot 90 days after it starts before deciding whether to extend it.